by NIck Kelsh | Dec 2, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#49. Trudy McWilliams Johnson Trudy has been to several of our workshops around the country so I know what Trudy looks like. She looks like this little boy, her grandson. Well not exactly like this little boy but close enough to completely get that genetics...
by NIck Kelsh | Nov 30, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
#50. Eva Brantuas Greenberg Hooray for photographers kids! Here is what Eva had to say: “It took the coach a little while to get everyone organized. He wanted the picture a certain way. Everyone was complaining..But not mine! He is trained!...
by NIck Kelsh | Nov 30, 2021 | Top 50 2021, Uncategorized
IN MEMORIUM: Laverne King Photograph by Terry Lodise Our beloved Vernie died in July 2021. Our community has been graced with so many kind, thoughtful, and generous people that it almost seems silly to say one of them was at the top. But Vernie was among the top of...
by NIck Kelsh | Mar 3, 2021 | Blog, Top 50 2021
Click to view photos I am proud to present How to Photograph Your Life’s TOP 50 FAN PHOTOS OF 2021. Each New Year we’re proud to take a good look back at our top Fan Photos of the past year. This annual celebration of the best of the best of our Fan Photos of the Day...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
#6. Betsy Ambrose I can clearly remember my father getting all twisted when a six-year-old me did this mid-sermon. (My shoes were not as nice.) He was a decent photographer but I don’t think it ever dawned on him to shoot a photograph. Betsy, however, recognized the...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
#7. Liz Sharp Griffin I am not sure we’ve ever had a photograph on this site that was more eye walking friendly. Your eyeballs just gets to take a little stroll around the picture and continue to find unexpected little details. I guess what I’m trying to say is this:...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
#8. Denise Wilton I remember a fancy travel photographer telling me that Scotland has the world’s best clouds. (Maine has beautiful clouds, too. And one of the reasons we moved to upstate New York is because the clouds here are regularly stunning.) The sunlight on...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
#9. Abbie Winter It just takes a few seconds, not that really, and then you realize there’s a bait and switch going on here. The power of the photograph takes over. Look how simple this photograph is! Think about how it has been pared down to the simplest of...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
#10. Tom Reese OK, two in one week is excessive even for Tom. But…. This may be the very best one, my friend. Big laugh out loud, all by myself. Humor is so important. Thank you for sharing yours. Photos are the heart of this project; your comments ae the...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
#11. Vicki Winton The effort and commitment by both of these people is nothing short of profound. Words really don’t touch this. Has it been almost 5 years? Really? You are both amazing. We are blessed to have you in our world. Here’s what Vicki said: “ Against the...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
#12. Ivan Richardson The Richardsons happen to live down the road a piece from us here in upstate New York. Ivan is one of boys the same age as our kids and they are all dear friends. And they have a family of foxes that live near their barn that has a second floor...
by NIck Kelsh | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
#13. Nikki Melcher-Wagner Catching air on a sled is one of the great thrills of winter sports. I totally love the look on this little girl’s face. She is one step away from putting out her hand and touching the face of God. ( A reference to John Gillespie Magee’s poem...
