"Enjoy yourself, its later than you think." -Socrates
I've always had a heart and passion and yes, even an eye for photography. But I'd let silly excuses get in the way, I don't have a nice camera, I don't have the time, I'm really not all that good. So for mother's day 2010 my wonderful husband presented me with my first D-SLR camera, a Song A230 with all the gadgets and the simple instructions of "Get good, just not on me."
Since May of 2010 I've been lazy at it. Just taking landscape pictures for the most part, pictures of the kids, family events, etc. Really, I just wasn't putting my new skills or my new camera to work or doing it any justice. After a few months of sitting there collecting dust, I finally realized that while sitting I wasn't getting anywhere in the photography business. It is something I enjoy doing and I wasn't enjoying it, day after day my life was going by and pictures weren't being taken.
In September 2010 opportunity knocked on my door and I answered. My friend's baby was turning one year old on 9/29 and I asked if I could do a photo shoot, free of charge I just want to get experience. She agreed of course and her and her three little girls came along, I had such a blast and she was over the moon happy with how they turned out! Not a day later a local web developer came to me and said he saw my pictures and wanted to know if he could use some of my pictures for a website for a clinic they're building. Of course I said yes! Shortly after that I received an email asking for a senior picture shoot.
I'm feeling a tad bit timid about it all but excited as well! So I'm getting out there, and gettin' 'er done! Photography world, here I come!
