So very absent

I challenge myself to post here more often. I put out our hard earned $$ for this site and here it sits, like a red headed step child most of the time. Forgotten, left behind, neglected.  I can use the term red headed step child because my first born has red hair, and I am irish, it gives me the right ;). Not dissin red headed step kids promise!

So, back to why I am here, school semester is near to over, we're in the last few weeks and the end of the road is near. At least for a month then it will be back to the grind.

I have been busy busy, hence my neglect of the site. I could put up all the pics that I have taken since summer, but they definitely fall into the description of Photo101 and lack the beauty, spontaneity and simple life that I am used to exhibiting.  I do have a couple to share though, ones that I worked on despite being pressed to finish homework. Sometimes you gotta break the rules right?

Unpacking, more then just my belongings

I always under estimate, be it about moving.. life... anything and everything.

I am still unpacking. Inspiration has been hard to come by as I see my studio get loaded with new boxes, every time that I finally get it empty of boxes. I want to just throw everything away and make my life zenified. But I go through the boxes and there are so many memories, cherished, and painful. Some to be repacked for a day when my heart can handle the pain.

Good new is though, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. We're almost done moving out of our old place, and I am almost done unpacking what is here. Which means that I will finally have my studio set-up. What a dream come true! I can't wait to actually start doing something with my chosen profession besides take pictures of beautiful sunsets and pretty flowers!

Inspiration... yeah I think I got that covered!

A true first, and inspiration

So for my first post, I though the best thing to do would be to inspire myself, and hopefully you dear reader. I spent the evening working on the blog and looking up all sorts of inspirational photography ideas. I finally decided that I am going to start with the first idea from this blog.

1. Play with Photoshop
So much of photography these days happens after the shutter release has been pressed. There’s probably a ton of things that you don’t know how to do in Photoshop. Learn something new and see what that does for your photography potential.

My sister leaves to go back home to overcast wintery snowy Chicago on Thursday.  So I have decided that I will start my trip down inspiration lane that night. I am going to shoot for 1 inspirational idea a day, I can't wait to see how this pans out :D...

So, for a picture that has been inspiring me lately I leave you with some beauty.

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