Week 6

I know I have a few weeks to catch up on, but I'm not going to let that stress me out right now.

Today was the FIRST DAY THIS YEAR that I picked up my camera. That in and of itself is a reason to have joy!

The past few weeks have been really hard on me, and maybe one day I will write down what I've been feeling, it may help to get it off my chest, but for now I just want to put it past me and forget about it. For now I want to move on.

I was enrolled in a photography class, and to be honest, I didn't have the energy to do it. I haven't had the energy to do much lately. I really wanted to learn some new techniques with my photography, maybe actually commit to doing it, FOR REAL. But that all seems so formal to me. I realized that I LOVE photography, not to make money, not get perfectly technical pictures every time, but just for the pureness of it. The ability to capture a feeling. To tell a story. To show others how I see the world. To capture beauty, timeless beauty.

So I decided that this next year I am going to focus on my art. If I get a few clients along the way, fabulous, but I want my photography to have meaning, to have purpose. Right now, it's purpose is to capture the world as I see it.

Today I saw my little Avery lying in the sun on the couch just singing her heart out, and for the first time in over a month, I grabbed my camera because I couldn't ignore the innocence and beauty of a Tuesday afternoon.



I was listening to this song as I processed this picture and I think the mood really comes across in my photograph. I am an emotional photographer, and I am going to start embracing that. I'm going to throw out the books this next year and just embrace my true self. I hope you enjoy the journey with me.