I am a huge dreamer. I have ideas and dreams that could keep me busy 49 hours a day. But being a photographer is only a part of who I am. I am also mom, wife, friend, daughter... and so sometimes I may have a great idea or dream - but it is not the right time for it to happen. I've been mulling over this though lately. You see, I take time off from shooting in end of November and December and while we are busy fulfilling Christmas orders, I am also taking time to restructure and dream through the business.

And so along with dreams come goals. If you've been a blog reader for awhile - you may remember last year I said one of my coals was by 2008 to be nominated in the Hamilton Spectator's Reader's Choice Awards. So of course I was shocked when in 2007 we were not only nominated - but won in 4 categories (New Business / Photography Studio / Photographer / Local Artist). Curious about the 2008 results? Check in here on Thursday - hee hee. Nothing beats suspense.

Some of my other goals....

-shoot a wedding in Tuscany - or thereabouts - really, I'll take anywhere in Europe! or Canada... or the US... or I just love to travel. :-)
-enter photo competitions regularly
-find ways to give back

and there are many others but I just wanted to touch on the last two (and the Tuscany one I keep throwing out there in case someone knows someone - ha ha! I'm pathetic)

I was intrigued by a photo competition I saw tonight when I was doing my daily blog hopping. To go off on a tangent for a moment... I love blogs. I read about a gazillion different ones using bloglines. Photographers from all over the world - both the "Big names" and the ones just starting out. I love seeing what people are up to, what photos they are taking, and glimpses into their lives. And because I love blogs so much, I try to keep mine up to date and as active as possible in case others are as addicted as I am to blogs. I am a stalker on most sites - I go and read and leave... never making myself known. I think I'm going to set a new goal in also trying to comment more. I know a two way conversation is always more fun than a one way conversation. So - I wonder if you, my lovely blog reader, would also try to enter in to conversation with me? You'll find I don't bite and I love to gab! Feel free to comment anytime. Or if the blog scares you - look me or Edison's group up on Facebook and drop us a line! This also allows you to comment on individual photos - and more importantly for us to become friends. :-)

Tangent over. ha ha

I saw this competition on Roel's blog and I love it for a couple reasons. It benefits Thirst Relief - how cool is that? And photos that place in the top ten have feedback from some of the world's top photographers on why it makes a great photo. When I did some workshops and such - one of the things I loved the most was the feedback and critique. This is how we learn and grow!!

Anyhow - for all you photographers out there - this looks like a great one to enter!



So check out WedComp!

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