Christmas Reflection

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Christmas Shopping

One of the things I want to work on is my camera-courage, the gutsy take-the-photo-anyway approach that helps to get the shots I want. It's hard to sneak shots of people. People have camera magnets wired into their systems. If you have a camera, you are immediately on their radar. Even in my hired sessions, I find that I need at least 20 minutes with a person or a group to find them in my viewfinder.

Last year, my husband took me and my camera to Charleston's King Street for a crisp walk and some photo fun, which I had. He corralled the little one while I went "shopping" with my camera. We didn't spend anything, except for lunch, but the take-home was more than enough Christmas for me!

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Story

It's not every day that I get to photograph people. We've got one car and too much to do on weekends to get ready for the baby to get out and shoot much right now. I'm craving the life right now, mentally photographing people we see when we're out doing our necessary thing, learning to observe again while being a part of it all myself.

I think I may post a series this week from my favorite out-and-about candids, the story-telling shots that make me happy to view and shoot.

This one is a memory - can you see? I can't help wondering what he is thinking, wishing I knew his story...

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November Dawn - Isle of Palms, SC

In January, Pete and I decided we should go to the sea and catch a sunrise. Today, we finally got there...







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