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Find Your Photography Family at Tremont

May 16, 2018 By Val Weston 7 Comments

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I recently finished another soul-filling jaunt to the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont for the spring photography workshop. If you've followed the blog for any length of time, you're … [Read more...] about Find Your Photography Family at Tremont

Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: bill lea, great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains institute at tremont, jeff miller, smoky mountain raptor center, steve zigler, sue milinkovich, todd moore, tom vadnais, tremont, workshop

Becoming a Photography Mentor

March 6, 2018 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

What? Me? A photography mentor? How is that possible? Surely I don't know enough to teach a young person how to become a photographer. Oh wait. I have attended gobs of workshops and seminars. I … [Read more...] about Becoming a Photography Mentor

Filed Under: Photography, Uncategorized Tagged With: death valley

Launching an Email Newsletter

January 22, 2018 By Val Weston Leave a Comment

Hi y'all! Just a quick note today to announce the launch of my email newsletter. It will be a compilation of content from the blog, behind-the-scenes adventures that don't quite fit into a blog … [Read more...] about Launching an Email Newsletter

Filed Under: Life, Photography, Uncategorized Tagged With: blogging, social media

The Woes of a Lazy Photographer

January 9, 2018 By Val Weston 8 Comments

Quick, name the top five things you like to spend your time on. How much time did you spend doing those things in 2017? Are you satisfied? Or did they take a back seat to other activities and life in … [Read more...] about The Woes of a Lazy Photographer

Filed Under: Photography, Uncategorized Tagged With: great smoky mountains institute at tremont, tremont

Bad Weather and Good Friends at Tremont

April 28, 2017 By Val Weston 5 Comments

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Let's face it, life dishes out the unexpected and undesired. A lot. The only thing we're in control of is how we respond, right? I have just returned from a whirlwind trip to Georgia. Part of the … [Read more...] about Bad Weather and Good Friends at Tremont

Filed Under: Photography, Uncategorized Tagged With: flexibility, foothills parkway, great smoky mountains, great smoky mountains institute at tremont, great smoky mountains national park, macro photography, nature photography, smoky mountain raptor center, spring workshop, steve zigler, tennessee, tremont, weather

The Value of an Image

November 8, 2016 By Val Weston 4 Comments

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What is the value of a photograph? In the digital age, unauthorized use of an image doesn't seem like a big deal. It's just pixels, right? No, it isn't. What gives an image … [Read more...] about The Value of an Image

Filed Under: Photography, Uncategorized Tagged With: social media

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