I took photos this weekend. Of a family near and dear to my heart. It was a wonderful feeling. I feel like I’m starting to get the hang of being confident while shooting, and am excited for what is to come. Of course, looking through the photos, I found a million things that I can improve upon/pay more attention to next time, but progress has been made. I shot everything in ‘manual’ mode – not once did I get nervous and change to P (which is my camera’s closest setting in auto – although it’s not totally auto). This is big for me. Small steps! The girls were a total blast. Here are two of my favorites so far:

Looking forward to a few more photo shoots in the upcoming weeks – one maternity and one family on the books.

Oh, and I bought http://www.saradybenphotography.com – nothing is there yet, but I have plans. You’ll find out about them soon! It’s a start. I’m grateful for being able to follow my passion alongside of my full-time job. I’m thankful for a creative outlet. I’m thankful to my wonderful husband for supporting me and encouraging me to follow my dreams. I’m thankful for my friends and their support – and, oh yea, Danielle, we have a few things to talk about blog design wise this weekend..haha.

Happy Tuesday evening 🙂