A Beautiful Life

Hello Friends!

It's been quite a while hasn't it?
I believe this will be my first post for 2014 & strangely enough this year when I was contemplating some goals that I'd like to achieve I didn't include blogging more. I guess priorities change!

Anyhow...so many things have happened in the past month and a bit since I last blogged. We moved...(FINALLY!) and Lee's parents came back from their 5 week holiday in the USA. I have changed jobs and I am loving my new position as it allows me to be challenged every day and to grow more. All round, a lot has been happening!

I feel like in addition to not blogging as much as I should, I've also been slacking on my photo taking,but that is something that I really want to work on in the coming year!

Here are some photos that I feel really proud of that I've taken throughout the past few weeks.
Enjoy!

Hello Friends!

Today, I just wanted to share a little bit on my photography endevours and all the amazing doors that are opening for me...

About three years ago, I started taking photos with a digital SLR camera. I fell in love with photographing anything from the flowers in the garden to things that were happening in my life in fine detail.Everything had to be recorded photographically.

Right around this time I went through a variety of life-changing events and photography took the back burner because I simply didn't feel the need to record such a dismal time in my life. Since then, I've done a lot of growing up and finding myself and I'm so excited to be at a place in my life where I am so ready to photograph everything around me and remember it for always.

That said, my approach is also less jovial and laid-back - I've dived right into developing myself professionally. I have been playing around with my camera, taking a million shots of the same thing until I get it just right! I'm sure any photographer reading this will identify with this learning phase (although learning never stops).

I think Lee's sisters are so tired of me photographing them and I'm sure Lee is really tired of me editing photos - by the tons, but that said I feel a fire has been lit in me that may never die!

Unfortunately for artists - musicians, painters, photographers, dancers, etc...one can't always only engage in one's passions...there WILL be paperwork, logistics and general organisational matters that need to be tended to. That said, I have been working hard at developing an image and style for myself and also a presence. Of all the tasks towards making my professional photography dreams come true, getting the blog running is the one I'm most proud of. Please feel free to go take a look at it here as the URL is a bit of a mouthful...
I am proud of the content on there and the simple, yet unique design. Phew! Blog Design is not for sissies! ;)

Furthermore, I would like to publicly thank the various people who have inspired, motivated and supported me in this venture, but most especially - Lee. He has been dragged along to camera suppliers, shown every blog and site that inspires and has been the ROCK in my life - anchoring me so so much! I love you my Man! Thanks for your love and tolerance AND support! 

That said, here are some of my recent images...thank you for the time taken to read this! 

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Hello Friends!

You have a very ecstatic Wendy writing here today! I told you about my little aspiring adventure in my previous post and one of the two things have finally realized (they had no stock at first!). I have in my possession a beautiful Nikon 5100D. What an amazing camera!

I went out with our friend Timor yesterday and we had an absolute blast photographing some Kosmos in a dodgy field in Boksburg. I got to play with some Macro photography as well as some beautiful landscapes and of course supreme natural light. 

We trudged through long grass, spider webs, ants, bugs in general and all sorts of things to get to the really amazing photo opportunities. Timor is a load of fun and I think (if possible) we giggled more than we clicked! Which is seldom the case.

Below are a few of my favourite images from the day. I couldn't wait to get home and see them up on the monitor blown up. The detail and light play on the camera's behalf is just incredible! I was looking forward to having some high quality images to play with on Photoshop, but these hardly needed any editing. Yay!

Here they are. Please let me know what you think!