Carolyn Bates

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About the Project: FAHC in Burlington, VT. needed a second waiting room for ICU, but there was no empty room available. The facilities planning staff spied a flat, ugly, black roof off of the icu hallway. Pushing out from the wall this roof turned into a marvelous light filled two story space withhundreds of very colorful balloon shaped hand blown glass floating down from the ceiling by.  … [Read more...]

With all the apps that are out there, do you ever wonder which ones are the best? Luckily photographer & writer John Paul Caponigro can help. From blog posts to a Pinterest board dedicated to the apps he uses, you will be able navigate through all the apps out there. Lessons On his website, John Paul has a wide variety of resources. He has blog posts with free content, workshops, and eBook … [Read more...]

Imagine my surprise when I received a phone call from Blithfield & Company. There I was, answering my phone like any other day and on the other end … England. For me! As it turns out, Liz Downing and Anne Dubbs had heard about me through personal references and they loved my work. So, they hired me to take their leading photographs for this season, featuring English artist, Peggy Angus’s block … [Read more...]

Recently, I watched this video on YouTube and I learned a lot. So, naturally, I wanted to share it. About the video: Animation describing the Universal Principles of Persuasion based on the research of Dr. Robert Cialdini, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing, Arizona State University. Dr. Robert Cialdini & Steve Martin are co-authors (together with Dr. Noah Goldstein) of the … [Read more...]

InSite Decathlon House by Middlebury College. Night Shot. Revisited. I neutralized the big sodium vapor lights that turned everything a puke yellow green, and took down the colors of the solar panels, so house glows more brightly.  About the Project:Middlebury College has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 competition! Over the next two … [Read more...]

*** Featured in Vermont Magazine! *** Architect, Kristen L'Esperance,  designs her own home. For The PROJECTOR HOUSE, there was specific concept behind the design put forth by Kristen. In her own words: "The initial concept was The projector as a formal concept: The architecture is formalized in relationship to the view. The proximity of the viewer to the view  defines the scale of the … [Read more...]

I was lucky enough to take photos at this event. Here is a look. AIAVT Presents Tour of New Center for Art and Education Architects, interns, building professionals, and architecture students gathered together on October 17 for a presentation about museum design and a tour of the newly constructed Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education at Shelburne Museum. The presentation and tour were led … [Read more...]

Moose Meadow Lodge Tree House Privately situated, the house overlooks Moose Meadow's trout pond and has a main floor living room with wrap around deck.   A spiral staircase, scribed into to a branching support tree, accesses the second story bedroom complete with its own porch.  The owners have done an impressive job outfitting the interior, helping provide their guests a one of a … [Read more...]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore by Mark Forton Over the past couple of months, The Creative Action Network (CAN) has worked with National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) on "Seeing America." It uses art and design to help bring awareness for the need of funding for our national parks as they approach upcoming budget cuts in two years. It is a great project, so check it out! About … [Read more...]

Pro Photo Daily Spotlight: Travel Photographer of the Year Susan Frost By David Schonauer   Monday March 3, 2014 Photography came as a second career for PPD reader Susan Frost. She spent 30 years as a marketer for architecture and engineering companies before taking up photography, and that background is evident in much of her travel work, which often features iconic edifices around … [Read more...]

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The latest email blast is in from Brett Simison and I wanted to share it. What a great group of images depicting the Apple Pickers of Sunrise Orchards in Cornwall, Vermont. In Brett's words... “God spare a life, I will be back.” Every day in the late summer and fall, The Men wake up, breakfast in the bunkhouse, then make their way out into the fields to pick apples. For some, it's their first … [Read more...]

We just can’t get away from all of this snow. So why not enjoy it? Take a look at this amazing online magazine. flipbook.powdermag.com About the Magazine:Jake and Dave Moe founded POWDER in 1972 as an alternative to the other, uptight skiing magazines. "To us, powder skiing means freedom, with an emphasis, not on how you do it, but just on doing it more," they said. That's what we're still … [Read more...]

Every other day a child is accidentally shot to death Very young children have a curiosity that will over rule all the safety instructions you have given to them even if they know the cartoon by NRA. It is important to re-inforce that if you see a gun: stop don’t touch leave the area tell and adult Young Guns: A Diane Sawyer Special The “20/20″ Report on Kids, Guns and Home Safety Airs … [Read more...]