Kajsa's

Return from India

[caption id="attachment_107" align="aligncenter" width="334" caption="Andy at the Taj"][/caption] At the end of last month I set out on an adventure with my brother and John of Batdorff Photography to India. It's not until now that I've been able to process what that experience meant. One evening in Varanasi was particularly crazy ...

See the Arrow

[caption id="attachment_102" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Bear X-ing, (ISO 400, 12mm, f/4, 1/2000s)"][/caption] I posted this for Batdorff Photography's weekend post last Sunday, but would like to include it here as well. I was having coffee with my longtime friend last week and even though we haven't lived in the same town in ...

Vermont, Vermont

[caption id="attachment_98" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Near Burlington, VT; Kajsa Stolberg"][/caption] I spent the last week in Burlington, Vermont and I've gotta say that between the skiing, the ice cream, and the coffee, the folks in VT really know how to live. I wrote a tiny bit about it on Batdorff Photography's blog ...

Wintertime

[caption id="attachment_91" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Michigan shore, Chicago"][/caption] Skiing, Chicago, Winter! I never have liked winter, I always prefer summer, and the transition into Spring is probably my favorite because of the smell of dirt. The video on the right-hand sidebar is how I'm starting to come to terms with this whole ...

Japan

[caption id="attachment_83" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Examining the day's catch near Kasaoka"][/caption] Want to know what this Japan thing is all about? I spent two years in Japan teaching English to high school students in a small town in Okayama, Japan. To help give you some perspective on where Okayama is, you'll find ...

John Batdorff 2010 Calendar

This week's to-do list: 1. Buy holiday gifts 2. Give back Done and done with John's new calendar. ALL profits go to Big Brother, Big Sister, and the the Humane Society. Check out the super coolest slide show of the decade, and see what could be yours:

Understand your photos better

[caption id="attachment_62" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Samurai March Man, Kajsa Stolberg, 1/80s @ f/5.6, 80mm, ISO 100"][/caption] Every week I guest blog on John Batdorff's photography site, and today's post is on self critiques. The more I study photography, the more I appreciate the formulas to good photos. Check out the post, and ...

I’ve gotta start somewhere!

[caption id="attachment_6" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Train Track Flowerbeds, Kajsa Stolberg"][/caption] I'm starting this site and not quite sure where to begin, so I'll get right to it by saying that I'm interested in showing photos that I've taken, throwing ideas around, learning from others out there, and making the most of this ...