Portfolio & Philosophy

  

"Let the beauty  we love be the  beauty we do." -Rumi

  
 

"It is good to      collect things,      but it is better      to go on walks."                &nbs p;             -- Anatole France

 
 
 

"The creative mind doesn't require  logical transitions  from one thought  to another:    It skips, jumps,  doubles back,  circles, and dives  from one idea  to the next." --Bonnie Goldberg

 
  

"God, I can push       the grass apart       And lay my finger       on Thy heart."                &nbs p;             Edna St. Vincent Millay

  
 
 

Experience in a non-profit setting:       I served as Director of School and Community Relations for Twin Valley School District.  Here, I  created the school district publications including the Twin Valley Voice quarterly newsletter and budget issue.  Both publications won "awards of excellence" in the Pennsylvania Public School Board Association competition.  It was here I learned PageMaker, how to scan in photographs, and some creative effects that can be accomplished with Photoshop and FreeHand.

 
 
  

Experience in an industrial setting:   As editor for PECO Energy's   Limerick Generating Plant   I created the daily newsletter,   "The Possum Hollow Press"   (named after a local road near the plant)  and also contributed feature photojournalism articles  to the monthly magazine, "Inside Nuclear."  I created the cover on the issue to the right.  Working at Limerick was a   challenging experience   in the corporate/industrial world   My attitude was to give my best to every story  that came my way, regardless of subject matter.  I value the variety of experiences that were available to me through this exciting position.

  
 

Experience in the service industry:  I created, wrote, photographed, designed and edited three newsletters for a software reselling corporation.  There were two monthly publications:  an employee newsletter entitled "SoftTalk" and one for the sales force called "Smart Selling."    We also provided customized  publications for individual customers  (major software publishers).  I was responsible for original concept, photography, interviewing, writing, headlines, and layout design.   I learned a lot about computer technology.    Like Limerick, it was a new area   to me,  and valuable experience.

 
 
 
  

I have two grown daughters  This is the older   (taken about 20 years ago).  She is now an art therapist.  Of all of the photographs I have taken,   those I treasure most are of  the girls when they were young.  This was taken at a family camp located on the coast of Lake Ontario (which was a piece of heaven).  I'm originally from   upstate NY.

  
  

This photograph is titled  "Two Fingers." The girl is my younger daughter (also t aken about 20 years ago) who reluctantly posed for me one day when I was shooting in what I thought was an abandoned barnyard. An unexpected storm  forced us to take cover. Just as we were leaving, two viscious Dobermans  came from out of nowhere to  let us know we were trespassing. We got safely inside the car just in time. She now has a degree in InteriorDesign  and is a whiz with CAD.