Therapy at it’s Finest

Allow me to be direct. This summer has probably been the most ridiculous experience of my life. Never have I experienced so many twists and turns and emotional upheaval.

Yet, at the end of the day, life goes on. Regardless of how profusely I have wished for such an occurrence, time ceases for no one. My resolution? Find a way to take all of your pent up rage, frustration, sadness, confusion and guilt, and transform it all into creative energy. I’m an artist after all, so why not use it to my advantage somehow?

Much to my own surprise, I thought of a project, and along came the Pentax…

I honestly never thought that I would fall in love with photography. I mean sure like any other kid (at least, I presume this is the norm) I went through a phase for a while, taking photos of nothing important with a mediocre digital camera. Nothing exciting. However, my best friend leaving for University inspired me to create a project, leaving me with their camera. Actually, the situational irony was rather fantastic! Considering that I needed a camera and they not only lent me theirs but in their own excitement purchased the film for me too!

So, in my state of creative adrenalin I raced outside, took my first photo, heard the shutter snap… and fell in love. Nothing , can compare to that sound. My heart skipped a beat, a wide eyed grin appeared across my face, and away I went!

I have always been one to see so much depth in the slightest of things. A simple walk to school can make my mind explode with creativity and wonder. I am a romantic I suppose you could say. (Yet, not in the candy and flowers sort of thing, more or less how Anne of Green Gables would describe romance. However, that is an entirely different blog for another day….)

So really, what could be more soothing than to finally present those little ordinary things into something so much greater? Why just see an old crumbling stair case, when you could take a moment with your hand on the focus adjustments and turn it into an image which inspires you to keep going, because you never know what is at the top? Why see a sprinkler washing your car as it waters the lawn, when you can lay on the pavement and capture the water drops sparkling in the sunlight as they wash across the road?

I just think that the ability to take what you see in the world and being able to present it in that glorious form to someone else, is a Blessing. Therapy, at it’s finest.

So needless to say, I don’t see myself stopping anytime soon… Maybe I’ll even post some photos soon.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Let me know!