52 fridays 07 | 52 new / beginnings

this week's theme is new.  last weekend i did something new and completely out of character.  i met up with 25 other girls for bloom's face 2 face workshop having met none of the girls in real life.  this would be new.  every bit of logic told me i was crazy, but for whatever reason, i went.  i won't lie and say that i didn't contemplate backing out - worry over not being a "real" photographer, worry over being out of my league, and admittedly a wee bit of "not fitting in".  but that wasn't my purpose in going.  i wanted to go, because i honestly am passionate about my newly found hobby and i really have  desire to get better.

in dallas, i got out of face 2 face so much more than learning more about photography though there was plenty of time and opportunities for that.   i feel like i connected with many of the girls, and crazy enough, i'd call several of them "friends".  so today f2f also represents the beginning of new friendships.  ask anyone, i don't use that term loosely.  face 2 face was full of inspiring girls with sooooooooooooooooo much talent, and while yes indeed was out of my league, no one made me feel that way. 

brenda and kristy worked so hard to make face 2 face such an awesome experience.  they have put together a great team of moderators that kinda led the way this weekend and i truly couldn't be more grateful.    i feel blessed to have been apart of the workshop that ended in shared knowledge, exchanges of cell phone numbers, hugs, and even tears.  it was incredible.

this week i'm posting a few pics of two stunning teens that served as senior models for us.  these girls are absolutely gorgeous. i loved how sweet and yet confident they were.  mostly, i loved how connected they were as friends.  my friends mean the world to me and seeing the relationship between these two in the short time we had with them, made  me 1) miss highschool and 2) miss my besties.

so new...this is a totally new experience for me.  i'm a momtog afterall and for the most part have only taken pics of my girls. 

new...i loved it.

k...really...they are gorgeous, huh?

more workshop shares to come when i get the energy to go through them all.   i accidently deleted a memory card full of images and i'm praying my friend, breeze will be able to recover them.

now, for the not so new.  if you've been here before, you know the drill, click on over to the blog of Kelly Baxter | Seattle Natural Light Photographer to see her take on new/beginnings.

see you next friday!