Life is only a reflection of what we allow ourselves to see In the quiet of the morning I stepped outside into the brisk October air, McKenzie and I were out for our morning walk. The day was still dark, the sun rises later this time of year. Breathing in the crisp air, taking in …
Inspiration of the Heart
Sometimes you have to stop thinking so much and just go where your heart takes you The problem is I don't know exactly where my heart should take me . . . I seem to have lost my way lately, what do I want to photograph? Do I even want to photograph anymore? I remember …
Every Life Has a Soundtrack . . .
I am nowhere near the end of my journey, photographs tell a story, my story.
A Letter to Me . . .
"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well." - Voltaire While listening to the radio the other day a song by Brad Paisley began to play. The song is called "Letter to Me" it talks about writing a letter to your seventeen year …
Creating Yourself, Your Brand
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." ~ George Bernard Shaw The journey to creating oneself is not an easy road. As children I think we mostly try to fit in with others, I think this is true for most children. We all just want to be liked and accepted. As teenagers, …
A New Me – Sort Of . . .
“Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.” ― Germany Kent What's in a name, anyway? If you are a parent, you know how difficult it is to choose the perfect name for your baby. If you own a business you may have been faced with the same difficulty. It …
who do I see …
when I look at me . . . I see an older version of me staring back in the mirror, when did I become this age? I see a mom, to a small baby girl, who has grown to become an amazing young woman. I see a wife, who is married to a wonderful man, …
the inevitable . . .
"Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day."
Time . . . | Smithville Lifestyle Photographer
Good morning yesterday, You wake up and time has slipped away ... Time is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as "the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole." This week my daughter and son-in-law will celebrate their first wedding anniversary. I cannot believe one year …
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Where from here?
Forward & Backward ... This past week I began cleaning out some old art portfolio cases I had from college. I hardly remember those days, some 30 plus years ago now. When I was young and had dreams, that never became a reality. Sometimes I wonder what my life would had been like if I had gone to art school …