Beach Fun!

What does this picture say to you? What story do you see behind these shots? So we had a whole beach to ourselves as I posted before, but that was because it was considered winter weather in CA, which according to UT winter standards was perfect weather for us. So initially we were just passing by the boardwalk and planned to just visit the beach as onlookers, but my boys couldn't help themselves as their pants came off and into the cold water they went - willingly! Again, taken with blackberry and pushing me to experience more with this new found love!

Awakening Moment

It was this photo that triggered my senses and made my photography desires come to fruition. Last year in November, we went to California to spend time with family and got to enjoy a whole beach to ourselves. I had my blackberry and was just taking shots until I captured these moments which to me are priceless and really set the tone for my journey here. This is a photo of my sister in laws Belle and Kathy with our nephew Dan Jr. This was his first time to the beach and he was ready to attack the water!

Photography speaks to me.......

Like the other blogs I follow, I thought I'd document my journey to this new found love which speaks to me at this time of my life. Photography before meant just taking a snap shoot, capturing my loved ones in a picture without taking into thought the background, the story behind the photo, or what I was trying to communicate with my shots. Point and shoot was all I knew and throughout my life used that easy technique to document high school, college, and family life. Technology of course has made the whole "point and shoot" even easier now that we have cell phones to capture memories and always have access to take pictures anytime, anywhere, etc. However, after a year of following the blogs such as Naomi's, J*, and L's I've been moved to understand the capabilities of expressing more than just a face on a picture. Each time I would log onto to their blogs, I loved the way the images spoke to me and the stories I would read into just by merely looking at the photos. These wonderful ladies have shown the endless abilities of art through considering alot more to a picture than just "point and shoot". Since then I have not taken a picture like I did before. I've been coached and mentored by some amazing people who have only encouraged me to push this new found love to the next level. I have gained a greater appreciation and respect for this craft and have ventured into this world of expression through photography. Thanks to all, you know who you are that have built enough confidence in me to go in this direction! Especially L, and my husband Dan!