Attempt to Abstract

So, I joined an abstract photography group in the local area last week. The founder placed an ad on Craigslist to see if anyone was interested and the limit was 10 members. I responded, not quite sure if it was going to be a good idea…it means stepping outside my comfort zone. I have never done abstract work before, never considered it and certainly never looked for it through my viewfinder on my D70. The first meeting was really neat…meeting all the members, hearing their stories and their level of proficiency in photography and getting to see some of their work. After the first meeting, I spent the night trying to figure out what I was going to shoot for the first week’s assignment: take a Foto in your favorite style that shows your personality and who you are. I wracked my brain for the next 5 days straight…still, nothing. I finally wrote to the head of the group to help me with some idea of what I needed to be looking for. She wrote back not to worry about it and she was sure that whatever I came up with would be great. She gave me some ideas of things like colors that describe me, an image that describes one item in my personality, etc. On my lunch break, I was thinking about the colors that I would want to really spotlight my personality. Fuschia? Emerald? Rusty orange? Hmm…fall colors…like the pretty golden glass bowl on my living coffee table…with candles and soft glowing light…and the hearts in the bowl like all of my friends & family that my life holds…that’s IT!!!!!! As soon as I got home, I set up my bowl and scene just as I had thought it up in my mind…went and got the D70 with the new 50mm lens and voila!!!!! I had my picture for the project!! In fact, I liked it so much that I used it for my background on my work computer, used it for my feature Foto for this blog and made it my profile pic on Facebook.

Sometimes we spend too much time worrying and not enough time just enjoying the life that He has given to us. We let the “what if’s” dominate our thoughts. We let the “what might happen’s” paralyze us and make us fear-full. When we should be “living the moment’s”. So, go out there and capture your moments. Immerse yourself in them. Drink them in like water. Then tell me everything you experienced.