In all honesty, I really appreciate anyone that visits this site and takes some time viewing my photography. I remember writing my first couple posts thinking, "Nobody is ever going to read this stuff," mainly because I wasn't sure what I wanted to say. Those first posts took quite some time to complete and post because I kept starting over from scratch. In the end I had to remind myself on the reason I wanted to write a blog and why I got passionate about photography in the first place - it's my creative outlet to please myself.
A few years ago I realized that life continues to hand you more responsibilities in the form of marriage, children, work, mortgage and a hundred other things. While all those things can be tremendously rewarding, I found that I wasn't a very creative person anymore and it bothered me. I struggled with trying to figure out why I didn't really enjoy drawing, or painting, or making music like I used to when I was younger. But, along came photography and I suddenly found my creativity again. Most importantly, I didn't feel like I needed to please anyone with my photographs except me. Why was this important? Well, we all know how much time we spend in our daily lives trying to please other people and sometimes it gets overwhelming.Bottom line is this: I love taking pictures. It's one of maybe 3-4 activities that I've found where I completely lose all sense of time - I'm simply off in my own little world. The idea that other people (you!) might actually enjoy my photography and my thoughts is an added bonus of which I'm deeply grateful!
So, if you're not feeling creative go pick up a pencil or a paintbrush or, better yet, a camera and get busy creating something. You never know what you might discover.
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