My weekend fun consisted of hanging with this handsome young man is Reese. He's got these dimples the absolutely make ya melt and he's pretty short so us short people have to stick together. He came along for our (almost) weekly trip to the bookstore and we pigged out on pizza. He likes Thomas as well (go figure lol) and Sesame Street so that was our pizza and movie combo for the weekend. That is until he fell asleep and I got to catch up on Glee and a few other shows.
Taken with Fuji x10:
Christopher LOVES trains and his current fave show is Thomas, which he can watch to no end lol. His favorite train (he made sure to tell me) is Percy and he's a mail car. He also knows all his colors, numbers, letters, and pretty much everything else and he has a birthday coming up!
Quick preview of engagement session I shot for my best friend, Angela. Despite the early morning cold, Houston proved to be an excellent backdrop.
My current read at the moment is Steve Jobs written by Walter Isaacson. I think its safe to say this a book that every creative person should pick up at some point in their life. For me I'm interested to see his thought process and how he really viewed the world and the people in it. I want to see how his close friends and family viewed him as a man as well as an innovator. And finally I'm hoping that in some way he'll enlighten me as both a person as well as an artist.
I've really been trying to put forth the effort to really keep my camera one me and shoot when see it. Sometimes I'm strapped with my professional camera other times I'm just working with my iphone but nonetheless I am happier to constantly be shooting and thinking as a photographer at all times. For a while I was only extending myself creatively only while I was at work. That got old fast. So here's my life as of lately.
This is my buddy Christopher. He's into Thomas the Train and Elmo. He makes it quite known that his favorite food is pizza and not having a bath is not such a bad thing. He's such a boy in that way lol. Sometimes I forget he's just a two year old because he's so advanced. He seems more like a kindergartener than anything because he's so smart. And he's the only two year old I've met that is on the brink of reading. He's so cool in that way.
The best part about keeping a camera on me at all times is being able to capture moments that you recognize as a good photo. And I swear it feels like all my friends that have kids get to have their own personal photographer. Just seeing the look on their faces after posting a picture of the tiny humans is such a rewarding experience. I really truly love my craft.
I came across this in my feeder. At first glance, I didn't think much of it but the title was intriguing so I decided to read. I'm so grateful I did. This by far has to be the most compelling visual essay if you will, that I've ever seen or read. The story is called, "The Battle We Didn't Choose". And it follows a man and his wife and her fight with cancer. Not only are his words very vivid but his portraits are as well. The aid the story so seamlessly. I literally felt like I was right there in their day to day life that most people don't think about. I could also feel the love between them. It was that honest and pure love that many of us never get to experience or are too afraid to experience these days.
I feel so humbled by this essay and thankful that I happened upon it. If nothing else I hope to be able to tell a story, my story of my life, as well he's done with camera and his words. It makes me want to make sure I really open myself up as an artist and photographer and a person. To make sure to let myself feel and experience life and never be afraid to bring my professional life into my personal life. I'm going to make a better effort to keep my camera around and when I feel it in my gut---I will make a photograph.
Hello hello. Welcome to the blog. Finally getting to a point where I can start working more on my own brand. Be sure to check in from time to time for updates on projects I'm working on and updates from my life. I got to spend my weekend with this little guy and I think he's actually beginning to like me (some) lol. His name is Reese and he's pretty adorable don't you think?
