Nautical dreams
February 22, 2012, by Karen in Blog, UncategorizedA lot of people fear change. Call me strange, but I thrive on it. When I was young, my mom worried about me because I always got bored with day-to-day life. I always needed something big in the queue. In that sense, I haven’t changed a bit. It’s why I love the mobile lifestyle. We …
Continue reading →A mini MINI post
February 12, 2012, by Karen in BlogIn my last post, “A Tale of Two MINIs,” I told the story of Pixel (our last MINI), and Red (our new MINI). I included a lot of awesome photos of Pixel … but only iPhone shots of Red. At the time of the post, I hadn’t even gotten a chance to properly photograph him. …
Continue reading →A Tale of Two MINIs
February 5, 2012, by Karen in BlogI’m a MINI Cooper nut. In “proper” terms, I am a MINIAC. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you probably know that. I have been in love with Mini Coopers for years… it’s just something about the style, mixed with quality, mixed with fun. I was once told that you don’t just …
Continue reading →Free desktop calendar/wallpaper for February
February 1, 2012, by Karen in Blog, Free WallpaperI don’t believe the first month of 2012 is already coming to an end. Time flies! With February rolling in, here is your free desktop calendar/wallpaper. I shot this last year at Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park during sunrise. What’s funny is that when I shot this, my wide angle lens was “in the …
Continue reading →Taking my creativity into the analog world
January 30, 2012, by Karen in BlogFor a good percentage of my average day, I live in the digital world. I’m either working on some kind of design project, editing photos, working on web sites, or doing some plain old digital housekeeping. I love all these things. I really do. But it is nice to get out from behind the screen …
Continue reading →Riding out the winter in San Diego
January 22, 2012, by Karen in BlogYes. You got it. We’re cold wussies. When it starts to get cold, we migrate south. Last year, we spent the winter coasting around Florida, and this winter, we’re hanging out in San Diego. If Ben and I HAD to plant ourselves somewhere permanently, this would probably be the place. The weather is perfect all …
Continue reading →Reflecting on an awesome holiday in NJ
January 16, 2012, by Karen in Blog*NOTE: It’s worth it to click on the featured image above. It’s one of my favorite holiday shots… little Ruby, on Christmas morning. Christmas is always my favorite time of year. Despite the cold, I was so excited to fly to Jersey and spend the holiday with my family. I know I’ve mentioned on here …
Continue reading →Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012!
January 1, 2012, by Karen in BlogIt’s hard to believe the year has come to an end. It seems like just yesterday that Ben and I were bringing in 2011 in a hot tub with our fellow bus nuts at a rally in Florida. One thing is for sure though… We took on 2011 and jam-packed it with events, friends, family …
Continue reading →Free Desktop Calendar Wallpaper for January
December 29, 2011, by Karen in Blog, Free WallpaperHey gang! Here is a free desktop calendar wallpaper for January. I figured something bright and colorful would help battle the cold winter weeks. This was shot this year at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta and I just loved the simplicity of the shot. As always, you can click below on the size monitor you …
Continue reading →A week at the Light Workshops
December 29, 2011, by Karen in BlogWe spent a night light painting at Sunny Acres during Ben’s class at the Light Workshops in Los Osos, CA. I liked this shot I got of the cute little car peeking out of the garage. Hi folks! As you can probably tell, I’m playing catch-up again here on the blog. Between projects, meet-ups with …
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