A woman over 50 is often ignored and under-appreciated.

She may feel stuck in disapproval of herself, feeling either too fat, wrinkled, tired, broke, depressed, under-accomplished, not enough…

With the cold grey of winter settling into the Northeast, I find the need to seek inspiration from the colors of artwork. Here are some of my favorite images from recent trips to the city.

Every professional, no matter the profession they are in, will benefit from having a great headshot. It is, after all, your visual hello to the world!

New York City museums are filled with sculpture that fill me with awe, many of them are hundreds of years old. The celebration of the human body inspires me and informs my work.

Relocating to a suburb of NYC last year and starting my portrait business over again has been an amazing journey. Here are some of the wonderful people I met and photographed .

Looking at the beauties in these photos, you’d think I was hanging out models!  The wonderful thing is, they are all photographers who specialize in making other women look gorgeous in photos.

I try to enter photo contests as often as I can muster the courage, which doesn’t happen as often as it should. This year I entered the Glamour Photowalk 2014 which was sponsored by Lori and Photo Communiqué, and I was one of the winners!

Here is one of my photos in print! It was great fun to work with a talented local dressmaker, and help bring forth her vision.

They were part of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year! Being an icon of popular culture got you a spot on one of the floats, and from what I saw it was a great way to spend the morning, waving at masses of people like me.