Reflection
I was raised to hold a pose for my father while he got the shot he really wanted. Travis comments that i know how to hold my fake smile well for a photo. What can I say... I was raised to be a poser. It was not that uncommon that on a Sunday afternoon my dad would get out the slide projector and give us a world tour through his photography. I think that is where I developed a love of photography. Most of elementary school I wanted to grow up and work for National Geographic. Those dreams were shattered in the fifth grade when I entered the reflection competition. I was so excited about my work that I entered four different pieces. I had butterfly's in my stomach as one of the ladies from the PTA called me out of my class (this is were my hopes were crushed). She handed me my entries and told me with little emotion that I was disqualified. Just like that. She then walked away and left me to process the destruction of my dreams. OK I know that was very dramatic but I did not really do much with photography from then on because I think I was too afraid to put myself out there. Well miss PTA lady, no more. I am now 33 years old and I am over it.
Tonight I went to a community class on photography. It was kinda boring but informative. After the teacher showed us a lot of her work using different settings, I realized that I have some good photographers in my own family that I can learn from. For example, here is a shot of Landan's from Christmas...
My shot of Bell.
Although I think mine is cute it is not a great shot (taken with my old camera). I am going to do my homework this week for my class and hope that I can figure out how to better use my camera. When I get lost I am going to call this guy...
P.S. The answer to the trivia question is -66F recorded in Feb 1933 in central Wyoming. Ladies, 0 degrees, come on. It has been colder than that in Provo.
New trivia question: Where is the smallest U.S. town with a post office and how many people live there?
4 comments:
Pinedale WY, pop:700something
Hey! I guessed 30 below!
I can only guess it has to be in WY?
I'm excited for you to learn more about photog I already think you are very talented.
Well with ice sculpturesI guess that is about right. What about MY photograpy??? JK Love ya
I got a new camera for Christmas and I have a lot of learning to do as well!
i love seeing your updates - love your house and daily life!
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