It seems like only yesterday that I was making Darren pull over on the side of the road so I could take a picture of clouds with my disposable camera. Wow what a ride! 13 years and 3 kids later we own a wonderful portrait studio and have thousands of amazing clients. I am so blessed to have friends and family that believe in me no matter how wild my ideas are. I was sitting here thinking how crazy I was, as a kid to think I could make a living photographing clouds and then I realized people are kinda like clouds, always changing, beautiful and fascinating , on their way to who knows where.
The Photographers Prayer
Oh God, as I bring my subject into focus and prepare to make each Portrait, never let me forget that I'm creating treasures for some family, a keepsake for loved ones...
Make me sensitive to the qualities and virtues of others, that I may draw out into the light, the beautiful radiant belongings of their hearts....
Help me Oh Lord, to be an artist, collecting the beauty of every soul, the glow of youth, the wisdom of age, the gentleness, the laughter or tears of each life that is precious in thy sight...
Deeper than a means of livelihood, give me the perspective to see my photographer's art as a service to others, making life richer and more memorable....
And, Dear Lord, between the light and shadows, the ups and downs and the rolling years, keep me from getting out of focus or off center, so that my life and work may be framed with dignity and colored with contentment...
AMEN
