Balustrades

Last Sunday, after our last Samford After Sundown photography class, some of my students joined me in a little walk about on Samford University's beautiful campus.

Reid Chapel

Samford University has a beautiful campus south of Birmingham in Homewood.  It's a special place for me as my mother was the president's secretary for over 30 years. I grew up there.

I will be teaching my photography class, From Snapshots to Creative Photographs at Samford After Sundown again this fall. Please share this link with anyone who might be interested in the Birmingham area.

Also, for those of you planning a trip to Paris, or just dreaming of one, I"ll be teaching a one day workshop, Weekend In Paris at Samford on Sept. 28 from 9-3.  I will share travel tips, a bit of French culture and language as well my favorites things to see and do in Paris. In the afternoon we will talk photography and how to bring home fabulous photographs from your travels.  

Wheelie

We've been doing a lot of talking about light and shadows in the class I'm teaching at Samford After Sundown.  I'm pleased with the progress my 15 students are making. 

For Birmingham area readers, I will be teaching From Snapshots to Photographs again beginning in October for five weeks.

Look!!!

Yesterday I joined some of my Samford After Sundown students for a little field trip. We gathered late in the afternoon at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and stopped first at the Kayser Lily Pool.  We weren't disappointed. The blossoms were gorgeous,  and we had a few dragonflies that performed nicely. After a very hot and humid hour of shooting, as we decided we'd have enough, I  decided to take one last look at the lily pool and found these adorable children looking for goldfish.