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So today marks exactly 6 weeks since I started this little project and I have been enjoying this immensely. I am going to definitely make myself last until the end of all this. I want to prove, as a photographer, that I want to improve, that I can stay engrossed in a project, and that I have the dedication and determination to get something done. I do feel like I have gradually been doing all this so far. It is a great amount of fun too, which is awesome.

Thanks to this project I have been seeing more of the true beauty behind the simplest of object. This wind chime is a great example. One of the simplest of things made. A few metal tubes, some string, and some wind are the only things that are needed to make something so beautiful. I do have to admit, I like the sound of the wood chimes better, but they are beautiful instruments played by nature, and you have got to respect that.

Lightroom Use Update: If you have been following me on this blog you guys know that I have been using Lightroom as opposed to Apple Aperture for the past week or so. A new thing I have discovered while using it is the History system. I mean WOW! Who knew that something so simple (haha) would make me so happy in this program. Being able to go back and forth in my editing history is becoming a big thing in my workflow. While it was easy to go back a few steps in Aperture, there was nothing dedicated to going back and forth other than Undo and Redo buttons. Lightroom’s solution is much simpler.

5 Things I Appreciate: Once again following the Photofocus blog, I read their post “Five More Ways to Improve Your Photography Without Buying Gear,” and the last thing on this list is: “Be grateful. Every day write down at least five things you are grateful for. This is a superb way to open up the creative mind and to simultaneously flush out the bad stuff that stifles your creativity.” So I decided that I would do this every few days or so. If you, the reader, thinks this would not bore you.

1. I would be nowhere if it weren’t for my amazing friends and family who support me in everything I do.
2. I love all the photographers out there who encourage the newbies to become better and help them to do so without being so condescending.
3. The invention of cloud computing and hard drives have really saved my ass this past couple of weeks and I have to thank God for them! Haha
4. The mentors I have had in all my artistic endeavors have been more than amazing to me and all their pupils, and always pushing us to do our best.
5. Film photography is definitely something I believe EVERY aspiring photographer should get to know. There is nothing more satisfying than watching your print go from camera to print in a matter of hours, days, weeks. It is truly wonderful!

I am working on a collabrative project with a person I have just started getting to know, but have to say is one of my favorite people who never has anything bad to say. So I will be posting the picture we work on tomorrow and will blog about that experience. I have also given this person the ability to post their thoughts on how this shoot worked out. So come back tomorrow for that exciting photograph =)