By capturing extraordinary effects in camera you can spend more time photographing and less time sitting in front of the computer. WIN WIN! The opportunities are truly limitless.

Fact: I am not always inspired to photograph.

Also fact: I am capable of creating despite my lack of inspiration. And so are you.

Like any craft, the art of photography, at times, requires discipline, commitment, focus, and determination. It necessitates taking purposeful steps in pursuing beauty.

When and why we pick up our camera to create often involves various factors. It could be spontaneous as the sun sets on the flowers on your kitchen table while you make dinner or a planned vacation with epic scenery. Creating could involve your mood or the current events surrounding you. And seemingly without perception, you may find your art shifting, changing, and evolving. Sometimes it takes intentional reflection to uncover your themes and the meanings behind them.