May 5, 2010

try something new

i remember in elementary school there

were a couple of big no no's.

one was chewing gum in class

another was back talking the teacher

and the other was wearing

pink and red

together

that was just plain wrong.

ha..

well

this 

hibiscus 

proved

them

all 

wrong

*s*

today i went to sandy's to show her how to use her

canon 40D camera

sometimes manuals can be daunting so it is 

easier to shoot in 'automatic' mode

i have an aversion to automatic.

i find they do the best they can to figure out

what we are actually wanting to focus on

and the colors that will work best.

but in manual mode the creative juices can florish

i think she learned some things...

she learned she has a macro lens

*woot!*

she learned she can focus on one part and not the other

i taught her how to find bokeh

i taught to watch for backlight

watch for light

watch for light

did i mention

watch for light??

always

find the light

in photography

in life

everyday.

once we find the light then everything is fine.

it's true.

even in dark times 

like when i lost my mom

and i thought the darkness of grief would consume me

i would see a child laughing wholeheartedly 

~light shining~

or i would see the sun continuing to set

~light shining~

or one of my kids would give me a hug

~light shining~

or bob would make me laugh and in that minute

i would forget my sorrow.

find the light.

and don't be afraid to learn new things

like how to use a camera

or how to make a fancy dessert

or how to forgive

or how to drive a car again

or how to plant some seeds.

xo

and maybe just maybe

wear pink and red together!