Photography and writing both tell stories. One is with pictures. The other uses words. I’ve been interested in photography for a while. It wasn’t until 2 years ago that I realized I’d love to pursue it as a career. Before I started working, photography got me out of the house. As a writer, you can spend…
Ivalia Eli wanted to say they were lost. It wold be easier if they were. The land wasn’t showing them the way out. “How long will it make us wait?” Ivalia was tired. “Asking a hundred times a day isn’t going to make it easier., Raav Kani growled out. “Please. I can practically hear the anger in your…
I’ve noticed photos/images do a lot better on Facebook than links. They have a higher reach and engagement. Now, when I want to share a link, I upload the image first then add the link in the write-up. I don’t let Facebook add a link preview. On Twitter, posts with images catch my eye more…
Step behind the camera. This time I’m using my phone instead of my DSLR. Smartphones take some amazing pictures. I still prefer my Canon. I get more control over the final photo. I also shoot RAW instead of JPEG because RAW lets me recover more of the photo in post. For instance, if, in a…
I love social media but it can be a pain sometimes. What works on one site, doesn’t necessarily work on another…except when it comes to images. They seem to be effective across all social networks. With apps like Canva, you can create image quotes using your own photos, cheaper than buying stock images. The internet loves image…
She was suffocating. No matter what she did, life wrapped steel arms around her and squeezed. Neta Avra always felt at ease by the water. The chains loosened as she started at the reflections. Her little brother, Lin, was playing in the shallow end of the lake. Callias Rez, her friend, was making sure Lin…
“Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance.” –Yoko Ono Flowers swayed as they walked by. Tree branches brushed their arms. The tall grass wound around their legs. The entire forest was alive and it…
Being an artist is a funny thing. We’re expected to get rejected, often. It doesn’t mean we’re bad at what we’re doing. Recognition takes time…a lot of time. We have to keep pushing through despite all the no’s. Even with the rise of digital publishing, we still need to get past some gatekeepers. It’s not…
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I love Photoshopping ghosts into photos. Just for fun, I wrote a dark story inspired by shots I took. Can you see the ghosts? A thick fog lived in his mind. He couldn’t reach through it to grab his past. Bones showed through his skin. His clothes hung like oversized sacs. His stomach cried. Phantom…
