October 10th, 2023
https://sharonpopek.com/banana-banana/
Things feel like they are going bananas
September 6th, 2023
A blog post about the idea behind my beautiful rice and bean images - https://sharonpopek.com/rice-and-beans/
August 7th, 2023
https://sharonpopek.com/ice-ice-baby/
July 28th, 2023
A blog about creating art from bargain roses. https://sharonpopek.com/when-roses-go-on-sale/
July 4th, 2023
A quick blog about my overhead blueberries image - https://sharonpopek.com/overhead-blueberries/
April 3rd, 2023
A blog featuring fresh produce photos in color and black and white.
https://sharonpopek.com/the-beauty-of-fresh-produce/
April 3rd, 2023
A blog featuring fresh produce photos in color and black and white.
https://sharonpopek.com/the-beauty-of-fresh-produce/
March 27th, 2023
New listings in my Etsy shop!
https://sharonpopek.com/now-offering-canvas-prints-in-my-etsy-shop/
February 17th, 2023
https://sharonpopek.com/vintage-style-postcards/
February 12th, 2023
https://sharonpopek.com/art-bloggers-collaboration-february-virtual-art-walk/
February 5th, 2023
A blog with photos of Portland and Poland Springs, Maine.
https://sharonpopek.com/a-visit-to-maine/
January 28th, 2023
So many great gift ideas!
https://sharonpopek.com/valentine-gifts/
January 8th, 2023
About quitting my job.
https://sharonpopek.com/what-have-i-done/
January 3rd, 2023
A blog about creating a piece of art every day
https://sharonpopek.com/365-days-of-art/
September 5th, 2022
An image from Chicago at night. The image is a view of the Chicago skyline, taken from Ogden Slip.
August 28th, 2022
A blog featuring images of the Chicago Skyline taken at sunset.
https://sharonpopek.com/chicago-images/
August 14th, 2022
Cookies are just for eating. I made art with these beauties.
https://sharonpopek.com/fun-with-cookies/
August 8th, 2022
A quick blog about my recent purchase from Etsy and using it for art.
https://sharonpopek.com/perpetual-calendar/
August 8th, 2022
A quick blog about my recent purchase from Etsy and using it for art.
https://sharonpopek.com/perpetual-calendar/
July 31st, 2022
A blog about some cool glass tea cups I found and the art I made with them. https://sharonpopek.com/its-tea-time/
July 24th, 2022
About using books as art. https://sharonpopek.com/im-obsessed-with-books/
June 12th, 2022
https://www.popekstudios.com/2022/06/12/photographing-glass-and-liquids/
May 26th, 2022
I took a quick trip to Washington, DC to see the Futures Exhibit at the Smithsonian.
December 5th, 2021
A blog about a recent 30 day challenge featuring images with the color red.
https://sharonpopek.com/seeing-red/
September 12th, 2021
A blog about keeping it simple in product photography
http://www.popekstudios.com/2021/09/12/simple-product-photography/
August 29th, 2021
A gallery of black and white images with a cut crystal bowl as subject.
https://sharonpopek.com/black-and-white-challenge/
July 11th, 2021
A quick blog post featuring street clocks in US towns and cities.
https://sharonpopek.com/clocks-clocks-clocks/
July 4th, 2021
A post featuring all of the one a day images I did last month.
https://sharonpopek.com/30-images-in-30-days/
July 1st, 2021
A new blog post featuring before and after images of product photography.
http://www.popekstudios.com/2021/07/01/the-importance-of-finishing-in-product-photography/
June 27th, 2021
A blog featuring photos taken of the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge spanning the Ohio River between Covington KY and Cincinnati OH.
https://sharonpopek.com/john-a-roebling-suspension-bridge/
June 20th, 2021
A new podcast episode and new photos from a recent trip to Kentucky and Ohio.
http://www.touristinyourtownpodcast.com/2021/06/20/covington-kentucky-and-cincinnati/
May 30th, 2021
A blog featuring images of art in unexpected places, specifically a construction site.
https://sharonpopek.com/art-in-unexpected-places/
May 23rd, 2021
A gallery of images featuring hotels and motels from around the world.
https://sharonpopek.com/hotels-and-motels-of-the-world/
May 9th, 2021
A quick, simple blog featuring flower images! https://sharonpopek.com/flower-power/
April 24th, 2021
My recent blog features artist Rebecca Wang. She is a traditional artist, who does pet portraits, psychedelic fantasy and animal art, and beautiful mandalas.
https://sharonpopek.com/featured-artist-rebecca-wang/
August 2nd, 2020
A blog featuring my blue toned images.
https://sharonpopek.com/blue-tones/
April 19th, 2020
The latest episode of Tourist in your Town features Meredith Cherry. She is traveling the United States on her horse Apollo to raise awareness for Domestic Abuse.
http://www.touristinyourtownpodcast.com/2020/04/17/around-the-us-on-a-horse/
March 15th, 2020
My latest episode is up! I talk to a young expat, a traveler, a podcaster, and a photographer.
http://www.touristinyourtownpodcast.com/2020/03/15/an-expat-in-taiwan/
March 2nd, 2020
A gallery of photos from a weekend visit to Bristol Tennessee Virginia.
January 11th, 2020
The latest episode is up! This one is all about a town divided, right down the middle!
http://www.touristinyourtownpodcast.com/2020/01/11/downtown-bristol-tn-va/
December 29th, 2019
A look back at 2019 and new goals for 2020.
https://sharonpopek.com/things-i-did-and-did-not-do-in-2019/
December 28th, 2019
I played tourist in my hometown of Knoxville, TN for a day! Find out what I learned at the Beck Cultural Exchange Center and which local brewery fed me great beer cheese! http://www.touristinyourtownpodcast.com/2019/12/28/saturday-in-east-knoxville/
December 22nd, 2019
Some photos from historic, downtown Salem, MA. https://sharonpopek.com/a-quick-visit-to-salem-ma/
November 30th, 2019
A visit to historic downtown Boston, MA.
November 29th, 2019
The latest episode featuring Salem, MA is up!
http://www.touristinyourtownpodcast.com/2019/11/29/salem-massachusetts/
September 19th, 2019
http://www.touristinyourtownpodcast.com/2019/09/19/knoxville-breweries/
September 16th, 2019
A blog featuring my favorite train photography.
https://sharonpopek.com/train-photography-2/
September 15th, 2019
A travel blog featuring a day trip in East Tennessee.
September 8th, 2019
About window photography
https://sharonpopek.com/window-photography/
September 2nd, 2019
It's my birthday month, so I'm sharing some of my favorite images. This blog has an emphasis on the most simple images.
https://sharonpopek.com/favorites-3/
September 1st, 2019
My first tutorial! This one is about Topaz Labs. I'll be posting more soon!
http://www.popekstudios.com/2019/09/01/topaz-labs-plug-in/
August 20th, 2019
Photos from a recent visit to my home town of Danville, Kentucky.
August 13th, 2019
The story of the first successful abdominal surgery.
http://www.touristinyourtownpodcast.com/2019/08/14/jane-todd-crawford/
July 28th, 2019
https://sharonpopek.com/photography-from-cincinnati-ohio/
July 14th, 2019
A collection of photos take at dusk and after dark in downtown Asheville, NC.
https://sharonpopek.com/travel-photos-from-asheville-north-carolina/
July 3rd, 2019
Some new images from a recent trip to Asheville, North Carolina.
https://sharonpopek.com/asheville-north-carolina-courthouse/
June 23rd, 2019
A new episode of Tourist in your Town, featuring the food and drink of Gatlinburg, TN.
http://www.touristinyourtownpodcast.com/2019/06/23/gatlinburg-tn-food-and-drink/
June 3rd, 2019
Part 2 of the midlife angst series
http://sharonpopek.com/midlife-angst-part-2/
June 1st, 2019
A series of blogs about midlife angst
http://sharonpopek.com/midlife-angst-part-1/
May 26th, 2019
A gallery of Cuba photos from a trip several years ago.
http://sharonpopek.com/cuba-revisited/
May 1st, 2019
Travel photography featuring reflections in shop windows.
http://sharonpopek.com/city-reflections/
April 30th, 2019
Images and thoughts on the New York Subway system.
April 18th, 2019
Returning to my hometown as an adult and a tourist.
http://sharonpopek.com/danville-kentucky/
February 25th, 2018
The story of our recent trip to Loudon, TN. Tuesday Trekkin' is about getting out and seeing America, both small towns and big cities.
http://sharonpopek.com/tuesday-trekkin-021318-loudon-tennessee/
January 28th, 2018
http://sharonpopek.com/whats-old-new/
Reworking old and new images to give them a retro / vintage look.
January 1st, 2018
Looking back on 2017, I realized that I didn't set any goals for the year. I thought maybe that's why I felt so much like I was just floundering about and not getting anywhere. So, I decided to set some goals and share them. These are simple, attainable, clear goals.
Create at least 1 training video
Go to the beach
Set up my studio / office properly
December 28th, 2017
A retrospective of Tuesday Trekkin' 2017. It's a blog about visiting small towns in the South East, mostly in East Tennessee.
http://sharonpopek.com/look-back-tuesday-trekkin-2017/
December 28th, 2017
A retrospective of Tuesday Trekkin' 2017. It's a blog about visiting small towns in the South East, mostly in East Tennessee.
http://sharonpopek.com/look-back-tuesday-trekkin-2017/
December 17th, 2017
New travel map art from Vienna, Austria, Krakow, Poland, and Budapest, Hungary.
November 5th, 2017
A gallery of my photos before and after they've been worked. http://sharonpopek.com/before-and-after-photos/
September 24th, 2017
Sometimes I get in a rut and need to do something different. It might be shooting the mundane and doing something drastic in post processing or maybe it's shooting something that I would not normally take a photo of or pairing objects that generally don't go together.
http://sharonpopek.com/leaving-comfort-zone/
August 5th, 2017
https://purplerosemary.com/2017/08/05/color-vs-black-white/ - a blog about processing photos and whether black and white or color depending on the mood you wish to convey in your images.
July 9th, 2017
Click below to read a little about art photography and how to start.
https://purplerosemary.com/2017/07/09/pick-up-your-camera/
April 30th, 2017
A gallery of red art.
http://sharonpopek.com/red-all-about-it/
April 2nd, 2017
A gallery of orange art.
http://sharonpopek.com/orange-glad-made-post/
March 26th, 2017
A gallery of blue. From sky blue to midnight blue, from blue glass to blue water, it's all there.
January 1st, 2016
The beginning of my Goddess series.
April 28th, 2014
http://purplerosemary.com/2014/04/28/spring-poem/
March 26th, 2014
When we first moved into our house, we found a packet of love letters hidden in the cellar. These letters seem to chronicle the beginnings of love, to marriage, to divorce. And quite possibly an affair. I have considered several options for these letters. I have let them sit in the drawer while I considered the options. Perhaps trying to use them as a basis for a novel or short story. Or maybe just putting them back. It feels very voyeuristic to be reading them. And especially to make up a story surrounding them. But as a photographer, I’m sort a voyeur by nature. So, I decided to use them in some photo collages.
February 9th, 2014
In an effort to make some more of this fabric art, I went to the craft store. While looking at different types of thread and embroidery silks, I spotted these spools of thread. They were in a clear plastic container and so many lovely colors. I had been having trouble deciding which colors to buy. This made it easy. All the colors!
I got them home and started eyeing them as art in their own right. I don’t usually set up scenes or items for shooting as fine art. I shoot product photographs for a living, so it’s not something I do in my art. But these spools were calling to me. So, I set them up in my studio, where the natural light is perfect.
I began with them set up like little soldiers, all in a perfect line. I was shooting, moving the colors around, but keeping the same basic line. And then my cat happened.
Before I could do anything, he jumped up on the table and swiped them all down with his paw. I decided I liked this layout. It gave a more natural feel to the spools of thread.
However, he still wanted to help with layout. I let him pick which colors stayed on the table and which went on the floor. I think he’s got great taste.