Author Archives: Jane Sadek

TRAVEL HERE: PHOTOGRAPHY AS LIVELIHOOD I would apologize for failing to post last week, except that it is kind of part of the story.  See, I’ve gotten to the part of our photography story where I tell you how Bill and I morphed into Spot On Images.  These first two months of 2019 have beenContinue reading “In the Biz”

TRAVEL HERE: HOW I FELL IN LOVE WITH SMARTPHONES My poor husband!  We could retire if he’d gotten a nickle for every time I complained about the challenges of dealing with my smartphone.  He thought he was doing me the world’s biggest favor and I pined for my flip phone. The Galaxy NOTE 5 AsContinue reading “Take Note of This”

TRAVEL HERE: RESISTANCE TO CHANGE OK, I admit it. When it comes to technology, I’m resistant to change.  My husband would tell you I am inflexible – period – but I tend to be more generous with myself.  I actually love new things and changes of scenery, but I want you to leave my technologyContinue reading “Neophyte Smartphone Operator”

So, after losing all the digital pictures we took on our cruise to the Yucatan, I was pretty disgusted with digital photography.  However, 35mm film was becoming harder to find and more expensive when we found it.  We stayed in photography limbo for awhile, but then we found the inspiration to embrace DSLR. Coming OverContinue reading “Digital Camera Nirvana”

TRAVEL THERE: LEAVING ANALOG IN THE DUST So, with my new career in real estate, scrapbooking took a backseat, but only professionally.  I was still an avid scrapbooker. Time Marches On In Los Osos, my scrapbooking was confined to a desk in the guestroom, but when we moved to Pismo Beach I had a hugeContinue reading “A Shift to Digital”

TRAVEL THERE:  THE MADNESS ESCALATES If there was an organization called Scrapbookers Anonymous, my husband would nominate me as its president, but I would never go to a meeting, because I’d never pretend I was going to quit scrapbooking.  Old scrapbookers never die, we just order more supplies! Loading and Unloading When I first tookContinue reading “Scrapbooking Fever”

TRAVEL HERE:  FROM ADHESIVE PHOTO ALBUMS TO COMPULSIVE SCRAPBOOKING In many cultures throughout history, women entered into the contract of marriage with a dowry.  Bill wasn’t quite that lucky.  All he got when we married was a stack of photo albums, clothes to clutter his closet and a bunch of other things which didn’t exactlyContinue reading “Let the Scrapbooking Begin”

TRAVEL HERE: MARRYING INTO BETTER PHOTOS I rarely run short of reasons to be glad I married Bill.  I may, at the same time, be so mad at him I can barely breathe, but the mad times come less frequently as we near our 25th wedding anniversary and when they do, they are short-lived.  HeContinue reading “Hello to Real Photography”

TRAVEL HERE: THE OTHER PART OF ANALOG While digital photography is here to stay, there are reasons I remember analog fondly.  Last week, though I moaned about the quality of analog snapshots, I found a number of reasons for enjoying photography the old fashioned way.  Whether you think taking pictures in analog was a blessingContinue reading “Developing Memories”

TRAVEL HERE: ACCUSTOMED TO MEDIOCRITY My parents gave me my first camera, a Kodak Instamatic, for my 16th birthday.  Until then, I’d never been on the business end of a camera and I have the pictures to prove it.  None of them were selfies though, because if you’d have taken a picture at arm’s length,Continue reading “Living the Instamatic Lifestyle”