A well kept secret....

I think I'm semi good at photography. I don't talk about it much because I never want to make a career out of it. I enjoy capturing moments in time for people that I love. I self taught myself not too long after my son was born. It was important to me that I captured his life through pictures. Then I thought about the places we have been, knowing we may never see those places again.
But I'm very private about my pictures. If you have ever been to my home, in the common areas there are very few photographs. My Facebook mostly consists of IPhone pictures or the boring pictures I have taken. I literally call my camera "the big camera". It's just a private thing for me.
But I'm learning to not let it be. I, for the first time, allowed myself to be very proud of some pictures I have taken. I had some pictures of Troy printed and sent to grandparents. I sent pictures of an event to a journalist and some were published. I sent some pictures of another event to someone who has used them in his marketing. I am good. I need to allow myself to be proud of the work that I do.


Here are a few of the best...

I also don't edit my pictures too much.  I'll take out the red-eye and touch up a few things but for the most part, I leave the natural beauty inside a picture.  A big part of this journey for me is being proud of  my accomplishments.  All the compliments in the world mean so very little when you aren't proud of YOURSELF!!  It's a work in progress, but every day I am a little closer.

As the weather becomes better for taking beautiful outside pictures, I am going to work harder on my craft.  I am going to go out on a limb and ASK people to take pictures of them.  I have a new lens that I want to play with and a new aperture setting that I read about.  All in the journey.....

.