Nicole Karr photography

Nicole Karr photography
http://www.nicolekarr.com/blog/


From the About page:

Hello, there! I’m a photographer, COO, and mama of three little ones, living in spectacular Northeastern Pennsylvania. I’m available to take pictures for you.

Time moves so quickly! I’d love to help capture beautiful memories of your dear ones and celebrations.

I am located near the town of Benton, a short drive from Ricketts Glen State Park, Bloomsburg, Berwick, Dallas, the Back Mountain, and Wilkes-Barre, PA.

From the Mailbag: My Invisible Camera

We received this email a few months ago and I accidentally misplaced it! My apologies to Tanya for the delay in writing about her blog. 

My name is Tanya King and my blog is www.myinvisiblecamera.com. I joined the NEPAblogs Facebook group a few weeks ago and have been very happy with the sense of community. I only just looked at the website and was wondering if I could have my blog linked here as well? Thank you very much for all your efforts. It's really nice to see a healthy community of bloggers growing strong in NEPA.

Thanks again,

Tanya

From Tanya's words:  "My invisible camera is a personal evolution of how I capture moments. When I first began this blog I was a photographer first and foremost. After being diagnosed with lupus I began to explore different ways to ‘save’ moments. I equate this blog to being ‘my invisible camera’–a way for me to take a snapshot of something amazing/brilliant/dear to me, whether with photographs or words, preserve it in all its glory, and share it here."  Tanya really does have some beautiful photos of her family on the blog and her Instagram. You can read more on her about page, or follow her on Twitter.

You too can join our NEPA Bloggers group on Facebook to network with others from the local blogosphere.


Speaking of networking....do you have cabin fever? Restless for Friday?

Why not head out to the Vintage Happy Hour happening tonight from 5-8pm at Trax Platform Lounge?  For more details and to RSVP, check out the Facebook event page.

Andy Palumbo Suggestions

My friend and fellow co-worker Andy Palumbo sent me a twitter message the other day (ok, maybe more like a month ago) with some new bloggers he wanted to see us link to.

"John Quigley's A Green Thing blog"

http://johnhquigley.blogspot.com/

John Quigley is a former Hazleton mayor.  He talks about green living and fracking on his blog, which we all know is a hot button issue in Northeast PA these days.

From the About:  

A GREEN THING

The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a Green thing that stands in the way. Some see Nature all Ridicule and Deformity...and some scarce see Nature at all. But to the eyes of the Man of Imagination, Nature is Imagination itself.

William Blake, English poet (1757-1827)

Experienced leader with a diverse career in the not-for-profit, public, and private sectors. Served as the founding executive director of a non-profit economic development corporation and as a 2-term Mayor of a city of 25,000 residents. Held a number of management positions with two industry-leading companies in the private sector and taught economics at a Pennsylvania State University branch campus. Wrote a weekly public affairs column for a northeast Pennsylvania newspaper and served as government relations manager with a statewide public interest organization. Most recently, served 2 years as the third Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.



Next up...

"The Pix Chick"

http://thepixchick.tumblr.com
http://thepixchick.wordpress.com

Jeanne L. Kenney is "just a chick with a camera, walking around taking pictures of stuff".  You can also find her work on her Facebook Page, Twitter and her website http://www.thepixchick.com.



If you haven't visited in a while, you should take another look at Andy's blog.  Right now he has some bad photography featuring buildings in Wilkes-Barre that may be on the endangered list (staying with our Hotel Sterling theme on our blog this week).  I must say that Andy is probably one of the more dedicated bloggers I know.  He posts something new every day.  I wish I had that level of energy for my personal blog!

NOTE:  Jeanne informed me that she moved from the Tumblr blog to Wordpress due to technical issues and will be using that blog from now on to post.

Have a suggestion for a blogger that we aren't linking to?  Drop us a line: nepablogs@gmail.com.

About the header image: February 13, 2013

A week ago we received this message in the NEPA Blogs mailbag:


I have some great photos for your headers; I photograph the Mountain Top/Quality Hill Chief's hockey team and all my photos can be found on the link below.

Let me know if you'd like me to create some headers, or if you'd like to use any of your photos for anything! 

I'm newer to the area, and trying to get my photography out there more.

http://www.facebook.com/KoralDawnPhoto

Many of Koral's photos are close-ups of the hockey players in action, but one image caught my eye for its abstract beauty and screamed out to be turned into a header. Apparently Koral thought the same thing already, as she was using it at the time as the header image on her Facebook page. Koral cropped and resized her image to the NEPA Blog header specs, and even designed and added the title and descriptive text.  Let us know what you think!

Koral is on Instagram, with the handle Kayeravyn. She's also a blogger, and she includes a link to her blog, Unsane Beyond Sanity, in the image's descriptive text. We'll do a full writeup on her blog sometime soon. Everybody please welcome Koral Dawn, and we look forward to using more of her images as headers in the future!

Do you have images you'd like to see used as the NEPA Blogs header? Let us know at nepablogs@gmail.com!

PA Live! Blog of the Week: The Roving Photographer

NEPA Blogs will be presenting a "Blog of the Week" on the WBRE's PA Live! every Tuesday. PA Live! airs weekday afternoons on WBRE from 4:00 to 5:00.

Watch this episode on the PA Live! site:  http://pahomepage.com/palive-details?nxd_id=270022





Our PA Live! Blog of the Week this week is Bent Pennington's The Roving Photographer (http://therovingphotographer.com/).

Brent Pennington is a professional photographer who specializes in portraiture and commercial photography. He even has a blog site dedicated to his professional work. But this isn't that blog.  The Roving Photographer is Brent's blog to showcase his personal work, work done for his own enjoyment, focusing on his passions - nature, wildlife, the world around him. Brent's images feature birds, flowers, spiders, turtles, and the play of sunlight through trees. His posts sometimes also cover technical topics relevant to his art, such as reviews of cameras and camera products, tips and tricks, and even ways to recover when you've arrived at a remote location and realized you've forgotten some essential equipment.

Brent has a passion for photography that extends beyond his profession, and that passion shines through on The Roving Photographer. He has also shared his art through his presentation at Scranton's first Pecha Kucha Night in February called "In Pursuit of Light" (featured here on his professional blog.)

Northeastern Pennsylvania is home to many talented photographers, and the region presents a wide variety of settings and subjects for photographers. Check out Brent Pennington's The Roving Photographer to see how a skilled photographer can present images of NEPA! 


If you have a blog you would like us to link on NEPA Blogs, or know of a blog you think we should link, please let us know! You can always drop us a line at nepablogs@gmail.com!

Uncharted Frontier EZine

Allan Kaspar, of the DnA Project Band blog is starting a new project that involves a blog.  I interviewed him about the new endeavor via text message.

Me:  "What's this new thing you are doing?"

Al:  "I'm starting a free ezine for short fiction writers, artists and photographers who are not yet mainstream.  It will distribute through all smart phone bookshelves/libraries.  Going to be an awesome creative venture."

Al:  "The ezine is located at http://unchartedfrontier.com"

Al:  "It'll be in ebook format going through smashwords so it'll convert into .mobi, .epub, etc formats."

Me:  "When does it launch?"

Al:  "As soon as I finish putting up the preview story."

Me:  "Ok, sweet!"

Al:  "Well the website anyway, issue 1, I'm hoping for beginning of August."

From the About:
Uncharted Frontier Magazine focuses on the best fiction and art from the creatively talented albeit undiscovered. We seek to provide a vehicle and voice to those we feel should be heard! Do you have the passion to create a good short story? Do you have a budding talent for photography and want to show the world? See our Submission Guidelines for details!

Undiscovered Frontier aims to be the best FREE fiction e-zine made specifically for mobile devices! We aim to have the ezine published on the Amazon Bookshelf, iTunes, and all major digital distribution outlets aimed at the smartphone and tablet audience!

Thank you for reading, and welcome to the Frontier!

--

So there you have it, head over to http://unchartedfrontier.com and check out the preview and look for the first free issue at the beginning of August.  

~Michelle

3 New Photo Bloggers

We have so many talented photographers in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and lucky for NEPA Blogs, many of them are bloggers as well. I have three new additions to tack onto are already expanding list.



#1 Arthur Miller

http://arthur-miller.artistwebsites.com/myblog.html
From Wyoming, PA


From the About: I am an Artist Who Works In Paint and Postmodern Photography-based Art. If you would like to use one of my images for editorial purposes, or would like to license an image for product use, please contact me directly at ( AM @ EPIX.NET ) for special editorial publication licensing rates.


You can also find him on Facebook right here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Arthur-Miller-Artist/181812805191467



#2 Michael Straub

http://web.me.com/michaelstraub/MSP/Blog/Blog.html
and
http://www.michaelstraubphotography.com/

From Scranton, PA area


From the About: Michael Straub Photography has been documenting weddings, families, and corporate events for the last 10 years, and loving every minute of it! The purpose of my blog is to share with you what I see as a photographer sharing this human experience with all of you......enjoy.

You can also find him on Twitter here: @mstraub

#3 SoManyRoads Photography

http://somanyroads.us/
From Luzerne, PA

From the About: We are a Wilkes Barre/ Scranton Pennsylvania Photography Company specializing in Studio and on location photography for Portraits, Weddings, Birthday Parties & All other Special Moments...If You are like Us I am sure that you are tired of the hassle of going to the mall and dealing with the long lines and putting up with people that just don't seem to care how your pictures turnout, Not with us! We provide white glove service to our customers allowing the client to feel at home with the process.Contact us for an appointment today!

You can also find him on Facebook right here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/So-Many-Roads-Photography/258464370875656

So as Manny Gordon would say, enjoy, enjoy the latest photographers who have now been added to our blog roll. If you know of any other talented bloggers in the area that deserve a mention, shoot us an email at nepablogs@gmail.com

~Michelle

Several Photo Blogs all from Aaron Campbell

From The Mailbag:

Hello,

I was referred to the NEPA Blogs site via a message on my Facebook fan page. I have several photo blogs, but would like to give the PA Waterfalls blog some exposure... http://pa-waterfalls.posterous.com/

I started it last month and have a couple contributors... fellow PA photographers / waterfall enthusiasts.

My other photo blogs:
Photography from Northeastern Pennsylvania: http://bloodshot23.posterous.com/
Through The Viewfinder: http://aaronc.typepad.com/blog
BMT Photography: http://bmtphoto.blogspot.com/

Thanks,
Aaron Glenn Campbell
BsG Multimedia Aaron Campbell Photography
http://www.bsgmultimedia.com/aaronc

---

It looks like we hit the Photo Blog motherload with Aaron's email! I am adding all of the above links to the blog roll and hope you'll take a moment to take a gander at Aaron's very talented work. Also, you can connect with him through our Facebook Group or on Twitter @bloodshot23.

~Michelle

PS -
Michelle's March Madness Blogs Added: 11.
Harold: 2.

I'm winning!! :o)

A journey In imagery

This one...this one, I've totally forgotten how I got to know about it. Based on the date I first jotted down some notes about it, and the fact that it's the blog of a photographer who is based out of Stroudsburg, I suspect that it is somehow connected to The Forwardian Arts Society.

A journey in imagery
http://ajourneyinimagery.blogspot.com/

This is the blog of freelance photographer Stephen Lippay. As he says in his very first blog post,

The object is for me here is to post past and current photo projects, sharing my experience, and keeping people updated with where I'm at, and what I've done. If anyone is interested that is... There may be a few that I cannot slip publicly yet, but the time will come.

Photography blogs are always fun. All my life I've preferred books with pictures, and I think I feel the same way about blogs! Be sure to check out A journey in imagery.

#NewHeaderWednesday

Last year, Harold and I toyed with the idea of rotating the blog headers at the top of NEPA Blogs more frequently. After further discussion, we thought it would be more interactive if we opened the floor to submissions by our blog readers. We asked for your photos, and some of you had sent them in. A BIG THANK YOU to all who allowed us to use their photos!

Before long, we were out of reader photos and Harold and I took turns using photos that we took as the headers...that gets old quick. We like to see new and interesting things when we load the NEPA Blogs page.

Sooooo.....

I'm putting out another call for header submissions. Feel free to submit any interesting photos that you have taken from Northeastern Pennsylvania to nepablogs[at]gmail[dot]com. You do not have to worry about resizing or adding the text, Harold has already mastered tweeking the submitted photos. Specifically, we'd like to see some winter photography...we already have a cache of photos that we can use during the spring months.

We rotate the new blog headers out every Wednesday and they stay on our blog for a period of 1 week. It can be your claim to fame for the week because we will give you full credit for the submission (and point people to your blog on Twitter, Facebook and Google+) which may in turn increase traffic on your blog. You can see a gallery of our past headers by clicking here.

We have recently received submissions from James Roberts (@PRguyMU on Twitter), Brent Pennington Photography and the master of Ada Mae Compton. We will be rotating these in the upcoming weeks. We'd love to see YOUR photos though. Don't be shy, email them along!

~Michelle

Eddie Donlin

When Michelle first sent me a frame grab of this site from her iPhone, I was a little taken aback.

Ed died online? What the heck kinda name for a blog was that? And why was it spelled wrong?

It wasn't spelled wrong, it turns out. This is the personal blog of Berwick's Eddie Donlin: photographer, father, and newbie beer-maker!

http://eddiedonlin.com/blog/

Scroll through his blog to see examples of his work, plus stories of his travels and his photo shoots. It's always interesting to see Northeastern Pennsylvania through somebody else's eyes, and this is your chance!

Two by Brent Pennington

Northeastern Pennsylvania is home to many excellent photographers, both amateur and professional. Here are two blogs by Brent Pennington, a professional photographer who also captures images for his own enjoyment:

Brent Pennington: Photographer
http://brentpennington.com/blog/

From the "About" page:

I’ve been behind the camera for over 6 years and I have to say, it’s an exciting journey. It’s more than a hobby for me, more than a career – it’s a passion. I’ve been a photojournalist, worked for major universities & trade schools, sold fine art photographs, and recorded graduations, weddings, and families.


But most of all, I’ve worked with people. That’s the rewarding part. Getting to step inside the moment and see people as they truly are, capturing their feelings and their essence. I’ve been able to tell their stories.


Let me tell yours.


Brent also has another photography site, which has a very different focus:

The Roving Photographer
http://therovingphotographer.com/blog-2/

From that site's "About" page:

I specialize in portraiture and wedding photography. I get a thrill out of meeting people, getting to work with them, getting to peer just a little ways into who they really are, and make an image of it. But when the clients are gone and the light stands are put away, I retreat to nature and make images for myself.


It lets me forget the daily concerns and focus on the world around me, instead. The activities of the wildlife, the life cycles of the plants. It’s something I’m passionate about, and take great pleasure in doing. And that’s enough.


So if you’re looking for stunning models and beautiful brides, check out my professional site: Brent Pennington: Photographer. You won’t find any of that here on display here (although you may get to see some behind the scenes)… But what you will find are songbirds and eagles, mammals and wildflowers, and a taste of the landscapes across which I roam. You’ll also find info on the gear I use, a well as the gear that I build for myself.

Be sure to check out both of Brent's sites to see two sides of a photographer's work!

The Scrantonite

Happy Monday everyone!
Did I sound cheery enough? I was faking it....

Everyone loves some good eye candy, so this morning I present to you "The Scrantonite" photo blog at http://www.scrantonite.com/

Peter Kamali authors this blog along with the following other blogs: beaniac.com | illrobot.com | microurban.org | techbean.org

Grab another cup of joe and the explore the city that made NBC's "The Office" TV show famous.

~M

Lisa Ceaser Photography

Here's a blog that I've struggled with for a while - I've had it in reserve, but I was having a hard time verifying that this was actually by someone from Northeastern Pennsylvania. I was about to send her a query by email when I recognized her address: she is a blogger we actually have listed already with another blog, the name of which I need to change.

(Odd story: I actually "met" this blogger a few years ago through the blog site of a once-prolific blogger in Michigan whose blog we both read and commented on regularly. I followed back the link on one of her comments to her blog, and that's where things started.)

Lisa Ceaser Photography
http://www.lisaceaserphotography.com/

From her "About":

Do you like pretty pictures? Me, too!

And I want to share my eye for pretty pictures with you. I want to make you see, feel, experience all that is beautiful in this world. And I want to capture special memories and moments in time and preserve them for you for an eternity.

My style has been called "photojournalistic". I don't try to make you sit, stand, smile in positions that are uncomfortable, unnatural or just overdone. I shoot your family/event/wedding as it happens, with an eye for details that tell the story from the heart. Yes, we will do the traditional bridal party shots, the grandparents, the bride and groom. But when you choose me for your wedding/portraits/event, you get much more and at an affordable price.

If you're a blogger based in Northeastern Pennsylvania, or are from Northeastern Pennsylvania, or blog about Northeastern Pennsylvania, or know someone who falls into any of these categories, please drop us a line at nepablogs@gmail.com and we'll be happy to list you - or them!

The NEPA Real Estate Photo Blog

We received a new blog submission via email from Gillian Peterson. I would like to say that she seen the ComputerWise TV show with Harold and I and was inspired to send us an email to list her blog, but I don't know if that is true...I will find out though!

The NEPA Real Estate Photo Blog is the professional blog/profile for Gillian Peterson. She takes all the pictures, and posts all of the information and ideas to the blog. A one (wo)man show you may call it.

From the About Page: Hello! My name is Gillian Peterson. I am a 28-year-old licensed Realtor (RS308732) in the resort area of the Pocono Mountains. This includes areas such as historic Stroudsburg and Mount Pocono, as well as Tobyhanna, East Stroudsburg, Tannersville, Bangor, Windgap, Marshalls Creek, etc. Basically all of Monroe, Pike, Wayne, Carbon, Northampton, and Lehigh counties. I will not only blog about events in the Poconos, but also in Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Nazereth, Northampton, and beyond!

Thanks for the submission, Gillian! I am adding her blog to the sidebar as I type this entry out. For the rest of you, please feel free to send your blog to nepablogs@gmail.com if you would like them to appear on our website.

Found at random: Crystal Satriano Photography

While informing NEPA Mom about another matter, I came across this post on her site, which led me to this blog:

Crystal Satriano Photography
http://crystalsatrianophotography.blogspot.com/
Custom Location Lifestyle Photographer serving NEPA (Northeast, PA). Newborns, Maternity, Babies, Children, Teens, Seniors, Couples, Families, Boudoir & Weddings.


I think I'm going to start a category for "NEPA Photographers!"
 
If you're in Northeastern Pennsylvania and own a small business, a blog can be an excellent way to connect with potential customers. Don't wait for us to stumble upon you by accident!  Get in touch with us at nepablogs@gmail.com!

Wilkes-Barre: Crime, Fire, Law, Theatre, Photography, and Music

Here are just a few of the results that came up today for a Google search of the words "wilkes-barre" and "blog":

Crime-Free Wilkes-Barre by Charlotte Raup, President of the Wilkes-Barre Neighborhood Crime Watch Coalition

WB Fire Fighters Thoughts by Dan Emplit, "An over-caffeinated 18 year WBFD Engine 3 Driver, with 6 years Active Military service who has the clinging scent of gun oil about him."

Wilkes-Barre Pesonal Injury Blog from Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, LLP

Gaslight Theatre Company - The blog of a Wilkes-Barre theatre company.

Earl & Sedor Photographic - From their "About Us:" "JB Earl and John Sedor have been providing their services as professional photographers locally – in Northeastern Pennsylvania in the Greater Wilkes-Barre and Scranton area – and nationally since 1984."

The Wanderer (http://www.stuofdoom.com/): "...a site about ghost towns, abandoned places, places with little known or forgotten history, roadside curiosities, and the occasional tourist trap. We deal primarily with southern New Jersey and the Pine Barrens, but we are now based in the Poconos and learning our way around Pennsylvania. Over the past few years, we’ve been slowly expanding and covering more area, going as far north as New England and as far west as Indiana."


Jeff Dietz Photography - Scranton / Wilkes-Barre PA Wedding and Portrait Photography

The photoblog of Darkershadesofbrown  - Scranton/Wilkes Barre wedding photographer Daniel Lanton

Spirit of Youth - "Spirit Of Youth is a blog about Wilkes-Barre hardcore past, present, and future and worldwide Straight Edge."



As always, if you're a NEPA blogger and you'd like to get listed and don't want to wait for us to stumble across your blog, please drop us a line!  And if you are listed on NEPA Blogs, please do all your fellow NEPA Bloggers a favor and include a link back to NEPA Blogs!  Or just grab this button and stick it on your site:

Thanks!