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Just a quick update on FRHS Little Women gallery & Cd: the rest of the photos should be up and the cd will be available for purchase by this Wednesday night at the very latest. I am very sorry for the delay. My family was sick this last week so I was unable to work as quickly as I had hoped. Thank you for your patience. :)
For quick reference- the gallery & CD information will be posted at: http://etylerphotography.com/little-women
FRHS invited me back for the musical Little Women. I always love going to Fossil Ridge, I have had the priviledge of photographing their plays since 2006 and it has just been amazing to see so much talent. Every year I get to see familiar faces and I get to see new ones too. When I am photographing plays I always try to blend into the background as much as possible, but the students and teachers are always so welcoming… I am just so thankful that I get to do this for them.
Enough of the gushy stuff. You can see Little Women tonight, tomorrow and Saturday (April 14, 15 & 16). For more info see: http://schoolweb.psdschools.org/frhs/News/pdf/little-womenposter.pdf
The music is amazing- between the vocals and the orchestra… I guarantee you won’t leave with a dry eye. 
Students will have a chance to copy a disc of my photos at no charge. If parents/family members or anyone else would like to purchase an archival CD of the photos, I will make the information available as soon as the photos are ready (most likely next week).
Here is a quick sneak peek (I will also be adding to my facebook page if anyone wants to tag themselves at http://www.facebook.com/etylerphotography)
Paragon Theatre is currently on their 10th Anniversary year. Amazing what a dream can do when you put action to it! The least I can say about this year is that nothing about it is safe. I am very much looking forward to capturing this amazing year for Paragon. First up is Reasons to be Pretty. I loved it and am planning on going again so I can see the whole thing (long story that starts with a 75 minute traffic delay)… it is like only reading the last 3/4 of a book. I *must* see it from beginning to end.
Anyway…here is a small sneak peek (watch my Facebook page for more later…)
I took out an old friend today. Like me, it is a bit worn down and tired and not working on full capacity. I have not touched this friend since last June, when it tried to kick the bucket during a session. Knowing I couldn’t bear to say good-bye to it yet, I stuck it among the tons of photography gear and let it sit…hoping it would magically repair itself by the time I came to visit it next. The even sadder part is that I have not felt the pull to play, to take photographs for myself, in a very, very long time. That is not to say I haven’t picked up my camera… the past year was one of my busiest photographing for other people, regardless of the fact that my studio is closed. But I have not done any shooting for myself.
Today, too sick to finish up some leftover business from 2010, but well enough to be bored, I felt an unfamiliar urge. An amazing feeling…yet I didn’t want to spoil it by picking up my working cameras who I have yet to fall in love with. So I pulled my Canon 5D out… the old dinosaur that took my photography to a different level… the one I learned so much on. I grabbed another old love of mine, an 85mm lens that hasn’t left my camera bag for a while. I used to strictly shoot prime lenses until I saved enough money for a 25-70L, a trusty, sharp zoom lens.
So today I went on a short journey inside my house. Grabbed some of my favorite subjects (my dogs & cats) and played. It was a bittersweet journey. I felt happy and a bit sad at the same time. 2010 was a year of survival for me. My business was closed out of necessity because of my health, but my heart was not behind the decision. I knew it was best for my clients (who wants a photographer with a bad hand tremor, no balance, and an awful memory?), but it was so hard to make that decision. You could say that I was still hanging on to my dream of becoming a successful portrait photographer, whatever that means. I felt that not only had I let my clients down, but I had let myself down. Nothing I was producing was 100%, I was too busy just trying to get through it all without collapsing.
Today, I let that dream go. I want to find joy in my art again. I want to feel something more than stress when I pick up a camera. I don’t want to care whether my hand is shaking so bad I may not get a sharp photograph, because I can always pull my camera back out and do it again. I want to feel inspired and proud of myself for doing what is right. The photographs I took today may not be my best- but they made me feel that it is ok to let go.
I can’t believe it is almost the middle of November! We have been lucky to have some GORGEOUS weather lately.
A quick sneak peek of two beautiful kiddos!
My time spent in Nebraska this past month was not only filled with some fun sessions, but was also filled with dogs! I think everywhere I went, there were yellow labs. Since my heart belongs to a yellow lab here at home, I couldn’t let the humans get all the attention. This guy’s family wasn’t even getting photographs taken- we were actually borrowing their place for another family’s session, but he tagged along with us wherever we went. He also made the coolest chattering noise!
Of course when he started posing, I couldn’t resist!
If you haven’t guessed why fall is a photographer’s favorite season, maybe these will give you a hint? It isn’t *just* about the pretty fall colors, it is all about that gorgeous, yummy fall sunlight that is perfect for photographs!
