Snow Day Memories w/ Dallas

I remember having a great time with my son Dallas, playing in the 36 inches of snow that dropped on us one morning in January, 2011.  For that one morning at least, I set all my cares aside, and I felt 20 years younger.  My mind goes back to that day from time to time, so I thought I would remember it here in pictures.

Misc images to get the ball rolling...

My Daughter, Noel - practice shots

"Big Boy" Pants

After years of (barely) maintaining a fragile love/hate relationship with Social Media in general, I have chosen to embrace the responsibility and the potential learning value of this form of communication.  My natural introversion and narrow-minded view of Facebook et al was fueled by what I saw as rampant abuse by immature people who just didn't know when to shut up.  It seemed like this media gave them a stage to spew all sorts of verbal trash upon the rest of us without any sort of regulation.  Fortunately, I now know how to regulate the content I receive a bit better.  I also have been greatly helped by the web tools, forums, and other professional resources one can access by interacting online with the global community.  Like a child who becomes too old to rely on diapers, I now have to abandon old ways, join the global community on a regular basis, and put on the proverbial Big Boy Pants in order to grow up, professionally.

I enjoy my current work in the Workforce Development Department of the IMPACT Community Action Agency (www.impactca.org) , but I am committed to take my photography career to the next level.  I have lucked into a number of weddings, events, and other paid photo gigs, and my shooting calendar is starting to get more and more entries.  So, I want and need to be the best I can be.  I also think this forum gives me a chance to clarify my thoughts, and injects a measure of accountability into my vocational life.  Now that I've put it out there, I have no choice but to succeed!  Writing in a public forum also (I hope) helps me to overcome the crippling shyness that often holds me back in my photography work. 

I will soon start to post at least one photo per week on this blog and open myself to critique.  It will also serve as a sort of visual diary of my life journey in the world of visual communication.

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