The Little Things

I've been having some ups and downs lately. I work a lot, and I'm away from family and friends and am still missing my mother an incredible amount, as to be expected. It's times like these that you have to take it easy, somewhat give yourself a break, and let the little things round out your day and pull you through.

Being a photographer is a very therapeutic thing. Take you camera with you everywhere as I tend to do and you can document a LOT of little things in your life. Then they are there for you later when you need them, and of course, there's always more things laying around for you to take pictures of. :P

I thought I'd share a few pictures of some of the things that tend to keep me happy and grounded.



Nature. It isn't exactly a little thing when you think about it, but stopping to spend time in it definitely is one of the little therapeutic things you can do to cheer up. :)



Leaves. Do you ever just stop and listen or watch them blow in the wind? It's pretty peaceful. I'd recommend just looking up from time to time as you walk. So many people watch their feet when they walk. Open your eyes and look around. :D



Be silly and laugh at yourself. I tend to thrive on this. :P This photo came from me being bored and using a face mask one night. And obviously, it was a rough hair day...but you know, those happen and you might as well make it fun.



Tap into your inner child. Haha, in this case, I played with my food. It didn't seem to mind! :P



Listen to music. This is a photo of The Gallus Brothers, a local band who just happens to be absolutely incredible. I see them every chance I get. :D

Anyhoo. I needed a pick-me-up. I hope you guys got something out of it. :)

Framed Prints

Hello! Long time, no blog. Things have been crazy for me lately, but I have something fun that everybody can start to participate in. :D


As some of you have heard, I have started to browse through some of my shots in an attempt to sort and possibly print and/or frame some of them. My ultimate goal is to start getting some work framed or at least matted, and then possibly attempt to get them hung in local businesses. Just to get my work out there would be nice. To get it seen outside of this blog, facebook, or flickr would be great. I love living in this city and would love to possibly get a professional looking portfolio together and see where it goes. :D

So, I'm going to share a few photos in this post. If you guys would be so kind as to tell me which ones you think would be great framed, I would be ever so grateful. I take so many photos, sometimes it's hard to start sorting through them, and I'm very guilty of looking through my photos and second guessing them and never letting half of them see the light of day. I'm striving to be more open so I can get more feedback and see where it takes me. So here goes. I hope you enjoy looking through them and choosing your favorites. :D