Then, three years ago, my husband encouraged me to pick it back up. We purchased a DSLR and I began shooting pictures. I found that I gravitated to nature and closeups. I relied on the automatic settings on my camera and never read the manual.
A year later, my husband wanted to get me a new lens for my camera. The camera store recommended a prime macro lens to me. I put it on and loved it! It was a completely different experience than using a zoom lens. With a prime lens, you move in and out to frame the picture rather than relying on the camera to zoom in and out.
Later that week, I was asked to take portraits at a father/daughter dance. I remember praying as I drove over that I would take good pictures that the folks in them would enjoy. I felt as if God opened my eyes that night to the beauty of his creation--us. I had never wanted to take portraits, but now I wanted to take more!
God gave me a heart desire with my photography: to reveal glimpses of his beauty in his creation. When I look through my camera, I want to capture the beauty in every child or adult that I see. That beauty gives me joy and reminds me of how uniquely God has created each one of us.
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