You may not have noticed....

Jeremy having a pout...

You may not have noticed....
but I REALLY like photography....
I'm sure you could NEVER tell,
It's not like I EVER post any pictures...LOL!

Gracie

My Love Affair with the camera started about ten years ago, 

with a cheap little Kodak..

It was a snap and shoot..

and you had to be practically standing on your subject

before you could get any pictures...

The snap and shoot was all I had for several years

until my husband bought me a Pentax...

I LOVED that camera...

It was my first experience with a camera that had some ability..

I learned all about light and shadow,

people placement...

What actually looked good in the lens...
Worked great till I left it on the roof of my car...
......and drove away....  :(

For those of you who see my daughter at church and down town..

this is what she REALLY looks like....LOL!

Notice the nice fat bruise on her forhead,

and the dirt all over the pretty Sunday dress...

(Good job mommy for letting her out in that...LOL!)

It was my favorite camera  until the day my hubby bought me my first 

Very Exspensive Nikon camera...

and then I truly fell in love...

Today I have a Nikon D-90...

my birthday present this year...

After digital had taken over the photography world,

my poor manual Nikon became obsolete,

and as my hobby is exspensive,

for several years, I was stuck using a Kodak easy share camera.

My husband liked it, 

but it drove me crazy...

No more great indoor shots,

no quick shots of fast moving children...

no more great sports shots...

My favorite kind of photography is people..

and especially children and old people...

There is just something about capturing an expression of absolute joy or rage

sadness, or peace that makes my heart sing...

capturing that memory for an eternity...

It is different from portrait photograpy

where the shots are set up

although that can be fun too,

but candid shots are so much about what the person is doing at the moment.

I think if I was ever to take up photography for a living again..

it would be candid shots, and events photography...

Because of the kind of pictures I like, 

and because I get lazy with some of the technical aspects of photography,

my pictures aren't always perfect...

but I am learning..

 It is my Passion.

I have promised myself with my new camera

to learn ALL the technical stuff as well.

which made hubby happy with me...LOL!

I have to admit though, that my kids get tired of being subjects..

I get two reactions...

My son ignores me at times when he sees the camera,

and my older kids groan...LOL!

My youngest daughter is the only one who seems to like being a model...

and she poses like a diva...

no matter how she looks...LOL!

I am looking forward to getting back into photography again 

now that I have something to work with..

so I hope you can all bear with me, 

while I play!  

What kind of photography do you like...

and what kind of camera do you have?

Share a link with your favorite picture and I will 

do a short expose, and post your picture and give you some linky love next Monday...

I won another one? WOW!

Two awards in one week...I can't believe it!
Thanks so much to VKT   
for giving me this award!  Make sure you go over and check out her blog after..

She is an interesting lady, and I enjoy her writing..
BTW...sorry for taking so long to post this, but we had a hectic weekend...  :)

So..the idea for this award, is that you post ten things about yourself that others don't know
and then pass on this award to ten other people....so here gos..

1) I play guitar...I love it, but haven't played as much as I like the last couple of years.
I have played for about 12 years...my guitar is a Takamini..special edition Tibetan Alm..
Wouldn't want to give it up for anything.
It is very special to me, because about four years ago, we had a break in where I lived,
and the only things the person took, were my instruments...my keyboard, and two of my guitars.
My stolen guitar was worth quite a bit, and I had an emotional attachment to it, so I was heart broken...
BUT...
when people found out what happened...a very large donation was collected,
and I was given money to purchase the guitar I have now..which makes it very special to me....


2) I love to paint and draw, but haven't done it for a very very long time...due to kids and all...LOL!


3) I have five kids, but there are 17 years difference between my third daughter and my son...
My husband and I had been married 10 years before we decided we wanted children...and then the instigating factor was the loss of two close friends who reminded us of our mortality....One to leukemia and the other to a heart attack..both at just over 30 years old... It was our celebration of life...and our son is named after one of them...


4) I sing. I love to sing....mostly praise and worship, but I will sing anything...I sing all the time...to my kids, at home, at church....outside...in the car...LOL!


5) I am a bit of a hoarder, (which is funny because I hate clutter)  but working on it...LOL!


6) I have been married to my second husband for fifteen years this summer...
He is still my best friend after all these years...we have a blast together..
It has been a wild ride..


7) I am an introvert.. (although you would never know it)
..I dislike having people see who I really am...I am terrified they won't like me..
but I am working on it, and with God's grace have over come many of my insecurities...
Thank God for His life changing power...  :)


8) My pet peeve is being late.


9) I LOVE to travel, and don't get to do it near enough...


10) I am an adventure junky...and will do (almost) anything for an adrenalin high...again..
haven't been able to support this habit the last several years..  ;)

OK...so now I get to pass on this award to ten other amazing bloggers...
Here gos..
1) Bee and Rose
She is a must visit...I love her blog, and have been visiting her for a couple of years..check her out!

2) Gaining Insights

3) It's just life in the puddle  Sandi is not only a blogger friend, but I have actually been RL friends with her for at least 12 years...

4) Pull up your Potty seat, This could take a while

5) Hon, what's for dinner Her recipes make me drool....mmmmmmmmmrecipies....

6) A Little House on the Prarie  a friend in RL and in computer land... Her daily stories of her life with a house load of boys make me laugh....

OK, well unfortunately...my babes have decided I am only posting five awards...so I hope you have fun and enjoy anyways!

Have a great day!