Lessons

The most fabulous lessons are learned when you least expect, through experience and you want to implement immediately. The a-ha moments and once you see them, you almost can't believe you didn't know it all along. Sort of like looking at the "can you find the hidden picture within a picture" mind games, they become up front and you never look at them the same way when you realize what else is in the image.

I've loved taking pictures since I was about 10 years old and with each passing year I take it a step further. I've always love the close up and filling the frame with a single image, one face, one mood, one thought. It's only been very recently that I have learned sometimes, you simply have to pull back. Put it all into focus. Let the story come from the whole photo rather than a thumbnail snapshot.

Funny how sometimes the lessons we learn for one purpose can be reapplied in other places. Kind of like life... fabulous moments frozen in time can be zoomed in on or part of a panoramic view with many subtle details and images.