Cara L Photography

Caffenol Process

I have recently played around with an alternative way to develop film. The Caffenol Process is not new but to me it is, and I am in love! I miss being able to have the resources of a darkroom at my fingertips and I love love, love film but it is costly to not only buy but to develop as well. This is why I was super excited to try this method out, it is a mixture of instant coffee, vitamin C powder, and washing soda. Super simple at home supplies, you of course still need photo fix but all these supplies are readily available online. This process only works with black and white film and it also increases the grain of the image so be careful

of your lighting and subject matter.

Zion National Park

It was chilly, overcast and drizzling but Zion National Park was still breathtaking. I always seem to have the luck of rain when I travel, it never fails where ever I go! In this occasion, I honestly didn’t mind at all because it contributed to us having beautiful waterfalls. The area was also in a one hundred plus day dry spell so it was very much needed.

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 by caralphotography Categories: TravelTags: Clouds, hiking, nature, nature hike, Nature Photography, Photographer, Photography, protected land, takeadventures, Travel, Travel Photography, Traveling, VisitUtah, waterfalls, zion natuonal park Leave a comment

Route 66

On our three-day tour of Arizona and Utah, the first stop was to the Road Runners Cafe in Seligman, AZ. This small stretch of road had a few stores which most were closed for the winter seasons or out of business. This little town is what helped to inspire the children movie Cars, Radiator Springs is Seligman, AZ. Unfortunately just as the movie showed it fell on hard times with the advancements of the interstate. I am glad that this was a stop for our tour company and other tours as well, it is great to support local small businesses.

March 20, 2018March 18, 2018 by caralphotography Categories: TravelTags: caralphotography, explore the states, go explore, just go shoot, Photography, photos, road runners cafe, road trip, Route 66, Travel, Travel Photography, Traveling, Visit Arizona, Visit Utah 1 Comment

Monument Valley

Monument Valley on the Navajo Reservation is AMAZING! It was one of my favorite stops on our trip. The large stone structures and the vast spaces in between make you feel so small and just shows you how large America actually is, this feeling is really amazing but also scary. After our ride into the valley, we were treated to a traditional Frybread lunch.

March 18, 2018 by caralphotography Categories: Uncategorized Leave a comment

Neon Museum

While in Vegas one of the first places we visited was The Neon Museum. It was Amazing!, we went on a twilight photography tour so we had an undisturbed amount of time to take photos instead of being restricted to the cell phone only guided tour. Here they have the salvaged neon signs from the casinos that started it all. Most of them no longer work but there were still some that did. I highly suggest checking this place out, they are working on expanding and a new exhibit where an artist projects onto the non-working signs what they actually looked like when they did work.

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February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 by caralphotography Categories: Travel, Urban DecayTags: art, art for sale, caralphotography, casinos, creativity, history, Las Vegas, neon lights, Neon Museum, neon signs, Photographer, Photography, photos, selling art, smugmug, Travel, Travel Photography Leave a comment

Sleeping Dog on Eagle Rock

These are some images from the first part of our tour at The Hoover Dam, and the Western Rim of the Grand Canyon. The images of the Dam are from a newly constructed bypass. you can still drive directly on the dam but because of tourist traffic causing a major backup directly on the dam, they created the bypass. As part of the bypass construction, they created a parking area where you need to walk up several flights of steps or use the handicap ramp to get to this viewpoint.

At the Western rim of the grand canyon, you can circle around to various vantage points on the Reservation via a shuttle system. One of those points aside from the Skywalk is Eagle Rock which also has the stone structure known as the sleeping dog.

January 29, 2018 by caralphotography Categories: Nature, TravelTags: Arizona, Black and white Photography, caralphotography, Dam, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon West Rim, Hoover Dam, National Parks, nature, Nature Photography, Nevada, Photography, Travel, Travel Photography, Traveling Leave a comment

Grand Canyon Skywalk

I have just come back from an amazing trip! My Husband and I went to Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. One of the many stops we made along our journey was the Skywalk over the western rim of the Grand Canyon, What an awesome experience! These images are NOT mine, You are NOT allowed to bring anything with you onto the Skywalk what so ever, they provide free lockers to stow your belongings. The skywalk is part of the Navajo Reservation so as the popularity of the attraction grew so did the number of people losing belongings over the edge. The Land is sacred to the Navajo so any man-made materials going onto the land is considered to be a desecration. The Skywalk is seventy feet (70 ft) off the edge of the western rim and you are standing almost five thousand feet (5000 ft) in the air! As you could imagine any materials that have gone over the edge will not be coming back anytime soon. When you visit the Skywalk you have the option to buy only one print for around $16 or you could buy the files for $65, now I know it sounds expensive but you get eighteen images of yourself on the skywalk plus stock images of the skywalk in various settings as you can see here, considering you aren’t allowed to take anything with you as cheesy as the poses may be I love having the memories.

Keep Posted to see all of the amazing photos from my trip, I am working on editing them now.

January 16, 2018 by caralphotography Categories: TravelTags: Adventure Outside, adventures, Arizona, Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon West Rim, Navajo Reservation, Travel, Travel Photography Leave a comment

Warren County Hot Air Balloons

County Agricultural fairs are a lot of fun, you see all of the prize food, crafts produce, and animals that everyone in the area worked hard to take care of. Let’s not forget the food, sometimes that is the best part! At the Warren County fair, they also had Hot Air Balloons which you can ride. Now I have never seen hot air balloons take off and it was a fun sight. Everyone setting up the baskets, rolling out the balloon to inflate.Which if you are riding in the balloon you have the opportunity to help in the process. Depending on the space available you will have twenty or more take off. I think at the next balloon festival that comes around I might be interested in going up in one. I am a little worried about the basket size, they seemed quite small? I hope you enjoy these images from the Warren County Farmers Fair & Hot air Balloon Festival.

August 25, 2017August 25, 2017 by caralphotography Categories: EventsTags: agricultural fair, county fair, Events, Explore where you live, ExploreNJ, go explore, hot air balloon festival, hot air balloons, just go shoot, justgoshoot, New Jersey, Njphotographer, Photographer, Photography, photos, things to do, Travel, Warren County, warren county fair Leave a comment

Deep Cut Gardens

Deep Cut Gardens is a fun little-hidden gem. They have a beautiful gated garden teeming with butterflies. All of the plants are labeled for easy identification, that is if you appreciate knowing what you are looking at. what I thought was a great idea was the scavenger hunt they created to help engage kids into enjoying the garden. They have small garden figurines of gnomes and fairies hidden for children to find. It is a great place to take family photos which were happening quite a bit on the day that I walked around.

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August 11, 2017August 9, 2017 by caralphotography Categories: Nature PreserveTags: butterflies, Deep Cut Gardens, Estate Gardens, Explore where you live, ExploreNJ, Go Outside, Historic Estate, light leaks, nature, nature hike, Nature Photography, Nature Preserve, nature walk, painted lady butterfly, preserved gardens, roses Leave a comment

Duke Farms

Duke Farms is an Estate that was home to James Buchanan Duke who was an entrepreneur and American Tobacco Company owner. The place was awesome but it is a lot of walking! They provide a trolley for anyone who has handicap needs and they also provide bike rentals. The orchid house, I would say is the main attraction it is beautifully maintained. As far as the main house itself the only thing that is left of it is the foundation, which would have been the basement. It is unfortunate that the upkeep was too costly it would have been a wonderful attraction to the property.