Flower Power

I often walked past this flower bush, blossoming seemingly at random   on a metal fence by a road, and thought to myself that it would be a good photography location. So when Elysea came to me and told me that she wanted to take pictures with this flower bush I was so excited that we had thought the same thing. This is what makes taking pictures with her so magical, we're always on the same page. 

sleepless nights

It's ironic how embroidering a sleeping deer was one of the most stressful pieces of art I have done. What made it pressured was the deadline though. I'll never do embroidery again unless I have lots of time to finish it. 

 With acrylic paint I painted flowers as a boarder. 

 I always practice before I officially start a piece. My sketchbook is full of my thoughts in picture form. 

 Finally finished. 

Rain

I have always let the rain stop me from taking pictures. I didn't think the lighting would be good enough and the pictures would be blurry, I thought my camera might get wet, and I didn't have motivation. 

I don't remember how it happened, how we, Elysea and I, got the ideas or inspiration, but we both missed taking pictures and decided not to let the rain stand in our way. 

I went to her house, I got caught in the rain while driving over, we changed into dresses, and went to her backyard. We were both very excited to try something new. We battled through the freezing rain and the struggle to keep the camera dry. Our most used instructions were, "don't look so cold," and, "it's ok you can close your eyes so the rain doesn't get in them." 

Taking pictures in the rain was such a magical experience I will never forget. The bokeh got my photography senses tingling. Looking at the pictures I can feel the joy and excitement again. Elysea is so beautiful and the pictures turned out better than I could have ever hoped. My favourite thing about them is the joy that they capture. I know better now not to let rain stop me from taking pictures.

In life, obstacles are often thrown our way, we can't always escape them, but we can choose whether we learn from them or are restricted and handicapped. Your attitude and your viewpoint often determines your joy and successes. Sometimes you have to open your eyes to see that a rainy situation can be much more than what it seems. 

Elysea