I cannot believe two years have already gone by since I made my first post on She’s So Bright! With over 300 articles under my belt and many more to come, I finally feel like I’m …
A Visit to the Magnificent Soniat House
Whenever I’m looking for a hotel anywhere, I try to find a small, intimate retreat that is very much full of local color. Mostly, I look for a hotel immersed in the colors, style, and culture of …
Underwater Photographer Jenna Martin Captures My Mermaid Fantasies
You may recall an article I shared in this 6 Links selection where I wrote about a photographer who proved you could take good photos in unexpected places (a Lowe’s Hardware store, for example). Well, it …
Stanley Kubrick Could Tell a Story in a Single Photo
In college, I took a film class called Mise-en-scène. That expression means the visual storytelling of each frame in a movie – the choice of lighting, set, design, and composition that comes together to further a …
Test-driving Cameras from the Fujifilm Wonder Shop
I’ve mentioned a few times that I’m in the market for a new camera, though I absolutely love my Fujifilm X100F. It’s a very light, mirrorless, fixed lens camera that takes beautiful images. It’s also all …
A Portrait Session at Le Bon Marché
My favorite department store in all of Paris is easily Le Bon Marché. When my husband first brought me there, he was giddy because he knew how much I’d love it. We walked inside, and I nearly …
My Favorite Photos of the Year!
It’s been a fantastic year of travel and photography, and while I hope 2018 is even better, I wanted to go back and share my absolute favorite photos from 2017! Each one has its own story, …
Five Simple Tips for Improving Your Photography
I’ve been looking through my catalog of photos and I noticed something that I think you can only see when looking back: that my photos have improved dramatically just in the last year. While that makes …
Can I Go Back in Time and Be A Teenager in the 1970’s?
As you’ve probably figured out by now, I have a thing for great photos and the photographers behind the lens. So, when I came across Joseph Szabo’s work, I had to share it! As a high …
Becoming Wonder Woman
“I used to want to save the world. This beautiful place. But I knew so little then. It is a land of beauty and wonder, worth cherishing in every way. But the closer you get, the …