Our Travels
Bon Appetit: A Goat Farm in the Pyrenees is a Perfect Fairy Tale Retreat
As world travelers and photographers, Henderson Productions joined forces with our friends from Poggio Amorelli B&B to explore culinary France. Master Chef contestant Angela Perkins contacted chefs in five distinct regions and asked us to design and document the...
Bon Appetit: Bordeaux to Toulouse and Rural France Musings
As world travelers and photographers, Henderson Productions joined forces with our friends from Poggio Amorelli B&B to explore culinary France. Master Chef contestant Angela Perkins contacted chefs in five distinct regions and asked us to design and document the...
Inspirations
Fiji Essence of Water is Life Lesson
In the spring of 2016, Henderson Productions took a big self-directed trip to New Zealand. Our research told us to check out the Fiji Air flight offering an overnight in Fiji to breakup the travel time from the west coast. This is a...
Gemutlichkeit – Welcome to Germany
It’s an untranslatable German word for the state of warmth, friendliness and good cheer. And that’s exactly what you get when visiting the many regions of Germany – from Bavaria to the Rhine, the Black Forest (schwartzwald) or the northern seaside, a German...
How to Get Started
People, People, People – An Artist’ Eye
by Sue Henderson Do you ever find yourself looking through pictures you’ve taken and find you have a trend? It’s happened to me often enough I’ve started intentionally filing them in specific category folders. One such folder in my...
California Dreamin: a Trip Down US 101 in Northern California
I’ve gotta say…..I’ve been coming to Northern California every once in a while for 31 years. And this is the first time we’ve been almost completely rained out. And it was spectacular rain – real moody and windy and pelting at night and just constant drizzle...
Backstory
Accents and Foods in New Zealand
In the spring of 2016, Henderson Productions took an extended do-it-yourself driving tour of New Zealand. We’re excerpting portions of our trip in this blog. Both a book and plan-it-yourself itinerary are available for sale in our Shop on...
WOW Views on New Zealand’s South Island
In the spring of 2016, Henderson Productions took an extended do-it-yourself driving tour of New Zealand. We’re excerpting portions of our trip in this blog. Both a book and plan-it-yourself itinerary are available for sale in our Shop on...
Recent Posts
Day one in British Columbia
In the summer of 2016, Henderson Productions and Poggio Amorelli B&B set off for a culinary and photographic journey through British Columbia, the Yukon Territory and Alaska. Stories of the Road is a series of snippets of that journey. Stay tuned over the...
British Columbia & Roadside Animals
In the summer of 2016, Henderson Productions and Poggio Amorelli B&B set off for a culinary and photographic journey through British Columbia, the Yukon Territory and Alaska. Stories of the Road is a series of snippets of that journey. Stay tuned over the...
Salmon Patties Recipe from As You Wish Catering
Anatomy of a Photo Shoot - Salmon Patties from As You Wish Boutique Catering at The Jorgenson House Luxury Bed and Breakfast Travelling with a Master Chef contestant (Season 7’s Angela Perkins) can be immensely rewarding. Among other things, we’d arranged a cooking...
Halibut Caddy Ganty w As You Wish Boutique Catering
Halibut Caddy Gantry from As You Wish Boutique Catering at The Jorgenson House Luxury Bed and Breakfast Travelling with a Master Chef contestant (Season 7’s Angela Perkins) can be immensely rewarding. Among other things, we’d arranged a cooking lesson with As You...
As You Wish Boutique Catering of Juneau, Alaska
Anatomy of a Photo Shoot - As You Wish Boutique Catering at The Jorgenson House Luxury Bed and Breakfast Travelling with a Master Chef contestant (Season 7’s Angela Perkins) can be immensely rewarding. Among other things, we’d arranged a cooking lesson with As You...
The Jorgenson Luxury B&B, Juneau, Alaska
We arrived at the gorgeous Jorgenson Bed and Breakfast and were met by the lovely proprietor, Renda Heimbigner, with a hug at the door. We had been communicating via email for a couple months and it was immediately evident we had strongly connected. I suspect she’s...
Photographing a Reenactment: A Story of Immersion
We live in Virginia – the heart of reenactments from many eras. There are Revolutionary, Colonial and Civil War reenactments on a regular basis. Here’s an account of our adventure shooting the Dec 2012 150th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Fredericksburg...
California Dreamin: a Trip Down US 101 in Northern California
I’ve gotta say…..I’ve been coming to Northern California every once in a while for 31 years. And this is the first time we’ve been almost completely rained out. And it was spectacular rain – real moody and windy and pelting at night and just constant drizzle...
Capturing a Political Assignment: The Rally to Restore Sanity, October 2010
It’s almost always a political season in the Washington DC Metro area. Here’s a shortened version of one assignment we shot in 2010. 8:50 AM It’s one of those first frosty mornings of the fall when the fog along the river makes all the orange trees look suspended...
Steal Your Breath Away or How to Capture a Special Moment on Vacation
As we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the National Parks, we offer this accounting of a way to capture special moments. This one is Haleakala National Park on Maui. It started innocently enough. My co-worker and I knew we had a limited time to use our overnight...
Johnny Johnson and the Tale of the Okra Paintings
This is a reprint of a piece written for the February 2016 Front Porch Fredericksburg and purposely shared now as the show is opening at Art First, Caroline St, Fredericksburg, VA for the month of June 2016. “Anytime I mention okra to people they always wrinkle up...
Inspiration – Sing, Live, CREATE your Own Song
The following is the text of a speech prepared for the 65th Annual Barbara Geslock Woman's Forum in Fredericksburg, VA - presented 19 March 2016 You can see from my resume that I'm an artist. A singer. A creator. By choice I live a life of creativity. I am...
What to do when it’s Freezing Outside: the Holly Bubble Backstory
So it’s January in the Mid-Atlantic. That pretty much means sooner or later we’re going to be really cold. And sometimes, you just get a little stir crazy - especially if it’s been overcast for multiple days. The story of Holly Bubble starts on one of those super cold...
Ya Gotta Start Somewhere or How to Take Better Pictures
It’s true isn’t it? There’s a camera lurking, getting pushed further and further into the closet. It came out for a bit, maybe even sat on the coffee table during the holidays. Maybe you got busy and let someone else take the holiday pics and then just “shared” them...
What can we do for YOU?
It’s January. We’re all assessing what sort of resolutions we have for the new year right? We’ve done that here at Henderson Productions as well. And a major goal is to interact more with our friends and customers on the subject of photography. We’ve drafted a short...
“There is So Much That Can Connect Us, Rather Than Divide Us”
That’s a recent quote from Ashton Kutcher. And a great reminder to appreciate the talents of others. I’ve recently joined a couple of very interesting groups including the Rising Tide Society with a motto of “Community over Competition”. How refreshing. Begun...
People, People, People – An Artist’s Eye
Do you ever find yourself looking through pictures you’ve taken and find you have a trend? It’s happened to me often enough I’ve started intentionally filing them in specific category folders. One such folder in my portfolio is people. In the past couple of...
Right Place, Right Time – Tell the Story
He was standing alone looking at the large marble slab. His leather vest and studded boots would have been intimidating in a dark alley twenty years ago. The distant sound of tourists jostling for a view and a faint bugle was echoing off the hills. I saw his posse...
It’s a New Era for Wounded Warriors and Veteran Events
I’m a veteran. And from a big family of veterans. So, perhaps I’m more aware of veterans events. But I don’t think so. The 21st century societal view of veterans is more visible and supportive than the past. It’s a good thing. As a photographer I’ve been...
How is the Arts Changing Our Communities?
I’ve been challenged recently by a blog post on Americans for the Arts to think about how arts are changing our communities. As a photographer, I’m drawn to the obvious conclusion that technology (and its exponential growth to those with no other means) has vastly...
Loosely Local/Land of Hobbits
Sue's works never show the complete story inviting creativity and curiosity to easily imagine one’s own interpretation without being hindered by the physical or historical reality. - From the Artist Statement for Loosely Local & In the Land of Hobbits solo show,...
Ted Schubel – B101.5/WFVA News
Sue knows her stuff. She is professional. Creative. Fun. If she is on your project, your project is in good, no great, hands. - Ted Schubel, WFVA News/B101.5
I Brake for Lonely Trees!
And light……and color…..and line….and shape….and DEFINITELY the odd. For starters, there’s something just zen about it – being IN the moment – to be aware of our surroundings. I live in a place where big vistas are readily available in multiple directions. And...
Upcoming show “Through Jackson’s Lens”
If I asked you ‘who is Peter Jackson?’ would you know? What about Gallipoli? What do they have in common? Sir Peter Jackson (yes, he’s been knighted by the Queen) is the New Zealand genius behind the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings movies. He is Disney and Lucas rolled...
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