catching up

been a busy week between passover (my sister-in-law makes THE best macaroons. hands down, no contest. i was still full both mornings from stuffing myself with them the previous nights) and photo shoots. had two clients this weekend; photos are here (evans family and snyder family).

the coolest thing about really pursuing photography isn't the photos or the experience. it's getting to know so many different kinds of people. i am, by nature, fairly shy. i'm not very social (thank goodness jeff likes to make plans and invite people to do things or else we'd never go anywhere) and photographing people forces me to get out and meet new people. the family i took photos of saturday morning - the evans family - were so fantastic. i liked megan right away and we're even going to try to get together for lunch this week. how cool is that?

being a photographer (can i call myself that yet?) feels almost like being a voyeur. i get to know my clients, if only for an hour or two, on a very intimate level. i am in their houses...talking to their children...it's unlike any other job (and really, it's not a job. it boggles my mind to think that one day i could actually get PAID to do this. b-o-g-g-l-e-s the mind).

so i guess all of this is a good sign. a sign that maybe i can actually make a go of this photography thing. i've been online since the kids went down for their naps (hallelujah) looking at upgrading my camera. when i got it last year, i thought it was the be all end all and couldn't believe i'd splurged so much on a toy. and now all i can see is that my photos aren't as sharp as they could be, that i don't have as much control over the white balance as i'd like and that i really need an 85mm lens.

i'll get there. one day.