Category Archives: Family

Debut Times Two

August 7, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

It’s been a whirlwind week with an In Stride magazine deadline as well as golf tryouts for Cameron. After facing three days of scrutiny on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, playing and practice, Cam made the Clarke County High School varsity golf team. Today, the team had their first competitive outing in the Curly Licklider Memorial Golf Tournament, which is the traditional opening event for many Virginia high schools. There were 20 teams in attendance, with each fielding six players and the […]

Categories: Family, Golf, Sports • Tags: Clarke County High School, Curley Licklider Memorial Tournament, golf, Nikon D3s, photography, Virginia

High Schoolers

June 16, 2014 by Tricia Booker Photography

The 2013-14 school year concluded last week for Cameron, and he said goodbye to middle school after attending variety of events and celebrations. It’s hard to believe he’s an incoming high school freshman already, but now that he’s taller than me I guess this milestone shouldn’t come as a surprise. After taking Latin I at Clarke County High School this year and playing on the JV soccer team, the transition will most likely be a smooth one. Cameron and his […]

Categories: Family • Tags: family, high school, photography, soccer, Sony A7

Flower Power

June 16, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

Cam and I have enjoyed a few impromptu photo expeditions over the past week in between the end-of-school functions, my deadlines (and the severe thunderstorms here on the East Coast), primarily focusing on macros and flowers. Cam recently purchased the Olloclip for his iPhone, which allows him to take macro, wide–angle and fisheye images. He’s taken hundreds of photographs with it, working to figure out the optimal settings and subjects. Thanks to the heavy rains over the past few weeks, […]

Categories: Family, Flower • Tags: artistic, flower, iPhone, macro, Olloclip, photography, Sony RX100, Virginia

Tagged P: Pink

May 15, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

I have a confession to make. I’m not really a dedicated golfer. In fact, one of my favorite reasons for playing golf isn’t actually to hit the ball 200 yards down the fairway or sink that 30-foot putt. It’s to see what great images I can discover while out on the courses. I usually bring my Sony RX100 along and keep it handy in one of the golf cart cubbies. Then, I can grab it when I have a few […]

Categories: Family, Flower, Nature • Tags: A-Z Archive, artistic, photography, pink, Sony RX100, spring, Tagged, Virginia

Running With D3s

April 27, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

So, which is more dangerous? Running with scissors or running with D3s. If you guessed the latter, you are correct. The wrath of a mad mom watching her equipment travel breakneck up a steep and cluttered incline while a small dog was jumping up and trying to grab the runner’s shorts was pretty intense. And, no, the T-shirt didn’t help his cause. Life is UNFAIR when you disobey your mother, even if you’re cute and contrite. The punishment? After putting […]

Categories: Dogs, Family • Tags: hike, Jack Russell, Nikon D3s, Nikon D800E, photography, running, spring, trees, unfair, Virginia

Birthday Photographer

April 11, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

I want to thank everyone for the very special birthday wishes and likes that you all provided to Cam on his guest blog yesterday. He was thrilled with the responses and eagerly listened for my phone to ping last night after he published his post. He arrived home from school and immediately went to the computer to check the new comments. Unfortunately, we were short on time with soccer practice after school, homework and now bed time, so he wasn’t […]

Categories: Family, Nature • Tags: birthday, iPhone, photography, postaday 2013, Virginia

Cold Practice

March 21, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

It’s 31 degrees with a windchill in the 20s, and the Clarke County Crew soccer team members aren’t deterred. I, on the other hand, only managed a 15-minute walk on the trail with Peppermint before my hands and ears were nearly numb. I know spring is officially here, but someone needs to tell Mother Nature!

Categories: Family, Soccer • Tags: Camera+, iPhone, postaday, soccer, spring

iPhone Challenge: Nature

March 4, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

Cameron and I have a funny (to us) tradition. When we’re driving and see a vehicle carrying hay, we shout “Hey!” And because we live in the country, where horses and cattle abound, we’re regularly calling out that “H” word. I don’t remember when this silly game started, but now it’s so ingrained that we’re always on the look-out for hay as we’re traveling. We don’t usually include hay in fields, but sometimes if we’re particularly bored or on long […]

Categories: Family, Nature, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: artistic, hay, Instagram, iPhone, iPhone Challenge, nature, photography, postaday 2013, Virginia, Weekly Photo Challenge, winter

Weekly Photo Challenge: Home

February 9, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

Our home is in turmoil. It’s the storm before the calm as rooms are torn apart, items are waiting in stacks and boxes, new furniture is on hold and we close our eyes when we walk through the rooms, counting down until everything is back in place. Today we went out to find a rug for the living room; we came home empty-handed. There were so many to choose from that we were overwhelmed: bright colors or muted; wool or […]

Categories: Family, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: artistic, colors, design, home, macro, photography, postaday 2013, Sony RX100, Weekly Photo Challenge

Survival

February 3, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

You would agree that it seems quite cold outside today? So, we are not alone in our opinion of the weather, and I discovered that another species feels this way as well. So, we have a mouse or two (or a dozen) in our garage this winter, and, although I’ve tried to ignore them, this week they chewed their way into the birdseed and dog food bags and made a rather large mess for their diminutive size. Yesterday, we picked […]

Categories: Family, Scenic • Tags: artistic, Camera+, iPhone, photography, snow, trees, Virginia, window, winter

Peppermint Waits

January 22, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

Peppermint has developed a predictable schedule. On weekdays she stays curled up in bed most mornings while I get Cam up and ready for school before the sun rises, but on weekends or holidays, when we want to sleep in, she’s the first one up and ready for action. If I’m not awake by a “certain” time (whatever that may be in the Jack Russell mind), she pounces on my chest and licks my face until I get up. This […]

Categories: Dogs, Family • Tags: artistic, Camera+, dog, Jack Russell, Nikon D3s, photography, postaday, postaday 2013, Virginia

Weekly Photo Challenge: Beyond

January 18, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

You can take this Weekly Photo Challenge of Beyond in many different directions: from a beautiful photograph of a cityscape where you can see for miles into the great beyond to a playful shot using shallow depth of field with an image in focus and then another one blurred beyond. But this photograph that I edited in Color Efex Pro 4 yesterday came to mind for this challenge. When I took this photo, I could see Cam’s eyes reflected in […]

Categories: Family, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: artistic, Beyond, car, engine, Nikon D800E, photography, postaday, postaday 2013, reflection, Virginia, Weekly Photo Challenge

Winter Golf

January 13, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

It’s not often we can play golf in the middle of winter in Virginia, but today was one of those rare days. With temperatures in the mid 60s, we took advantage of the break in the snow and cold for an outing at one of our favorite courses. I brought my Sony RX100 along in my pocket hoping for some peeks of sun, but after a few photos I received that dreaded message that my battery was dead. Thankfully, it […]

Categories: Family, Golf, Sports • Tags: Camera+, golf, iPhone, photography, postaday, postaday 2013, Shenandoah Valley Golf Club, trees, Virginia, winter

Happy New Puppy

January 1, 2013 by Tricia Booker Photography

As I drove home from South Carolina yesterday, the last day of 2012, the eight-hour drive gave me time to reflect on the year. Many wonderful events and accomplishments but also some losses and disappointments. My mom lost her 12-year-old Schnauzer, Mozart, to cancer last fall and was finally ready to welcome a new family member a few days ago. We drove to the northwest corner of South Carolina on December 29 to retrieve an 8-week-old black-and-white Schnauzer puppy. My […]

Categories: Dogs, Family • Tags: Ball State University, black and white, Gene S. Booker, New Year, photography, postaday, puppy, Schnauzer, Sony RX100

Worldwide Photo Walk

October 13, 2012 by Tricia Booker Photography

Cameron and I spent the afternoon attending Scott Kelby’s Fifth Annual Worldwide Photo Walk, which drew more than 30,000 photographers around the world for a photo shoot today. Our walk took place in Winchester, Virginia, which offers a variety of great photographic opportunities. Our photo walk leaders, Art and Joan of Winchester Photo, led about 20 of us on a tour of Old Town Winchester, where we stopped in at the Rouss Fire Company as well as the Handley Library, […]

Categories: Family • Tags: artistic, Handley Library, Nikon D800E, photography, Virginia, Winchester, Worldwide Photo Walk

The Legend of Katastrophe Kate

April 28, 2012 by Tricia Booker Photography

The Hill School Sixth Grade Presented “The Legend of Katastrophe Kate” on Thursday, and their two performances brought down the house. I wasn’t quite sure how this play would turn out since Cameron kept warning me that the rehearsals weren’t going well. Although they’d been rehearsing since early March, I knew that because of a demanding lacrosse season many of the boys hadn’t had a lot of time to practice their lines, including Cam. But Cam’s performance as Crazy Al […]

Categories: Family • Tags: Middleburg, Nikon D3s, photography, play, sixth-grade, The Hill School, The Legend of Katastrophe Kate, Virginia, western

Friday Night Fire

April 8, 2012 by Tricia Booker Photography

A highlight of our weekends is spending time in the yard sitting by the fire. When we first purchased this property, one of the first additions to the yard was a fire pit that Gary carefully designed and built to fit into the side of the hill. While some families spend quality time at the dinner table, due to our varied schedules, sports practices and commuting, the fire pit on a Friday night is often where we catch up on […]

Categories: Family • Tags: artistic, campfire, flames, HDR, iPhone, photography

March 1, 2012

March 4, 2012 by Tricia Booker Photography

“Cam has no fear.” It was touching to hear one of his sports coaches stop me to tell me how well he’s doing in gymnastics. At the end of our conversation, he mentioned that Cam’s lack of fear is one of his most endearing traits but also a source of concern for his coaches. How the memories came flooding back! He could have been describing me at Cam’s age. I was fearless on the diving board, the trampoline and in […]

Categories: Family • Tags: gymnastics, Middleburg, Nikon D3s, photography, postaday, The Hill School, vault, Virginia

February 27, 2012

February 28, 2012 by Tricia Booker Photography

Dark wood furniture, the scent of pipe smoke and the feel of thick oriental carpets on my bare feet are some of the memories I have of the home of my grandparents. They lived in an old, brick house in Indianapolis, and we used to visit them often when I was a child. There were many firsts in that house: I discovered my lifelong love of National Geographic magazine, enjoyed the companionship of a family dog and fell down my […]

Categories: Family • Tags: artistic, desk, hardware, linkedin, mahogany, Nikon D3s, photography, postaday, restored

February 4, 2012

February 6, 2012 by Tricia Booker Photography

So, do you think these guys ate the salads or the burritos? Well, since Cameron is in this shot, along with three of his friends (from left)—Cole, Rooney and Payton—I’m pretty certain the salads lost out tonight in favor of the gooey and cheesy choices on the menu at El Tio Tex-Mex Grill. Truthfully, there weren’t many greens consumed this evening when most of The Hill School’s sixth-grade class met for ice skating and dinner. As impressed as I was […]

Categories: Family • Tags: artistic, Camera+, El Tio Tex-Mex Grill, Gainesville, iPhone, photography, postaday, The Hill School, Virginia

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