History

After retiring in 1997 as a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University, Terry Smay reconnected with his life-long interest in photography, engaging in a variety of photo ventures related to diverse activities ranging from weddings to sailboat and bicycle races. In 1998 he and wife Sherry bought their first Winnebago and began to travel the Western United States.

In 2004 Terry established Motor Home Memories as a vehicle for displaying and marketing memorable digital images produced during these travels. Winters spent in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico and summers fishing in Minnesota have immeasurably enriched the collection, as have annual treks to Idaho to visit family.

Terry's pictures have been exhibited in art shows at Pharr, Hidalgo, and South Padre Island, Texas, and at Valley Junction, Iowa. They are exhibited for sale at Gallery 319 in Ames, Iowa. (click here to visit Gallery319)

in 2009 Terry published Picasa for Everyone!, a self-teaching book for those wanting to effectively and efficiently use Picasa, Google's free photo management software. The book is based on his experience in teaching photo-editing seminars at Winnebago Grand National Rallies and at the Osher Lifetime Learning Institute at Iowa State, This book uses a step-by-step hands-on approach designed to quickly teach you how to use many of Picasa's photo editing and management tools.