officially BaCk AnD blogging <3

Well after a brief  blogging absence im back!! I took a little break from my new blogging hobby after the tragic loss of my dog who left suddenly and far before his time. Although some people may think  "ok well your dog died thats sad, but depression ?? over a dog??"  I happen to be a great animal lover and my dog was not that at all ....he wasn't a dog....im going to use the old cliche ....He was family!!! Anyone who knows me personally knows how much that Rindi ( my dogs name ) meant to me. He was my second child and im devastated over his loss. Although I am still deeply saddened by the loss I have decided that life must go on because after all life is short and you must not waste a moment or it might just pass you by. So here is some of the recent happenings in the life of me 

~ Rindi passed away December 17, 2008 (RIP buddy)

~ My son falls off of a hammock which requires a hospital visit and 3 staples

~ Dear family members had to leave again even though their rightful place is here with us .

~ Have high hopes when discovering a 6 month old puppy in need of a home

~ Again devastated when owner backs out last minute and have to console my heartbroken little boy yet again.

~getting ready for family vacation to New Jersey & New York City

~ Trying to pick up my spirits and get myself back on track

There it is ...a brief catch up of my life in the last few weeks. Right now I am looking forward to getting away from Florida and having some great photographing opportunities. I will update you with new pics and so forth when I return on January 8, 2009. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

In LiFe ThErE iS LoSS ..........

Well today was a heartbreaking day for me. My 2 year old collie mix pased away and even more heart breaking is no one knows why. He was perfectly healthy and happy yesterday but today was it was not the case .....life is still a mystery to me why this healthy happy member of my family was taken with no rhyme, reason, or warning. so heavy heartedly  I am posting some of my work that I have on my poor baby ......RIP Rindi You will be missed

The beginning oF A BeauTifuL FrienDshiP .......HDR !!!!

Recently in my digital imaging class I was introduced to a wonderful new marvel of modern technology ........HDR imaging. For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of working in HDR (high dynamic range) it basically is that you take multiple exposures of the same image and the program helps you layer them into one perfectly exposed masterpiece. Let me assure you that it is well worth the time.  Shortly after leaving class I headed home and downloaded the free trial of Photomatix Pro (which only faults are the Photomatix logo across your work until you buy the program) and thus a Love affair was born!!! My most recent work in HDR is sunsets, which are very impossible to capture correctly in a single image. I am nowhere near an expert by any means but hopefully with a little more time and effort I will begin to progress into some more advanced stuff . So without further hesitation here are some of my recent HDR sunset images.

Rekindiling old FriendshipS <3

Among the many rebirths happening in my life is my attempt to mend

any issues that still go unresolved in my life. I want to make sure that I 

haven't permanently burned any bridges  with some of the people who 

mean the most to me in my life, thus I give you crystal. We had a bad 

falling out about six months ago and I finally feel that it is time to right 

any wrongs that may have occurred between us. So today we reunited and had a cookout  and went to watch the Christmas parade together. I feel now that I am attempting to live more positively and in return things are getting better in my life as the days go by. Here is some of my freelance personal work from my day with crystal.

LiFe iS CoMpLiCaTeD.....Let'S MaKe iT SiMpLe

Through word of mouth I discovered this site and thought it a good opportunity to document my ever changing life in photography. I have an immense passion for photography and life in general, but recently have had a bit of a battle with depression. I want to document my come back and help you see the world through my eyes as I live it daily. My thoughts, ideas, hardships and triumphs. This marks the beginning of my journey into self discovery.