Look Out Your Window

Look out your window. Times change, people change, but the seconds tick, minutes turn into hours, and hours turn into days--realize that life doesn't stop for anybody. Realize that happiness depends on what you look for, and only you can find your happiness. No one else.

My Secret Garden

Dream in Color

On a warm summer evening in June, I held my own very first camera in between excited fingertips, staring wide-eyed at my father's present, my life changed, now framed in a series of photographs. Since then, I've been the girl with the camera strung around her neck, the one who sees the world through her lens. I've learned that a photograph is more than a click, that a true photograph is a dream becoming reality. I've learned that behind every photograph lies nights of endless dreaming and thought, sketches and notepads of ideas. 

 But probably the most important of all, I've learned that I would be nothing without the constant support and encouragement from my family, friends, and followers. From my first models, to the first likers of my Facebook page, my family has sometimes been the only one from burying my camera out of frustration. They've taught me that with hopes and dreams come hurdles and hardships, that without these there wouldn't be milestones. My friends have listened to my constant ramble, sometimes about aperture and depth of field, sometimes about skin tones and editing, listening with endless patience, a look of undivided interest and curiosity plastered onto their faces. They've modeled for me in the hot sun and cold snow, shivering in the rain and then running inside to sip on steaming hot chocolate, and I feel like I could never thank them enough, and never truly tell them how much they mean to me. And most importantly of all, how much it means to me to always have someone make realize to never give up on a dream.

Wreath of Light

The light danced around her almond shaped eyes, creating a wreath of dreams and a crown of beauty. In the silence of the morning air, her hopes surfaced and the shadows began to fade.  

 

Faded Summer Film

Bright skies and buzzing air, wind so light you feel free as bird.

Rainy Days

Spent the lazy day with the camera in my hand, listening to the shutter of the camera and the tapping of rain on the roof. The house filled with hazy light and gray clouds rolling back and forth outside the window. I wish every day could be as calming as today :) 

Feels like Flying

I won't beat around the bush this time about why I'm so very excited, I'll say it straight out: I'm printing my first official batch of photographs soon! It may seem very small compared to other things and other photographers, but it's very special for me. These days it's so much more common for photographer to create an electronic portfolio, but I love the idea of just having a bundle of photographs tied with string under my arm to share with everyone. This is such a great start of 2012, I can't wait to see what the rest of the year unfolds! See you soon everyone :)