Hi, and thanks for stopping in! I've been taking pictures for most of my life but can't say that it was something I was very passionate about until a few years ago. I always had a camera and tried to remember to get the important stuff, but was often times even bad at that.
About two years ago my husband bought us a Cannon DSLR that I was sure to be doomed to the hall closet except for birthdays and Christmas. And then I took my first picture with it. It wasn't a fantastic picture but it was enough for me to realize my camera could make art. It was still way beyond me to believe that I could ever be the artist though. As I got comfortable with the camera and started falling in love with even the simplest pictures of my family I started to realize that I had a special little gift, maybe.
I've always been self described as being creatively dead. I don't sew, scrapbook, draw or paint. Heck, I don't even color well. But the more I used this camera the more I started to understand that I wasn't artistically dead, I just hadn't found my form yet.
I am in love with every aspect of photography. Talking about exposure, lenses and composition make me giddy. Going out with nothing but my camera and a vision and creating something that means something to someone (even if that someone is just me) is like some kind of high.
I love capturing the innocence of newborns, the simple joy on a child's face, the love and passion on a couple's face. I love finding the beauty in the strong lines of an old church or the awe in a spectacular sunset. I love pictures. I love the people who allow me into their lives long enough to make a little magic for them. I love that I have found a calling and a purpose. Mostly I love that I have found something that stirs my heart and that I can only get better at. I hope that it brings you as much joy viewing it as I get by taking it.
Oh, and I'm Amber by the way. :)
