I am back! Did you even notice I was gone? That's okay. I have always had a hard time "blogging". Mainly because I spent more time passing notes in high school, rather than paying attention and learning. I tend to type faster than what my brain is saying and skip words when typing. In fact, I am sure there are probably already a few grammar errors so far. Sigh. I can take beautiful pictures but have me put them into words and I am lost. However, this family really made me realize that I need to get back into it. I need to take the time to blog about my day with them. Heck, it wasn't even a full day. It was more like an hour! An hour I hope they will cherish with the photos that I took for them. It really made me think more about whole photography experience. I never met any of them. We all show up, shake hands and start the process. They just jumped right in. I really felt like I was their friend and we were just hanging out at the beach. Barbara was full of so many silly things she wanted to do and try. I really didn't do much of leading in this session. We all ran around the beach as much as we could. Seriously, until the sun was almost gone. I wish we had more time. I always wish I had more time. Time for just one... more.. picture. That is why I do this. So I can share your memories.
I have grown so much in the last year as a photographer. I have had more sleepless nights, frustration, tears and anxiety and it has been all worth it. How do I know? I know because as I finished up this last session, put their pictures to music and I felt complete. I know they are going to be happy. They are not going to lose sleep over the windy hair I couldn't fix in most of the pictures. They are not going to spend hours deciding if the picture is "too blue" or if the last few pictures were "too grainy" because we had absolutely no light. They are all going to appreciate me being there to snap the laughter they all shared that one day at the beach. I really am blessed to be able do this. I am also just as excited to be back to write to you all. So if you find any grammar errors, please feel free to let me know. If that kind of thing makes your skin crawl, you are better off just looking at my pictures and skipping the blog. :)
