Inspiration in Photography

Today I found out that I won the WeddingPhotoUSA Photo Contest! I won 2 weeks free of advertisement on their home page and will be in 2011 Wedding Photo Showcase. :) Not bad for entering on the last day of competition and I still got the most votes! I'm pretty happy with it!

I'm ashamed to say that lately my camera has been sitting on the shelf collecting dust! :( I usually take photographs every time I get a chance. Lately, I feel uninspired and lack the motivation to get out there and take photographs! So, something about winning that contest today seemed to have sparked something in me and I started looking at photography contest. I've seen a lot of no fee contests and I've decided that I'm going to start entering and this will get me out there and be a shutter bug again! I also started looking at my photographs (not the ones taken when we're out having a good time) and I was reminded how much I love photography before I started doing portraits. I took tons of pictures nature/places of wherever I was, whenever I saw something that inspired me! I love it!

So I thought I'd share some with you guys. I traveled a lot and I love clouds - so I have quite a bit of them :) I just think clouds are beautiful! These photographs were taken with my itty bitty point and shoot camera. I tell people all the time, the equipment doesn't make the photograph, the composition and subject does! These photographs bring a smile to my face. I know exactly when and where they were taken! Brings me back to those days! :)

Enjoy!

A rainy day in school parking lot, that's rain drops on my umbrella :)

Redwood National Park, California

New York City, NY

Redwood National Park, California

Redwood National Park, California

On the way to San Diego, CA to see Vince (during our long distance relationship)

Fourth of July, Eagle Mountain Lake, TX

Joe Pool Lake, Arlington, Tx

Sunset at the Beach, Galveston, TX

Clouds on the way to Amsterdam

On the way to San Diego again :)