I have this wonderful photographer friend who is quite famous here in Tulsa, I pick his brain and also Paul from WP, to get different affects with the settings on my camera. This Tulsa professional photographer, I literally hired him to shoot a cover for my magazine. I want to become good enough so, if I needed, I can shoot my own covers. This never happened, because I was promoted and therefore the editors I work with acquire images that I approve or reject.
BUT…..I still have the desire to learn how to shoot photos. I believe that the art to photography is learning how to take a great photo without relying on photoshop. I’m not knocking people that do because sometimes a photo does need to be tweaked.

I still got a little something stuck in my craw, because few have acted like I was all smitten with them and really I genuinely was interested in what they do or share life is busy, so if I read or see someone’s photos I like I do read and follow because I am inspired.

I set out to learn how to take sunset and sunrises and I know how to do that. Sure there are photographers that do a better job then I do and yay for them but I want to share the beauty I see in the sunrises and sunsets cause my Pa loved them. He left me his camera and all his photos and the one constant in his entire collection, is his love for sunsets and sunrises. When I stand, wherever, watching the sunrise or sunset, I say to my Pa in heaven, “gosh Pa did you see that one, I believe that’s the prettiest one yet, thus my search goes on to get the prettiest one.”  I do believe God paints them for me because I don’t see anyone else standing out in their yard at 5 am waiting for the tip of the sun to hit the horizon.

BTW the above rose photo I took this morning today I literally could not go to work I am physically ill. Something else I never share. I suffer from the same diseases my girl has so this week has not been good for either of us. I was talking to my mom on the phone which is a miracle in and of itself, and I saw this rose in the rain and I swear to me it looked like it was crying.

My mom and I haven’t spoken much since my Pa passed and that was 3 years ago. So much has happened with his passing for me. I realize as I look at all I’ve typed that I have exceeded the point where people stop reading! I don’t blog really for anyone but me and to share something of worth. Geez I think how I almost vomit out my life to anyone who will listen and I’m stopping that right now! I’m only sharing with those that earn the privilege to have me share the inner me.

God thinks I’m special and really that’s all that matters to me. If you don’t believe me take a look at my sunrises and sunsets. Gosh I love that! Now I’m smiling again!

Heart of this rose~much like mine~
if you look close you~will see it~©~MichelleMarie