Next week will be a year since I started the LeahAndMark.com Internship program and turned my photography world upside down. It is amazing to me how quickly that time has gone, as well as how much longer it feels. I get frustrated at myself sometimes and feel like I should be farther ahead than I am. Or feel like my work isn’t as good as it could be, and the truth of the matter is that it isn’t. I can always be better, I can always push myself, but the only way those things happen and I move forward is by doing just that, moving. forward.

That means taking lots more pictures, working harder, and keep creating, keep moving, keep that shutter going.

It sounds a lot easier than it is, and I know some of you reading this know from experience. Taking lots of pictures is lots of work, editing lots of pictures is even more work. Critiquing yourself and constantly finding new things to learn, ways to improve and become a better photographer is hard work.

But despite that, I may have walk away from a shoot frustrated because I wasn’t as happy as I could have been with the way it turned out, but I don’t think I have ever regretted doing that shoot, I always find motivation, inspiration and direction, even from shoots that don’t go as planned.

And thus ends my long(ish) ramble on my little self motivational speech. Have I also mentioned that blogging on a regular basis and actually finding something relevant to blog on is hard?!  Thanks for following even when it is just a random ramble These pictures are of MY kids and their Mimi taken in Albuquerque over Christmas break.