Through my minds eye

I am constantly amazed with my world and what it has in store for me!
I have made some new friends that share the same passion for photography as I do. They are a lot of fun to be around, all three of us have been in the last two classes together. I had the pleasure of going to the fair twice this year. First I went during the day with Linda T. and then I went with Nyree after dark. One trip was just as awesome as the other. Between the two trips, I took around 900 shots. I felt like a kid in a candy store!!
Next month the three of us will be taking a workshop class together which is a one time 3 hour class, it will be at Quail Botanical Garden. I've never been there before. The class is a Macro (close-up) class. My next blog should be a bunch of flower shots. I'm sure it will be a lot of fun and I can hardly wait!

The photography classes that I have taken have been so interesting!

My eye is being trained to see things that I never noticed before. Now I see so much more than ever before.

One very important lesson I've learned is not trying to take photos that I think will be pleasing to others. But to love the images that I create and not to worry what others think. If they like it, Great! If not, Oh well!

I am having so much fun with my camera and new found friends. The possibilities are endless!

Dealing with my Addiction

Yes, I admit it!


My name is Linda, and I am, a photoholic!

First of all, I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I took my first shot, manually. I let this "expert" talk me in to doing it.

This addiction, or habit, seems to grow stronger every day. I've been seeking help and guidance for the last 5 or 6 months. I spend all of my time looking for inspiration or my next shot. My iso's have been steadily dropping and I have actually experimented shooting at least 100 times a day. I have to admit though, it's usually more.......way more.
I see lines everywhere I go, that's what makes it so difficult to stop. The addiction has grown so strong now, that I have even started seeing shapes and gradient colors all blending into one another. If I can't get a shot right then and there, I get so obsessed with it, that I won't be able to stop shooting until I get the perfect shot that I so desperately need.
Or I get paranoid about the possibility of missing my chance for a shot. (it's complicated)
I hope sometime soon the light will shine in just the right place for me. I think that's when I will really be able to get in focus and understand the depth of this very contagious, yet satisfying addiction. You should keep your distance, or you too, will begin to focus on images that most people can't see. I think everyone has the right to know, that it's so easily habit forming that in no time, one becomes a photoholic.
I will continue seeking help. There are plenty of people that have the same diagnosis, in fact some are more addicted than I am. I had no idea that the depth of this activity would lead me to start ripping, punching and blurring what ever comes into my sight. The victims of this disease, will seek others with the same affliction. I want to warn you, this addiction gets more expensive as time goes by and the need for just for one more shot or piece of paraphernalia, will never end.
In the next class I want to take, I am hoping to find an aperture that will continue to focus my vision on the images in my head; hopefully getting them out in the open for others to view and get a better understanding of this addiction that I call Photography.

Below are some of the images and visions from the side affects of this disorder.