Meet Molly...

She's adorable.

Ice storm photos from this morning...

A new member of the family!

Yes, my new camera is finally here! I am now the proud owner of the Nikon D80! Terribly excited and charging up the battery now. I forgot to pick up a new memory card for it, I'll have to do that later. I have SD memory cards, just not high speed ones.

Worked a lot today at the studio. We got shelves taken down in the back room and the old counter moved out. Also got the sealed door reopened.

Much work has been done, but there is just as much left to do. I was really hoping to be able to reopen this weekend, since I'm off work at CC. Better luck next time.

Anyhoo, I need to get a move on. I'm itching to play with the new baby!

The problem I have...

Motivation. There are days when I wonder if I have finally taken pictures of everything I can. I have no motivation to get my camera out and play. The desire to take a photograph is there, but a photograph of what?

Yeah... That is kind of where I'm at right now. There isn't much that is inspiring me and I find it frustrating. The more frustrated I get the more depressed I get. The more depressed I get the less I want to get my camera out.

See where this is going?

I'm tired of being cold. It is 43 degrees outside right now. And raining. And it just makes me feel very blah.

*sigh*

I need to find a way to snap out of it, I just don't know how.

It's a brand new year!

So much happened for me in 2006. I had three photos published in a book, my business took off and I bought myself not only a kick ass new camera, but some terrific studio lighting. I've grown so much as a photographer this year. I've been able to mainstream more with my work, but I haven't killed that special something that makes me unique. It was a great year overall and I'm feeling very blessed about it today.

But it isn't 2006 anymore. I have goals for this year. I have major things in the works.

In 2007 I will learn more about photography. I realize that I do not know everything there is and I'm going to set about fixing that problem. I promise to take one stunning photo a day. I promise to open myself up more and invite others to help me along my journey. No more half-finished projects. I promise to follow through on the things I start. I promise to take the shots that pop up in my dreams from time to time and to make them happen while I'm awake and not drooling onto my pillow.

I'm going to start keeping a daily photo journal. Nothing fancy, just a place to jot down thoughts, ideas and things I learn.

So bring it on 2007. I'm ready for you. I'm going to do great things this year. I'm going to be everything that I know I can.