The Random Photographer Reborn!

When I received my first camera(film), I became a random photographer.  I took pictures of everything, windows, lint, people picking their nose, stop signs, walls, spoons, birds, leaves, you name it.  I just loved hearing the shutter go off with every push of the button.  I pretty much kept a camera of some sort around my neck all the time and had one in the car.  Everything was interesting and was a photograph to me. Well, as I got older and had children it changed.   I, like others only have two handS and caring for two children did not allow for a camera around my neck.   Besides that I would have misplaced the camera like I misplaced diaper bags and juice cups. Than digital camera became the new rage and my husband got a Canon Powershot Elf, it was 2 mega pixels and took a compact flash.   It was a small compact piece of metal and still hard for me to tote around with my kids.  I did still manage to take random images of things in different places, but the convenience was not there at all, and it was another thing I had to worry about losing.  This is where I thank Steve Jobs for the iPhone, yes, I said iPhone.  It brought new life for me when it came to random photography.  I now have a camera that I can use in case of emergency.   I can document my children's school events without looking like the crazy photography parent with every large lens and 60 pounds of camera bodies hanging from me.   Whether it is taking a random image of a plate of food or a trash bag in the corner of some abandon lot, I can capture it.   Now comes Instagram.  All this random photo art can be viewed instantly by thousands after you take it and you can also see other random works. You can even have it printed out.  One website is Statigram, it shares your stats, images, and also you can send for prints from their site.  There is so much for all to be creative with, no matter how busy you may feel.  Take some time and use that iPhone or whatever phone and create a random work.  Believe me it will make you feel good:)  Here are my random works of art all done with an iPhone.  Enjoy. 

All links to Instagram and Statigram will be blow images.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instagram/id389801252?mt=8

 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.instagram.android&hl=en

http://statigr.am/instagram-web-viewer

What a Portrait of ME!

I don't like to have my picture taken.  I look fat, and my face is to round.  My winkles are really bad and the camera adds 10 pound.   I'm just not photogenic.   As a photographer I have heard it all and unfortunately have said it myself.   Having the camera all to yourself for individual portraits can be a living nightmare for some.  Portraits have been an important part of mankind for centuries.  According to Webster's dictionary a portrait is a pictorial representation of a person usually showing the face.  The eyes say so much and portraits tend to have the subject looking straight into the lens.  I have done portraits with clients looking in and away from the lens.  It all depends on that persons personality and the mood at the moment.  Portraits can also showcase your surroundings or reflect things that are most important to you.  With individual portraits I like to talk and really get to know a client.  I want you to feel at home, and comfortable with me and most of all with yourself.  When we relax we let go of all the tension that holds us from our true selves.   Portraits were and still are a way of remembering a love one or documenting an event.   Presidents,  kings, queen, and commoners alike have had portraits taken  throughout history that we will always remember.  Everyone should have a portrait done of themselves at different stages of their life.  It's unfortunate that we are harder on ourselves then anyone else and we allow that criticism to hinder.    I see something unique and beautiful in everyone.   So when you book a portrait session with me you will see what other see when they look at you.  Pure beauty and nothing else.  Here are some portraits, enjoy:)