Bumbles & Light

Finale & Free eBook [Nurture Photography]

It’s been a late Spring for a lot of us, in Chicago the flowers began to bloom in the first few weeks of May. Now that we are in mid-May there is blossom on the trees and the temperatures are…

You might notice that the leaves in these photos look decidedly Autumnal. The photos were, in fact, taken mostly during the month of October last year and it has taken me this long to get around to developing the film….

With my hands in the warm dishwater, scrubbing at plates from breakfast and stacking them neatly in the drainer, my mind is occupied with other ideas. The bookshelves in my home are full. The shelves bend slightly in the middle,…

This month marks two years that we have lived in this little apartment in Chicago. Two years that we have spent in this neighbourhood, getting used to where everything is, settling in and growing to love it. We’ve moved a…

Where there are people, there have always been stories. These stories are told by word of mouth, the written word, or through images. An image can convey emotion or mood. It can have a narrative, or represent ideas. These are…

The days are beginning to draw out, reminding me of the beautiful light that streams in the dining room windows in the evening. The light that we fell in love with when first looking at our apartment around this time…

Disclaimer: I was provided with an 8×8, 26 page photo book for the purposes of this review. All opinions expressed are entirely my own. Prize courtesy of AdoramaPix. I’m usually pretty bad about getting my photos printed. I do make…

When we were in the planning stages for the Spring 2013 edition of the Nurture Photography Challenge, we had no idea that Spring would end up being so late in some parts of the U.S. In Chicago, we are just…

A pinhole camera is the simplest form of photography, a small hole on one side lets in the light needed to make an image on the opposite side. There is no lens, and a single small aperture. In its most…

This city. Made up of only lines and shadows. Buildings towering overhead, the stark geometry of grid system streets and the soft curve of the river snaking its way between. *Photos taken with the Lensbaby Composer Pro with Sweet 35…