blog

blog. what a funny little word. it is one of those words i don't like the sound of. it kinda reminds me of the word blah. who comes up with these things? blah, blog, ho, hum.... so this is my blog. this is where i will unwind and share my ideas, my latest creations and whatever else feels appropriate. you will see me here being me - being real. i am a full time mother and wife who works 8-5 as a nurse and has an awesome #1 passion of art which currently is being expressed predominatly thru photography. being the best wife and mother is what i hold most dear to my heart. pardon me if i misspell words. i won the bankston spelling bee but that was a heck of a long time ago. my brain is much closer to senility at this point in time.

Anyway, life has been crazy lately and i am hoping this blaaahhhhg is going to help me recharge myself. i got my first dslr in april of this year and it has been non stop since. i feel that for the first time in my life my love of art has found its perfect medium or maybe the medium found me. whichever way it goes i am so lucky. seeing the word thru the lens of my nikon d60 has been a profound experience for me. i have met more people in the past few months than i probably have in the past 5 years. it is thru this lens i have realized how much we all have in common. maybe i am a slow learner but it has taken me a long time to figure this out - better late than never i suppose. i do not profess to be a professional photographer. i still have a whole heck of a lot to learn - about photography, about my camera and about life. But boy am i enjoying the ride.

Major thanks goes to special people who have helped me along my short photog journey. of course my family..... Shawn Dubard for designing my most awesome logo. if i knew how to work my blog i could post a link here to her. please comment to this if you know how. she has roosters crow graphics in gulf shores. also, oen of the most awesome photogs i have ever seen AK Vogel. http://www.akvogel.com/ . a friend of mine sent me a link to her site. i remember it very well (the first time i viewed her site) - it was an almost spiritual experience for me. she has been there to answer every question i have about photography and i appreciate it very much. her website itself is a work of art. check it out and if you are in the knoxville area look her up to book a shoot. she rocks. Oh! almost forgot my tiger dancer secret sis - Suzy Zimmerman of Tupelo. Suzy sent me a fb message long, long ago (well really it was like in April) asking if i would come there to take pics of her kids. i said, "sure if you get some more people together, i'll come." so, in a couple of weeks i am making my third trip to tupelo and suzy plans the whole thing to a T. awesome organizer and great friend. So many people have made a profound impact on me and my career and i would not be where i am today without them.

AHHHH.........so there is my first blog post. hopefully i will get better at this but dont expect too much too soon. in the next couple of days i hope to post images i have been taking lately on my recent excursions. :) but for now.....i am about to hit the sack. i am beat.