because i bought a dslr camera

looking back, i think it’s all my bff carrie’s fault.  if she hadn’t shown up to the lake that summer of 2010 with her fancy new DSLR camera, i probably wouldn’t have had such a bad case of camera envy. 

 

my poor canon point and shoot was just barely limping along and i was a scrapbooker after all. and how could i scrapbook without pictures. 

so i got creative and redeemed several year’s worth of citibank thank you points on best buy gifts cards.  and in july 2010, i bought my first dslr camera.

and so because i bought a dslr, i started taking lots of pictures.

because i had so many pictures, i decided to start a blog.

because i started a blog, i began to document my ordinary life. 

because i bought a dslr, i learned to see life differently.

because i bought a dslr i discovered that my nest wasn’t really that empty…it just had a little growing room.

because i had room to grow, i signed up for an online photography course.

because i took a photography class i learned to shoot from the heart.

because i bought a dslr i learned how to find the light and make magic with my camera.

because i bought a dslr i made so many friends.  my online blogging and photography buddies became a source of inspiration and encouragement.

because i bought a dslr, capturing memories became even more fun.

because i bought a dslr, i found my voice.

because i found my voice, i love to sing.

because i bought a dslr, my life is so much fuller than i could have possibly imagined.

because i bought a dslr, i have grown as a person.  and a photographer.  and so therefore i grew into a new dslr.

i can’t wait to see where she and i go next.

love, kelly