Celeste Cota Photography
Celeste Cota Photography
Celeste Cota Photography
Celeste Cota Photography
Celeste Cota Photography

Blog Challenge Feature: New England Crafters

Nice surprise for a Monday morning . . . I received a notice from Kris at New England Crafters via Etsy that one of the photos on they Etsy site has been included in their weekly blog challenge. The topic was Earth Day with a focus on green. Here is a link to their blog: [...]

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Tourist info available in this alcove off of the main lobby.

Henley Park Hotel: beautiful historic Washington DC

  My last post included some of thephotography of architecture in Washington DC. In the city for a travel trade show, I was able to get in a few hours to shoot and eat – two of my favorite things in the world. I also was able to go to the Holocaust Museum, watch someone [...]

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DC architectural details

Washington D.C. Architectural Photography & Gallery Images

    On a recent trip to Washington D.C. I had some time to walk around and do a little sightseeing. Just short of cherry blossom season, I found that although there were tourists, the crowds were fewer than when I visited with my family last August. Given my single status for the day and [...]

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Pathway through the snow in orchard

Selling Photography Part 6: CONCLUSION

  The Bottom Line – it’s not sustainable unless you make money. Looking back at my last segment of this series, I find it seems so long ago in both time passed and in my outlook on this subject. The photographic seasons of fall foliage, Halloween, all that family togetherness, giving and sharing of Thanksgiving [...]

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Christmas ornaments in snow

Christmas Stalking: Seasonal images in marketing

    The little trick or treaters had barely been nestled into their beds when I heard it. The first jingle of the holiday sales season. Marketers so focused on one of the three big kid holidays of the year quickly shifted gears and ads went from orange and black to green and red. Pumpkins [...]

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Whoopie Pies by Black Bear Catering

LIGHTS. . CAMERA . . ! SPOTLIGHT: Food Photography & Dramatic Illumination at Collins Center for the Arts 2012 Gala

  Photographing food is one of my favorite things. Whenever I have an opportunity to turn my lens toward some artfully created dishes I do so. I am also drawn to light and its effects, whether it’s the shadows or the beams, light is a big part of photography. Combining the two, food and light, [...]

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