the very first blog - unphotoshopped, of course

Well, it's official. I've begun my very own blog after following so many others. I admit to being a blog stalker, as they are just some super amazing ones to follow, especially in the vast world of photography. I have learned SO much from other people's blogs, so I suppose it's high time I start sharing whatever it is I'm supposed to share on this blog. Who knows what may pop up here . . . that's the unphotoshopped adventure of it all! But, before you get the wrong idea, may I speak loudly and proudy here and say that I LOVE photoshop. I'm not against it whatsoever. Not even a little bit. I use it all the time. It's just that I have to come to realize more and more, especially having my two little girls, that life cannot be photoshopped. It is what it is and sometimes that's beautiful and sometimes it's not. But, I have found that in my photography, it's those pictures that weren't planned at all - the ones where my settings were all of or (gasp!) I put my camera on auto to grab the shot - that I love the most. I cannot wait to post sneak peeks from photo sessions, the hilarious things that come out of my girls' mouths, the crazy parts of life where God just grabs me . . . and whatever else comes up. And because no blog post is complete without a picture, here's a lovely, unphotoshopped moment of Addy - the queen of do-it-myself. Don't you just love two year olds? She would rather spend an hour putting on a shirt than ask for help. Sound familiar?