by Marcy Merrill | Mar 16, 2018 | Formal Wear worn inappropriately, Junk Store Cameras
I’m, like, so happy right now! I’ve been scratching my spinning head over creation of the new junkstorecameras.com web site. The camera reviews… they’re SO vital to our advancement as a species. But that dang menu issue… well…...
by Marcy Merrill | Jan 2, 2018 | Formal Wear worn inappropriately, Junk Store Cameras
We made a spur of the moment decision to visit the Grand Canyon for Christmas day. When taking a trip, deciding on what photographic equipment to bring is my biggest concern. This time, I chose (mainly for its cuteness and ease of use) the Canonet QL17 GIII. I...
by Marcy Merrill | Sep 4, 2017 | Formal Wear worn inappropriately, immunothrombocytopenia, Uncategorized
When people ask ,”Are you ok?” it hits me in exactly the same way as the question, “How far are you from the water?” A question with a surprisingly complicated answer. We live in North Cove, WA – an area referred to as Washaway Beach....
by Marcy Merrill | Aug 26, 2017 | Beach Shooting, Eclispe, Junk Store Cameras
In a month bestrewed with medical appointments (instead of gown shoots in Europe … fingernails tapping on a glass tabletop …) It’s making me wonder, what do people do who actually have time to do stuff? Like, I set aside this time to be away but now...
by Marcy Merrill | Aug 10, 2017 | Beach Shooting, Formal Wear worn inappropriately
The universe has thrown me a curve ball and I had to cancel our trip to Europe due to a health glitch. Meanwhile, the sun and the moon have conspired to present a total solar eclipse in my back-fucking-yard and that is one get-well card you do not ignore. Besides, in...
by Marcy Merrill | Mar 17, 2017 | Handtinting
I’ve spent a good part of my professional life hand-tinting photographs with a variety of paints, dyes, pastels, Photoshop etc. (There’s 30 years I won’t get back.) I recently signed up for a youtube channel and have posted three handtinting how-to...
by Marcy Merrill | Dec 12, 2016 | Formal Wear worn inappropriately
There are times when I question the use of that hashtag … #formalwearworninappropriately. I sometimes think better grammar might have it “formalwearworninaninappropriatemanner”, but that doesn’t quite jibe with the spirit of this series,...
by Marcy Merrill | Nov 15, 2016 | Junk Store Cameras
I have this idyllic picture in my head of what I’ll be doing throughout this fall / winter season. While the rain and wind pelt our house and studio, I’m busily working on my web sites, cooking great meals, working on my beaded bike (CyClick) and CLEANING...
by Marcy Merrill | Nov 10, 2016 | Junk Store Cameras
I have this weird thing I do sometimes [a lot of the time]. I bead cameras. I call them my “Gala Edition” cameras. I take glass beads, rhinestones and other questionably precious pieces and attach them to cameras. I’ve been doing this for a while....
by Marcy Merrill | Oct 10, 2016 | Beach Shooting
Cool and crazy stuff washes up on our beach all the time. I’m lucky to have the opportunity to document the things I see. On my [almost] daily walks with my dog[s], I never EXPECT to find anything. Some days I don’t find much of anything. Then, one day...
