Well when we came home from Illinois I knew what I had to. I had to create my own little "Elf on a Shelf" photo session with my little Ally. Unfortunately she was pretty sick starting on Christmas day until New Year's eve. So, we had to hold off. Even when we did the pictures you could tell she was a wee bit sassy. But, what elf doesn't have a little bit of sassiness in them, right? So, here is my little Elf on a Shelf for you to enjoy!
I know some people get annoyed hearing about the whole "Elf on the Shelf" craze. But, for my kids they truly love their elves Ralph and Marshmallow. It is a magical time. My one daughter writes letters to them and for Santa that the elves "deliver". Well, this Christmas our youngest was able to be her own little elf helping "Santa" on Christmas eve to hand out toys to the cousins with her cousin Patrick. They were the cutest elves I have ever seen. My sister-in-law, Julie's, mom made the cutest costumes for them. They were awesome!
Well when we came home from Illinois I knew what I had to. I had to create my own little "Elf on a Shelf" photo session with my little Ally. Unfortunately she was pretty sick starting on Christmas day until New Year's eve. So, we had to hold off. Even when we did the pictures you could tell she was a wee bit sassy. But, what elf doesn't have a little bit of sassiness in them, right? So, here is my little Elf on a Shelf for you to enjoy!
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I am so grateful for this year and for the photographers around me that I am blessed to also call my friends. These friends have taught me so much about myself, this business and they continue to inspire me to continue with the passion that I have for taking pictures. Photography is a tough business. People may not realize that. There are so many people out there that pick up a camera and think they can just do it, but I have taken so much time to learn about my camera all on my own and thru the guidance of teachers like these photographers and at the local community college. You have to put in the time to learn it and that is still something that I am doing everyday. I truly am blessed. I continue to push myself and test myself in hopes that one day I can make this a full-time gig. :)
As a way of testing and pushing myself I continue to enter my pictures into weekly theme contests on various Photography pages. I had entered just before Christmas the below image on the Finding Wonder page for their theme of {Deep} and to my surprise it was selected as one of the Top 5. It was such an honor. The other images that were selected are absolutely breathtaking. You must go out and check their blog here. And I am grateful to Jessica at Yeah She Snaps! Photography who was the guest judge that selected my image. She is an amazing photographer who I look up to. The funny thing is about this image is that I was actually going to delete it when I first uploaded it from my camera. Yep, that's right. I thought the picture was just not right. But, then before hitting the delete key I changed it to Black and White and it was like magic to me. It is because of my friends in photography that I take these chances and instead of just hitting delete and I keep trying and focusing forward. :) So, I hope for you that you too can focus forward and instead of just deleting what you think is no good keep working at it! |
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