Photography eClass

I started a Photography class this month that I am really enjoying! I have learned so far about light, direction, depth of focus, aperture, ISO, and shutter speed. Most importantly I am learning how good it make me feel. If you know me at all then you know that each year I think of a craft learn it and move on,, like cake decorating, sewing etc. This is something so different. I feel so great when behind a camera, like nothing can touch me. That through this lens everything is possible and that life is beautiful everywhere you look.

I have never been one to take pictures of everything I do... But there are times when my camera is the only way I can express what I am feeling in that moment. A picture of what some may call a weed, or wild flower that grown on the side of the freeway can be so beautiful. It's all about looking at things differently, how can I find the pretty?

Taking pictures of my family has always been something I enjoy. Capturing smiles, and being able to look back at those moments that are otherwise lost. Our memory is not always doing it's job... I know this because of the photos I have taken, I may have remembered that day but not the small details that are caught on film, like the embarrassed husband who wasn't expecting the flash... That look that reminds you of how happy you are to be wearing that big white dress. Or maybe the moment you see your child for the first time. All these memories can be covered up by the next important second that happens. The camera and pictures are there, they bring you back, they make you feel that feeling, they comfort. The thought of creating that for others is like nothing I have ever felt before.

I started thinking about photography a while back when I was watching a show called

Extreme Makeover Home Edition

There was a woman that took pictures for families who were going to lose their newborn babies. Some of the newborns were just minutes old... This was to be all they had left of their children... My heart was so full of compassion that I wanted to do the same. Now, I don't know what kind of pictures I will take or if I am ever going to be good enough to do such an amazing thing for people but I do know that I will do what inspires me...

I am so excited for this new chapter in my life!! Can't wait to see what's in store for me!!