I’m a FT mom to 2 preschoolers and I got my first DSLR about 8 months ago. I’ve always loved photography – both viewing it(looking at photographs is like a brief escape from the realities of life. I could seriously spend hours looking at other peoples pictures) and I’ve loved taking pictures since I was a child. But I was not an “artsy” person, I was the academic that went to college and studied and had my nose in a book all the time. I loved photography, but I wasn’t one of “those” people.

Since I had kids, I’ve spent the last four years with my little powershot always in hand, always taking pics of my friends kids and always hearing back about how great they were. My husband has been encouraging me for years to step it up, but finally in Feb of this year, I was gung-ho about starting a PT business. I researched all that I could, took a cheap photography class, practiced like crazy with my new BIG camera, and researched more.

But then my dad was diagnosed in May with advanced cancer…life has been put on hold. My camera sat in the bag, collected dust. My camera missed 3 months of my kids lives (pictures is how I track EVERYTHING). Anyway, I can’t explain what I’m feeling, but all I know is that the last couple of months that camera has been attached to me! I want to capture every last moment that I can of my dad, of my dad with my kids, of my dad drinking his water, of my dad working in the yard, anything! I truly feel like my camera (along with running) is now my stress-reliever for dealing with my dad’s cancer (not to mention all the other day to day stresses in my life: having a special needs child, finanical…).

So, I’m ready to take this on. I’m going to order a couple of your DVD’s too. But the big question is – are you ever going to come to Arizona for a workshop!?? Not even sure if I could afford to go, but at least if it were in my neck of the woods it would be reachable. Has there been any other interest in this area?

I wasn’ even planning to write anything, other than please offer a workshop in AZ, but all of this came out. Maybe it’s because you are so open, I almost feel like I know you. =)

Thanks for being an inspiration to me.

Jill in AZ

Hey Me Ra-

What do you think about planning a workshop in LA? I would love to attend one of your weekend workshops!! I pray you are blessed this weekend with a little rest.

-Christen