Carolyn Bates

We go to their Sugar House where they are using a state of the art machine to boil sap into syrup. And where they sell their yummy maple cream, syrup, t-shirts etc. ©Carolyn Bates and Tree Spaulding. All rights reserved. No uses allowed without written permission.Published on Apr 20, 2015 About Little Hogback Farm: Little Hogback Farm specializes in using sustainable forest management … [Read more...]

After only 100 days, the crowd funding campaign set up by The Ocean Cleanup was successfully completed and exceeded expectations!  September 15, 2014, Amsterdam - The Ocean Cleanup, founded by Dutchman Boyan Slat (20), has successfully completed its crowd funding campaign. With the support of over 38,000 funders from 160 countries, in 100 days over US$ 2 million has been raised. This … [Read more...]

Take a look at two of the images that will be in a full page AD for The Cushman Design Group in Architectural Digest! About The Cushman Design Group The Cushman Design Group, Inc. offers personalized residential, interior, landscape, and master planning design services for those who value elegant design, natural materials, and environmental consciousness in their home or business. The … [Read more...]

Traveling with Levi and his family .....I took several video clips and edited them into this one with Levi and his Dad. Called Daddy Tickles Levi's Head... ©Carolyn L. Bates Photography … [Read more...]

News Alert: The Senate just voted S. 141 forward 20-8. Your calls have made such a difference! Our voices have been heard loud and clear in the Vermont Senate. Sen John Campbell (left) and Sen Dick Sears (right)  Sears was head of judiciary committee that brought the bill through a long journey filled with may members dressed in orange from the gun lobby.Senate vote 20-8 Historic. … [Read more...]

If I was able to Fly, then perhaps I would have been able to photograph this summer camp straight on. But without this ability, I was perched precariously on concrete steps that went like an expert ski slope. Not happy with this view, I played with free transform, and lots of extra layers of pieces and parts of the cottage, to finally make it look like I really was able to fly. Enjoy! And … [Read more...]

Lake Champlain is heavily polluted with phosphate in some ares, with thick growths of algae. Floatingislandsolutions.com has a solution. This solution is not just for larger lakes, but can be used for smaller bodies of water such as Lake Carmi. Join us on Facebook to keep up with the latest!If you have waterfront or know of waterfront  where the water is not clean….please read this, and … [Read more...]

Playing out side the box with color and text. Check out the pieces that went into making this fun and whimsical portriat! Put those all together with some Photoshop Magic and ... … [Read more...]

I was able to go to a concert by Pete’s Posse and what a great time! Take a look at some of the photos from the show. Jerry Johnson and Me with Pete! About Pete's Posse Pete’s Posse is composed of Pete Sutherland (fiddle, piano, banjo and vocals), Oliver Scanlon (fiddle, mandolin, dobro, foot percussion and vocals) and Tristan Henderson (guitars, mandolin, jaw harp, bodhran, foot … [Read more...]

Sometimes you just need to share a video. This dog is awesome and there is no way you will not watch until the end!  Read the Huffington Post Article: Geico Creates 'Unskippable' Preroll YouTube Ads That You'll Want To Watch Till The End. After sitting through the first five unavoidable seconds of a YouTube preroll ad, most people don’t bother watching the spot till the end. But Geico is … [Read more...]

I recently had the chance to take portraits of writers at the Burlington Writers Worksop. One of them was Peter Biello the author, radio host and the head of The Burlington Writers Workshop. About the BWW: The Burlington Writers Workshop’s mission is to provide writers with free learning opportunities that help them develop as artists and professional writers.  We provide as many as five … [Read more...]

I am just so excited to be working again with one of my most favorite contractors from way back in my history…all the way back when we shot with Film!George Hubbard and his firm allowed me access to their job sites for at least 15 years, so I could take cover and story photographs for Journal of Light Construction, Tools of the Trade, Fine Homebuilding. George is a consistent award winner each … [Read more...]

We all want to have our state of Vermont pass a law to have background checks done before anyone purchases a gun.Here are some of our members gathering at a recent get together. Here are some of my other blog posts: Working Together to Keep Guns Out of the Wrong Hands Young Guns. Continuing the Conversation about Guns in Our Society. Vermonters for Common Sense Gun Laws In May 2014, Gun … [Read more...]

The Dog Chapel sign serves as backdrop for hundreds of family portraits.  Pictured here, Elizabeth with Fernandina and Dovekie, Ana with Tomas, and Chris nestled among Stephen's collection of dog statuettes. Stephen working on a woodcut in his home studio. There is a great announcement from Dog Mountain! It's our enormous pleasure to announce today that their … [Read more...]

Three generations in one family play games and pose for photographs. Find out more about the book by clicking here. XMAS 2014 at GRAMPI'S by Carolyn L. Bates Published: January 8, 2015 •  Dimensions: Standard Landscape 106 pgs  •  Category: Arts & Photography … [Read more...]