ATTEMPTS.

I love taking pictures, but I feel extremely inept at anything technical. Ask anyone who knows me. The actual camera irritates me to no end; it's the art I crave. But since one is necessary for the other, I have given in and have been trying to get better at the technical end. Sort of.

When my friend Sheri asked me to take pictures for her and her fiancee, I responded with a very abrupt 'no.' When I take pictures, it is at my own pace and with no expectation of what will come out. That way, if I get nothing on a photoshoot, I get nothing. No big deal. No one is relying on me to take awesome pictures. Plus, with being sick, there is no way I can calculate how long I will be able to stand up, focus or create. My health is as unpredictable as the weather.

About a week after she asked me originally, my friend Sheri asked me again. She assured me that it was just a casual thing and that it didn't matter how they turned out. They just needed me to snap some shots... I promptly folded and said 'yes.'

We originally planned to take pictures this last Saturday, but it was pouring rain. So, the next day, we went out for a shoot and honestly, we had such a fun time. I felt the creative juices flowing. Though I was definitely a bit stiff, the couple I was taking pictures of were loose and jovial. I realized they were just out there to have fun and I needed to take my pictures in that spirit.

To add to the goodness of the day, the sky was blue, the clouds were puffy and I had more energy than I've had in a long time. I believe it was supernatural. There is no way I could have stood or walked for that long without God holding up my legs. Pretty cool.

While I have so much to learn and have nowhere to go but up with my photography, this was an awesome experience. I edited the pictures last night and I can't wait to show the couple the results.

Below, (labeled under the 'glimpses' post) are a couple of the pictures I took! (I asked Sheri if it would be all right to post them and said yes!)

One more thing, if you live around this area, make sure you don't miss the green hills and beautiful days right now. We all know that it doesn't last long around here and, as my friend Jodi always says, it's a spectacular show.