They are fading on me can you tell??? I just crack up at Ty’s bored expressions.?? He really lets you know how he feels doesn’t he?

Getting worse…

and worse….

Tori decides she has had it and is bailing on me.?? Tanner and Ty cheering her on.?? :)?? Ty might actually have whispered the idea to her from the looks of it.?? He would.??

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About three weeks ago I was driving down the road and out of no where I felt anxiety coming on.?? “What in the WORLD makes me think that I am even CLOSE to qualified to starting a small business??? Even on a teeny tiny scale??? What in the heck am I doing?”

I am so??appreciative of all the sweet comments left about my work.?? I feel like I am making progress in my photography skills but I am also facing a moving target too.?? The minute I decided to try small business, that dang target jumped like 200 miles out of my way.?? Here is the problem…I am self taught and that creates gaps.?? I have read and read and I understand at least the basics (and in some cases more) about shutter speeds, ISOs, aperature, DOF, planes of focus, bouncing flash, catchlights, diffusers, and even studied “the circle of confusion”?? (don’t ask me about that).?? I shoot all RAW and all manual.?? It would be nice if you could just purchase awesome pro equipment and software and then BE a pro – but it doesn’t happen this way – not by ANY means.?? Trust me, I can get terribly junky shots with great equipment sometimes.?? I started realizing that I was at a place where I needed more human interaction.?? My list of detailed questions has been growing over a long course of time and I had no one to ask.?? I joined a couple of photography forums and that has really helped but I still wished for more.

On this particular drive I decided to just pray about it.?? I told the Lord that I really had no idea whether or not this was something I should pursue at this time of my life or not and I asked for direction.?? I also told Him that I thought it would be pretty awesome if He found me a mentor.?? Someone who wouldn’t mind taking??me under their wing and help me to get to the next level.????

A few days later I received an email from a pro photographer who had been following my blog since Ty was born.?? Little did she know that I had been praying for this email and about fell off my chair when I actually received it.?? 🙂

Her name is Liza and I am so grateful for the sweet gift of her friendship.???? For the last couple of weeks she has been tirelessly mentoring me.???? The work she has put into teaching me has truly stunned me.?? I have been so moved by her.?? Talk about an answer to prayer!!!

Hopefully you will begin noticing an improvement in my work.?? I am not going to point out my shortcomings to you – that would be silly of me LOL – but as I get better at this, all credit should go to Liza.?? She has a great eye and is teaching me to “see” my art better.?? I think that target moved an additional 200 feet after discussions with Liza because all of a sudden I am at a place of realizing questions I never even knew to ask.???? I knew I needed help but I didn’t realize how badly until I started to be taught by a pro.???? It’s a little overwhelming in the sense that my nature wants to tackle the whole thing and be a seasoned pro right now!?? :)????This, of course,??has a zero percent chance of happening in the near future.?? :)?? At the same time though, I am just really excited to be on this new fork in my journey.?? With Liza…came hope.???? THANK YOU LIZA!

If you live in the Buffalo area and need a great photographer, visit Liza’s website:?? http://www.elizabethmohr.com/