Tuesday, June 28, 2011

its the most wonderful time of the year

Bible Conference.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.

That's a big sigh of rest and relief.  This is always a good week in my life, in everybody's life.  We get recharged, re-aligned, rested, rejoicing.  It started last night and will go all week.  Lots of great speakers.  Lots of great food.  Its all free.  Its fun.  Its life changing.  Come if you can!  (starts at 7:00 every night).  There are morning speakers too, starting at 9:00 a.m. (I'll be at work except Friday)

Seriously.  If you are coming, give me a call so I can save you a seat.  It gets packed out.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

flowers from a good man

~ It was my 10th birthday. I came downstairs to leave for school,
and on the kitchen table was the old blue coffeepot filled with daffodils. For me. ~

My daddy came up from behind and gave me a hug, and this is what he said.
"Anna, I wanted to be the first man to buy you flowers."

And that is why daffodils are, and will forever remain, my favorite.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

stunning

Of all the photos I've taken with my new camera, this is one of the top 10. 
An album is linked here.

A & J wedding photos

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A & J wedding, a set on Flickr.  Go to this link because they're are several more photos than those thumbnailed here.
Each wedding I get to shoot gets a little better and a little easier. Its definitely a learning process.

I LOVE THESE PICTURES!
I posted them on Facebook and had a request to shoot a wedding next summer less than an hour later. My life may be headed in the photography business direction. Who knows?

Thursday, June 16, 2011

sneak peak

I use Facebook for photo networking so much now that I forget to update my faithful few blog readers.  I have been working on wedding photos until 1:00 a.m. for the last few nights and will soon have a presentation of them.  But here's a sneak peak... :-)  Click to view full size.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

diggin' up bones

There's an old song I remember by Randy Travis called "Diggin' up bones."  Its exactly what I am trying to say in the following rambling.

Do you ever have a situation in life that consumed you, probably in a good way initially, but then it became necessary to walk away?

Sometimes its a job.  Sometimes its a relationship.  Sometimes its a dream.  Sometimes its a circle of people.  I'm not necessarily talking about ugliness and bitterness, sometimes its just time.  Sometimes its just the healthy thing to do for all involved.

I've always thought I was good at letting go.  Completely cutting ties and moving on.  I've found that a shredder does wonders on letters.  DELETE works great on digital reminders.

We have no control really though.  When I think I've moved on, God tests me.  With a phone number on a sticky note at the bottom of my purse.  With news headlines.  With a song.  With a patient today from a very specific place.  In the old excitement of the familiar I start asking my question... "You're from _________?!  Really?  I have a friend that lives there, maybe you know... er, (I stumble on my words as I remember that I let go), actually no, uh, never mind. Wrong town." 

Apparently, below the surface, I kinda suck at letting go.  I guess that's life in all aspects.  We have to deal and grow and be challenged constantly.  That's God's way.  We'll always be faced with the past and the temptation to "dig up bones."

Friday, June 10, 2011

desktop bg

Dana's post reminded me of another thing I was going to tell you.  Or share I guess.
This picture fascinates me.  Its been my desktop background since I visited Dana.

I don't know why, but my style of photography is capturing the otherwise unnoticed details.  I LOVE details.
Like this picture.  I personally think its so captivating, but normally when you look at flowers you never see the stems.  This picture is powerful without the flowers.

What do you think?  (texture applied, courtesy of face-to-face lesson with Dana)
Click to enlarge.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

I remember!

I KNEW there was something I specifically wanted to tell you...

I shot, or rather my Mama and I shot another wedding.  OH MAN GUYS!  I love these pictures.  The entire 45 minute drive by myself to the chapel the morning of, I was reverse pep talking myself.  "Anna, are you retarded?!  What are you doing shooting another wedding?  What on earth possessed you to take these people's money??  You don't know what you're doing.  The pictures will stink and they'll all know you're an imposter.  Shouldn't you pull over and throw up?"

Haha.

It turned out so so so wonderful though.  Can't wait to share the photos, but I have to cut them down from 1300+.

Probably the funnest part of the day was following around the guys.  I've known them forever.  They're buds.  They're my buds too.  We laughed and laughed until I thought I'd pee my pants.

still here

I'm still here.  I just haven't felt like writing lately.  I've logged in.  Started a post.  Sat here with fingers poised to type.

I don't know what to say.

Happy Thursday I guess.  :-)