I can remember as a child seeing ‘grown ups’ taking photos and I was always baffled that a person could be so engaged in recording something that they could see right in front of them. It took years for any sort of interest to cultivate within me. I was 17 before I got my first camera. A small, red, five megapixel point-and-shoot that I saved up for months to purchase. I can remember it got lost in the mail and took well over a month to get shipped to me, much to my frustration. I played around with that beast for years, never realizing how limiting it really was. Since then I have dabbled with a variety of cameras, both film and digital, but none have suited me better than my current Canon 550D. The 550D has allowed my photographic creativity to blossom and for that I am grateful.

I currently have 27,411 photos on my hard drive.  Last Sunday I took this picture. For the first time since I first picked up a camera, I finally feel that I have created something I deem  art.

By the chariot of Apollo, I have had some difficulty getting my photo organization software working. I finally have it back up and running and no longer will have to rely on posting mediocre photos that I had sitting around in various places online. No, now I can get back to good stuff. For example the delight below. This is the always lovely Heather Stevens, lit by the on camera (*gasp*) flash which I bounced off a nearby wall using a run-of-the-mill envelope. Likely one of my favorite pictures I’ve shot in the past while.

I wanted to make sure I had this automated post function working so behold my test. I took this shot of Heather Stevens whilst borrowing my brother’s Pro-Optic 8mm Fisheye, which I rather dig. If you refer to the photo below you can note that the depiction of sailing around the gulf islands on an awesome summer afternoon a few months ago.

I enjoy this picture of Heather Stevens.

This one time, I was graced with a photoshoot starring the always lovely Heather Stevens.

I was in Seattle for the long weekend and I completely spaced on posting SO HERE ARE MORE PHOTOS! MORE COLOUR! MORE STEVENS!

There are certain times when I get lucky enough to get someone in front of my lens that looks as fantastic as Heather Stevens. Being allowed a few minutes for a photoshoot  got me a few shots that I really dig, including the one below. There is nothing about this photo that I don’t love, from the very soft lighting and her expression to the catch lights in her eyes.