The Joy of Love

I recently had the privilege of shooting a wedding. This was my first wedding so of course I was crazy nervous. I had taken photos for Tammy and Mike's engagement and was blown away by their love for one another. They have this amazing connection that you rarely see these days. They never stopped laughing, hugging, or talking to one another. They were already like one soul.

I was so nervous that I would not do this love justice but in the end I loved the photos. I loved them not because they were my "ultimate" work or because I thought they were perfect just the opposite, I loved them because they captured the joy of love.

Nature's Paparazzi

My friend Becky once accused me of being a "Turkey Paparazzi". You see I love to photograph nature. All creatures great and small and any fungus among us. I have been known to stalk turkey for days on end. I even had an alarm that went of each day at the best time of day to catch said turkeys on their daily strut.

I had been so busy with people photography lately that I had forgotten just how peaceful and amazing the stalking of nature could be. Saturday I spent an hour just photographing dragonflies. Then Sunday as I was hanging with my hubby my Uncle called to tell me there was a mother deer and her still spotted babies nearby, so I paused the DVR and grabbed my camera.

It felt really good to get back to Nature and it has renewed me. Sometimes I need to stalk Mother Nature, she inspires me to see people in a whole new and natural way.

Welcome

A sweet friend suggested that I start this blog to share my photographic journey. I have loved photography for years but I was never great at it, just average at best. That all changed when I bought my husband an amazing "little" camera for Christmas one year. This is what most refer to as a point and shoot but it was the beginning of a journey for me. The photo is from the first trip we took with that little gem.

This camera had a wonderful little screen that would let me see my vision! I could zoom in and out and all of the sudden what my mind saw was now what I got! This was the beginning of an obsession that would lead me down a wonderful path. It took some time but I finally learned how to get that same thing to happen with a "big" camera and after that I was off and running.

I am writing this lovely memory on the cusp of another "beginning", my first wedding. I am so excited and nervous. I just want to make sure that my what my mind sees tomorrow is what I capture for the Bride and Groom and all those who will see these.

So thank you to all who read this and thank you Susan for the push that I needed!