Thursday, May 26, 2011

Lighthouse at Cape Disappoinment, Washington

Lighthouse at Cape Disappoinment, Washington
This vertical stock photo is taken of Cape Disappoinment in Washington state located in Pacific County.  This black and white lighthouse was taken on a sunny day with puffy white clouds on this landmark, on the expedition route of Lewis and Clark.  Read a travel article about this lighthouse at:
Travel - The Two Lighthouses of South Washington State

The Benefit of Movie Trailers to Consumers


Why Consumers Should Use Movie Trailers

How many times have you paid good money going to a movie theater, buying the expensive snack food at the concession, only to feel like it was a complete waste of money because the movie was terrible, and not at all what you expected?  Read full article:

The Benefit of Movie Trailers to Consumers

Macro Shot of Dandelion Seed Head

Macro Shot of Dandelion Seed Head
This macro stock photo is of a dandelion seed head with it's interesting texture.  Two yellow blooming dandelions are in the background, intentionally blurred for artistic effect.

5 Year Old Boy Planting Plant in Clay Pot

5 Year Old Boy Planting Plant in Clay Pot
This 5 year old boy is a young gardener to be as he's planting a plan in a clay pot with shovels and a wheelbarrow full of potting soil.  He's got short hair and is a Caucasian child with freckles and an earring.  Model release available if needed.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Landscape Sagebrush and High Rocky Mountain Bluff

Landscape Sagebrush and High Rocky Mountain Bluff
This gorgeous landscape stock photo is set in vertical orientation and has sagebrush in the foreground with a very high rocky mountain bluff with shale slides towards the bottom.  It's set in the daytime with bright blue clear sky in the dessert, arid climate.  It's taken in Dry Falls, Washington located in Grant County.

How To Make Car Trip Travel Easier With Children

Child Car Trip Suggestions

Car trips with children can be accomplished easier, whether it is for vacations, holidays, summer excursions, or just to our locally preferred attractions. There are some things that you can do to make it more pleasurable, for both parents and kids.
It doesn't have to be crying, screaming and yelling fits (theirs or yours). Read full article here:How To Make Car Trip Travel Easier With Children

Pretty Multi-Racial Woman With Flowers Smiling On Beach

Pretty Multi-Racial Woman With Flowers Smiling On Beach
This pretty multi-racial woman in her thirties is smiling and happy on the beach.  She is holding some red carnations and laying on her stomach on some driftwood and wearing a floral pastel colored dress.  Model release available if needed.

Rodeo Clowns Divert A Black Bull

Rodeo Clowns Divert A Black Bull
These two men are serving as rodeo clowns and diverting a black bull.  The two unidentified men were particants at a Junior Rodeo on April 15, 2010 held in Coulee City, in Grant County Washington.

Young Cherry Orchard Blooms With Smudge Pot

Young Cherry Orchard Blooms With Smudge Pot
This agriculture image is a young cherry orchard just beginning to bloom with a stormy sky and a smudge pot that helps to protect the blossoms against froze damage.  This stock photo is in vertical format.

Sweet Young Boy and Girl Wearing Cowboy Hats

Sweet Young Boy and Girl Wearing Cowboy Hats
This cute young boy and girl siblings are wearing cowboy hats and carrying wooden stick horses as they enjoy a recent junior rodeo held on April 15, 2010 in Coulee City, WA in Grant County.

Native American Woman Showing Camas Root Recently Dug

Native American Woman Showing Camas Root Recently Dug
This mature Native American Indian woman with long hair and a headband has dug and is showing Camas (sweet potatoes) roots.  Camas is a traditional Native American root used in their diet.  Model release available if needed.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

White Turn of the Century Country Church Havillah Washington

White Turn of the Century Country Church Havillah Washington
This white classic turn of the century church was built in 1917 and is located in Havillah Washington in Okanogan County.  It's shot during the day with bright blue sky and big white puffy clouds and a cute small bridge in the foreground.  

Chef Career Information


Culinary Schools for Chefs

There are many reasons people decide to enter a culinary school to begin a career as a chef, in San DiegoCalifornia as well as every other part of the nation. Obviously, it appeals to those who have a passion for food and cooking.  Read full story.....

Chef Career Information

Macro of a Blue Lithodora Diffusa Flower - Indian Paint Plant

Macro of a Blue Lithodora Diffusa Flower - Indian Paint Plant
This macro stock photo is a bright blue lithodora diffusa in the variety of Grace Ward flower with it's evergreen leaves against some dried leaves in the background.  Background is intentionally blurred for artistic effect.  Common name of this ground cover is Indian Paint.

Toddler Girl Has Mouth Over Stuffed

Toddler Girl Has Mouth Over Stuffed
This toddler girl in pigtails and red bows in her blond hair, has over stuffed her mouth with food and is struggling to eat it.  Background is intentionally blurred to emphasize subject.  Humorous image as she's obviously looking for help to her dilemma.  Model release available if needed

Pretty Multi Ethnic Woman With Red Carnations

Pretty Multi Ethnic Woman With Red Carnations
This pretty multi ethnic woman in her thirties has blue eyes and is holding a small bouquet of red carnation flowers near her nose smelling the fragrance.  Mysterious, fun facial expression.  Black and white photo with only the flowers in color.  Model release available if needed

Modern Wind Mill Power Generators

Modern Wind Mill Power Generators
This landscape image shows many modern white tall windmill power generators in action turning their propellers along a rural highway with dry, arrid mountains and blue sky in the photo.  Taken in the Columbia Basin in Washington state, known to produce much electrical power.

Toddler With Life Vest in Mud Puddle

Toddler With Life Vest in Mud Puddle
This little toddler girl is wearing a blue life vest and sitting in a mud puddle with a serious expression on her face.  She's in her diaper also and has one plastic shoe on and one off.  Darling summertime photo.  Model release available if needed.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Gorgeous Vertical Sunset At Ocean

Gorgeous Vertical Sunset At Ocean
This gorgeous sunset is taken at the ocean (Long Beach Washington) with interesting patterns of the waves coming in to shore on the sand in the vertical image of natural beauty.  Deep purples, pinks and reds are in this sunset as the light is soon to fall below the horizon.

Decorating Suggestions with Fine Art Photography


Fine Art Photography to Decorate a Home or Office Interior

Decorating ideas and how they can be reflected in homes and offices we inhabit have a huge impression on our moods, andexpress a lot regarding who we are,and the messages we want to convey. Fine art photography can be a good expression of that.  Read full story......

Decorating Suggestions with Fine Art Photography

Little Boy Holding Prize Trout Fish

Little Boy Holding Prize Trout Fish
This little Caucasian boy is proudly holding his prize trout fish he caught at the Fishing Derby held on April 16, 2010 in Coulee City, Washington.  This was on Banks Lake Washington in Grant County Washington.

Cute 3 Year Old Caucasian Girl Smiling and Muddy in Life Vest

Cute 3 Year Old Caucasian Girl Smiling and Muddy in Life Vest
This cute 3 year old Caucasian girl is smiling and happy while playing outdoors.  She's wearing a green life vest and coverd in mud as she's been playing.  Model release available if needed.

Young Mother and Son Text Messaging Together

Young Mother and Son Text Messaging Together
This young modern Caucasian mother is text messaging with her cute bi-racial son in a family moment together of learning technology.  Background is intentionally blurred to emphasize subject.  Model releases available if needed

Echinacea Pallida Pink Coneflower

Echinacea Pallida Pink Coneflower
This image is Echinacea Pallida, commonly known as pink coneflower a beautiful summer perennial garden plant and herb.  Background intentionally blurred for artistic effect.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

One Puffin Bird

One Puffin Bird
This one puffin bird is standing with a slight side view in a rocky habitat standing in a small amount of water.  Background is intentionally blurred for artistic effect.

Settling Tax Debts with the IRS

The power to tax is vested in the state and the IRS is the government’s agency tasked to collect the state and/or federal taxes. In the process, when taxpayers encounter unexpected problems in their finances, they become debtors to the government in the form of tax debts.   Read full story.....
Settling Tax Debts with the IRS

Dolphin Rolling on Ball During Show

Dolphin Rolling on Ball During Show
This dolphin is performing tricks by rolling on a big blue ball in a pool showing it's agility and balance.  This show was held on September 11, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland.  Background intentionally blurred to emphasize subject.

Seventeen Year Old Girl Portrait Overlooking Ocean

Seventeen Year Old Girl Portrait Overlooking Ocean
This pretty green eyed Caucasian, seventeen year old girl is overlooking an ocean scenic with stormy skies and a barge ship out in the distance.  She's got long brunette hair and wearing a gray shirt.  Background is intentionally blurred to emphasize subject.  Model release available if needed

Middle Aged Man Preparing Truck for Camping and Kayak Trip

Middle Aged Man Preparing Truck for Camping and Kayak Trip
This middle aged Caucasian man is preparing the back of his truck with camping gear with a kayak loaded on top in readiness for a camping trip.  Model release available if needed

Clay Face Pot Arrangement with Succulent Plants

Clay Face Pot Arrangement with Succulent Plants
This beautiful handmade clay pot is made into a sun/moon face and has a gorgeous plant arrangement with various succulents and black mondo grass in the top.  Background intentionally blurred for artistic effect.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Horse Hoof Tracks on An Empty Beach - Long Beach Washington

Horse Hoof Tracks on An Empty Beach
This seascape photo shows horse hoof prints walking into the mountain distance on a sandy beach in a vertical image.  Big puffy white clouds and blue sky make this a stunning scenic.  Shot at Long Beach Washington in Pacific County.

How to Paint Over Old Wood Paneling


Update the Look of Old Paneling

Many homes have varnished wood paneling on their walls. Some owners desire to paint over these paneled walls to create a brighter, more updated look, without the expense of sheetrock.  Read the whole story:

How to Paint Over Old Wood Paneling

Teen Couple Perform South Pacific Musical

Teen Couple Perform South Pacific Musical
This teen couple  (April Hoag and Adam Bigelow) are peforming a scene from the musical South Pacific in a romantic scene with a Hawaiian scenic in the background.  She's wearing a red and white polka dot dress and he a suit.  This performance was held on March 6, 2010 in Bellingham, WA.

Diverse Children Playng At Park

Diverse Children Playng At Park
This photo shows diverse children of various cultural races playing outdoors at a park with a bright blue clear sky.  

Rural Woman Spinning Alpaca Fiber

Rural Woman Spinning Alpaca Fiber
This rural woman is spinning on a spinning wheel alpaca fur into thread on her farm with her alpacas in the background.  She is very talented in her craftsmanship.  Model release available if needed

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Ancient Native American Petroglyphs

Ancient Native American Petroglyphs
This image is of an ancient Native America petroglyphs drawing on a large rock, with other natural landscape in the background.  Taken in Eastern Washington state, these are historical monuments.

Authentic Spanish Recipes - Side Dishes

The Spanish culture is rich with tradition in regards to food. Spaniards typically eat their largest meal of the day at mid-day and then enjoy a siesta. Doesn’t that sound wonderful as a culture? Read complete article:


Authentic Spanish Recipes - Side Dishes

Natural Looking Young Causian Woman Outdoors

Natural Looking Young Causian Woman Outdoors
This portrait is a natural looking young Caucasian woman in her twenties wearing a black shirt and blue jeans in a casual outdoor setting.  Background is intentionally blurred to emphasize subject.  Model release available if needed

Young Man Clearing Brush With Machete Knife

Young Man Clearing Brush With Machete Knife
This young Caucasian man in his early twenties is working hard to clear brush off the land with a machete knife.  His arms are scratched and bleeding from the labor.  Background intentionally blured to emphasize subject.  Model release available if needed

Two Antique Black Typewriters on Vintage Desk

Two Antique Black Typewriters on Vintage Desk
These two antique black typewriters are sitting on a vintage turn of the century wooden desk, along with vintage wall paper in the background for this past era photo.  Background is intentionally blurred for artistic effect.

8 Year Old Multi Ethnic Boy Freedom

8 Year Old Multi Ethnic Boy Freedom
This candid image shows an cute 8 year old multi ethnic boy with his arms outstretched and eyes closed in a childhood moment that exudes freedom concepts.  He's outside with the background intentionally blurred to emphasize subject.   Model release available if needed.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Abstract Waterfalls and Tulips

Abstract Waterfalls and Tulips
This vertical abstract natural photo is a large rushing waterfall with very pale pink tulips superimposed into the falls very lightly to have the affect of watercolor, with mist rising up from the bottom to give a surreal, beautiful feel to this image.

Powerfully Revamp a Room through Creative Wall Art – Beyond Just Artwork


Interior Decorating Tips

Does a room in your home or office need a face lift?  Perhaps our lives are in a new season and we need change to reflect what’s going on inside.  Interior design styles from past seasons can feel stagnant and dull.  Our space should be a reflection of who we are and our creative tastes allowed to be reflected.  Read full story......

Powerfully Revamp a Room through Creative Wall Art – Beyond Just Artwork

Driftwood Beach Landscape - Waikiki Beach, Washington

Driftwood Beach Landscape Waikiki Beach, Washington
This landscape image shows a unique shaped piece of driftwood on a curved beach with dune grass in the background, set on a hill with beautiful varying colors of grasses and shallow water.  Taken at Waikiki Beach in Washington state, located in Pacific County.

Pretty Multi Racial Woman At Beach in Pink Coat

Pretty Multi Racial Woman At Beach in Pink Coat
This pretty multi racial woman in her thirties is wearing a pink coat and holding red carnation flowers at the beach.  Her mood is one of quiet reflection and introspection.  Model release available if needed.

Two Year Old Toddler Girl Outside With Stormy Dramatic Sky

Two Year Old Toddler Girl Outside With Stormy Dramatic Sky
This blond hair, blue eyed toddler two year old girl is outside playing with the wind blowing her hair on a stormy day.  The skies behind her are dark and dramatic.  Model release available if needed

Monday, May 2, 2011

Landscape of Rolling Farmland Over Great Distance - Steptoe Butte, WA

Landscape of Rolling Farmland Over Great Distance
This vertical image is a landscape photo taken from Steptoe Butte in Washington state, revealing miles and miles of gentle rolling farmland in various colors due to differing crops and stages of plantings over a great distance.  Stunning rural shot of Eastern Washington state.

The Entry Way to Your Home – First Impressions Our Guests Receive


Create a Welcoming Space

First impressions are just that, there are no second chances for a first impression. That includes guests into our homes. The entry area or foyer, of our home is the area that the original first impression is made, and is should be an area that is inviting, warm and peaceful. If your entry area is the designated clutter-catch area, it’s time for a makeover!  Read complete info:

The Entry Way to Your Home – First Impressions Our Guests Receive

Two Men Mountain Biking Celebrating

Two Men Mountain Biking Celebrating
These two men are celebrating with a type of high five handshake as they hit the summit of a steep mountain pass.  Background is a dense evergreen forest as they take a much needed break.

Ocean Scene With Pollution in Water

Ocean Scene With Pollution in Water
This ocean scene is looking down a cliff a the water below where there's a large scum layer of pollution in this water environment.  This ecosystem needs cleanup.

Mom and Daughter and Tibetan Mastiff Dogs Enjoy Trail Outdoors

Mom and Daughter and Tibetan Mastiff Dogs Enjoy Trail Outdoors 
This Caucasian mom and daughter are walking their two Tibetan Mastiff dogs on a trail in the damp, wet coastal forest in early spring.  Hiking is great family bonding and exercise.  Background is intentionally blurred for artistic effect.