Featuring photographers and their images is one of the most rewarding outcomes of my tasra365 photography project. It provides a voice to other artists on their journey, and offers invaluable inspiration to fellow artists. I hope you are as inspired by these stories as I am. This week, Sandra Marek shares about her photographic learning journey. It all started about 3 years ago when I … [Read more...]
Apparently my husband was given an extra dose of romance the last few weeks. Not sure who doles out the romantic tendencies, but whoever it is, I say keep it coming. When I returned from my trip to Seattle, I was greeted by a musical card and a beautiful bouquet of bright flowers from my husband. It may be the first time he's given me flowers upon return from an out-of-town trip and it lit up … [Read more...]
According to my Mom, the first couple years of my life I spent almost every day by the waters of Greenlake in North Seattle. When I told her I was meeting a friend and going for a walk there during my visit to Seattle, she asked if I'd take a few pictures for her. She hasn't been back there in decades. Of course I complied and took a couple hundred pictures to capture the beauty and serenity of … [Read more...]
There's nothing like a sunrise photo shoot on the beautiful blue lake waters of Seattle. That's what we experienced for our third photo shoot at the David duChemin Vision Driven Photography workshop. My focus was the water, reflections, and the beautiful blue of the water and sky, enhanced by the gold hue of the rising sun. Almost caught up on my daily blog posts. … [Read more...]
What a whirlwind weekend with CreativeLIVE. What an amazing group of people behind the scenes making the weekend events happen for a worldwide LIVE viewing audience. What an honor to be in the studio audience! If you watched the broadcast, you know we had a 5 am call time on day 2 to go to Gas Works Park in Seattle. We had a couple hours and shot a wide variety of images and subjects. Here are … [Read more...]
If you didn't already know, I'm in Seattle for the David duChemin Vision Driven Photography workshop being put on by CreativeLIVE. It's been an absolutely astounding experience so far. Yesterday evening we went out on a photo shoot with mountain biking models and our fearless leader. Below are some of my favorite images from the shoot... notice that most of the them are of fellow photographers … [Read more...]
The 75-DAY SPRINT TO THE FINISH has become a mere 6 weeks so I thought I'd give you an update. If you'll remember, the sprint to the finish is my way of ending strong, literally. I didn't want to end what has been an incredible year photographically, to the detriment of my overall health and strength. So I committed to losing weight and getting back in shape. Specifically, I committed to … [Read more...]
With so much talk and buzz about VISION the last few days, I couldn't help but think about my vision and your vision. What is it that drives you to pursue what you love? Listening to a podcast with Seth Godin, I saw similarities in what he was describing about being a Linchpin. You can't be a Linchpin without vision. No one just goes the extra mile or steps outside of themselves for kicks, … [Read more...]
UPDATE: The final video is done! Make sure to read to the end and watch it! We filmed a short video today with the Teen Identity girls and yours truly as an application for David duChemin's Vision Driven Photography workshop happening this month in Seattle. David and the Creative Live team are selecting 6 photographers to join them for the workshop live. It's similar to the lighting workshop Zack … [Read more...]
Too many people, myself included, settle for leftovers in our personal lives. Often we expect the best when it comes to work or career ambitions, but when it comes to taking care of our personal lives, including our health, we accept leftovers. It's time to stop. We know that without our health, we're nothing. But we also experience the common syndrome of, "You don't know what you've got until … [Read more...]
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I am not a sales person and actually am trying to overcome a particular disdain for anything that smacks of overt selling. I do however like to talk and write about products, services, and people that I like and love. … [Read More...]
Welcome to the new home of Real Women Scrap - the book and blog that helps people get inspired to take back their time, find balance, liberate their creativity, and pursue their passions. My name is Tasra Dawson and I’m the woman behind … [Read More...]
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