10 - January

Taking photographs is all about light. I have started a 365 Project and each day I am experimenting by taking a photograph using different sources of light, perspective, and challenging myself to see things in a different way than I have before.

Whether it is available light or light created in the studio or location, it is the light in a photograph which creates the mood and helps tell the story.

I'm approaching the end of a two year photography course which fate seemed to lead me to. It has been a most fantastic journey. I understood nothing about photography when I was accepted into the program, I had only used a small point and shoot and so the learning curve was enormous. The problem (or glorious challenge depending on your perspective) is that the more you know the more you realize how much more there is to learn. Understanding how to craft a good photograph will likely be my lifelong passion.

For me the toughest part of this process is imagining things which have never existed before and understanding how to create what is in my mind's eye. The wonderful thing about the present year is that it is taking less time to figure out how to produce the effects I am aiming for (usually).

I am incredibly grateful to my instructors for their patience and encouragement. Being able to do something I love this much everyday is a blessing.