Life, Love and FILM

I know it has been a while since my last post but I have a damn good excuse! March 26^th in front of God, family and friends I married my best friend. The following day we left for our honeymoon in Chicago, which was a blast! Returning home, we continued our preparations for the new addition to our family and I geared up for the 8^th Annual Artist Walk. For those of you who do not know Artist Walk is an annual event held by

Emporia Main Street

connecting local artist with local businesses for a day to demonstrate or sell their art. After much debate and a little prodding from friends, I decided to partake in the events. I was paired up with Flint Hills music and I set up to sell a few prints as well as to take the time to make a few portraits. I have realized that an important part of what I do is connecting with those who are on the other side of the lens. Every year it seems like there is one that stands out whether it was the man that had never had his portrait made in his 80 years of life, the woman who met her untimely demise mere days after I photographed her or this year photographing a father and son. I am not sure of their names nor is it relevant but watching the two interact with something I assume was important to the father made me contemplate my art form and my developing child. Will photography be something he or she will enjoy?  Will they take a passion for film as their father has?  What advancements for this art form will they see in their life? Will film live long enough to see their kids? So many questions and so few answers, I was blessed in my family to be given the attitude that I can do what I put my heart into. Although I know photography was never a choice my parents probably wanted me to take seriously as it is pricey and only a few succeed. This is a labor of love and although it will not be paying off the bills anytime soon it allows me to step back and look at life and capture the moments and hold on to those forever. I have reached a crossroad and I know now that I have a choice to make and I know I need to make it soon cause I know once we welcome this new baby into our lives photography will always come second as it should. However, for now do I want this to be my life or just a hobby that I entertain myself with occasionally….  

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