Lydia's Senior Shoot

A couple of weeks ago I had the honour of shooting senior photos for this lovely little lady. I have watched this girl grow up to be this total babe fest. And, not only that but she was super fun to shoot. I love it when I can photograph people who in turn end up making me (the photographer) smile. And, that's exactly what this girl did. 

Easy Like Sunday Morning Quilt

I had some extra fabric just laying around. So, one night I decided to (quite literally) just rip it up and start sewing a really basic/simple quilt. I honestly did not measure a single thing on this whole quilt.. I just kind of eyeballed it all. This was a nice change of pace since I had just finished a quilt top that was very precision oriented. Anyways, I'm not going to do a step by step DIY. Since there were no real measurements, I wouldn't have much instruction anyhow. But I thought I could post some photos of the finished product. Super simple. Super easy. Super makeshift and imperfect. But, super enjoyable.

I know it's weird, but I like it. 

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Oh, and here's some photos of that time that I accidentally stood on a tree stump that was apparently home to millions of biting ants:

Yep.. all those little things are ants. Mean ants.

Bad idea.

And this is me frantically trying to rid myself of the ants.

 Ouch.

-K-

Lavender Fields

"Death is promised to the bee

whose sting protects the colony.

Was it's life worth nothing more

than honey for the queen?"

I have always, and will always find the most immense beauty within nature. There's just something about it that (no matter my current state of mind) causes me to slow down and soak it all up. It astounds me that for all the ugliness and cruelty the world has to offer, there are still new and beautiful things around every corner. 

Explore

Lately I have been feeling a little sub-par as far as my photographic skills go. Finally, I have realized that I need to get back to the root of what I love. I need to not focus on the technical aspects, and instead focus on what each individual picture means to me. To those outside of the photographic realm, this probably sounds ridiculous. But, compare it to whatever passion(s) you might have. This is my passion, but from time to time I find myself getting sucked into this world of "I MUST HAVE PERFECT PHOTOS" and really, that's so far off from why I started taking photos in the first place. 

The past couple weeks I have taken up running. I am not particularly athletic, so this is a feat in itself. But surprisingly enough, I have found that I really enjoy the time to clear my thoughts and have some peace and quiet. I run in my parents pasture, which is beautiful and has always held a fond place in my heart. During my runs, I have been doing a lot of thinking. Being back in my parent's field brings back so many memories of my time spent here. I started to think about the 15 year old version of myself, and I started to compare that girl to the woman that I am now. I was a little saddened to find that overall I am not as happy with myself as I used to be. When I was 15, I took pictures because I wanted to bring attention to the beautiful details of life that so often get overlooked. As a 22 year old art school graduate, I have found that more often then not, I am more concerned with the feedback I get from a photo, rather than exploring my own personal view of the world. 

This both saddened me and inspired me.

It saddened me that I had let go of that girl that I used to be. But, it inspired me to bring her back to life. To pay attention to the little things in life, not worrying about what others felt about my work. Life is much too short to be spent like that. I want to be an explorer of my own world. Not a visitor in someone Else's. 

And that is exactly what I plan on doing with this blog. 

The purpose is not to aim for perfection, but instead, to provide a place for me to share my explorations into my very own photographic world.

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