Gratitude | Weight Watchers Weekly Theme
Hi, have you ever had a love hate relationship with your favorite hobby or past time favorite? One of my friends had asked me, “What will happen when you don’t like taking pictures?” I never imagined that would happen to me. However, it did happen. Since I was 19 when I bought my first 35mm Minolta camera, my camera was always at my side. I carried it everywhere. Co-workers I worked with began to ask me to take engagements pictures. My boss had me take the store’s Employee of the Week pictures for our store’s bulletin board.
My daughter’s senior year, the empty nest syndrome began to affect me. Oh, I laughed it off, but this was a serious thing for me. This is when I really became active in taking images for a profession. High School senior pictures was my focus. Most of Erika’s classmates let me photograph their senior pictures! The humbling feelings I had at the graduation ceremony when the students images were displayed on the gymnasium wall was immense.
High School Senior Pictures soon evolved to include Family Sessions and then on to Wedding Portraits. The photography took the place of the time I had spent up at the school house while both of my children were participating in their after school activities, my social time. At that time I dreaded the nacho chili cheese from the concession stand. What I would give to have that now!
Fast forward to the present. As I sat in my weekly Weight Watchers meeting, our group leader wanted us to think of the things we were grateful for throughout the next week. I am grateful for my photography! Presently I am not marketing my photopraphy services. Two of my high schools friends were going to get married. One of my 101 in 1001 goals is to be a wedding crasher. My goal fulfilled! My nerves had gotten to me. At one time I could work my camera blindfolded. The day of their wedding, what once was automatic, I had to concentrate and some I forgot. Thank goodness, I did take more than one camera with each camera having a different lens size, focal length. This post’s images were taken with my iPhone. Later I will post the album I have designed with my “main” camera of the wedding day.
I would have never thought about having my wedding at a restaurant. This was both the bride and groom’s second marriage. Their wish was a simple wedding with family and close friends. They were successful! It was just that and more. Beautiful setting, wonderful weather. The room for the wedding was the back porch area that was opened to the outdoors. The doors were left open, and the fall breeze drifted thru. If I were to market my services for weddings, middle age couples getting married for a second time would be my targeted demographic! 🙂
WW Update:
Since Start Date; -19.6lbs
Take Care. Best wishes, Debra
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Beautiful captures Debra! I imagine wedding photography to be quite stressful trying to make sure everything is perfect.
Also good luck on your weight loss journey!
Thanks so much for sharing with #MMBC. Hope to see you next week. 🙂
Hi, Jayne. Thank you for the compliment! Yes, weddings are stressful. And I even said to the bride, I would take images as a ‘friend’. Self pressure was strong! 🙂
Take care and best wishes.
I am glad you got to enjoy taking photos like this. And it would be lovely of you to also comment on my post when you link up. I appreciate that sometimes we forget! Take care, and I hope to see you link up next week.
Denyse.
Denyse, is it possible that my comment went to your spam folder? I do comment when I linkup. I will go back and add my comment again. I had commented that my word is, independent!
There is even a link back to your website here.
Take care and best wishes.
Looks like the perfect spot for the happy couple’s wedding. Congrats on losing 19 lbs!! How long has it been since you started? Thanks so much for linking up at the #UnlimitedLinkParty 131. Pinned.
Hi, Dee. My first weigh in was June 10, 2023. This is the first weight program that has worked for me. I can literally eat anything I want. The question is, how do I want to ‘eat’ my points!
I appreciate your hosting, thank you!
Take care and best wishes.
Those photos are just beautiful!
Thank you, Joanne! I am a bit rusty on wedding portraits. About 10 years ago I was on the fence about not doing wedding photographs. My folks were at the age where I did not know about how long their health would last. Well, I had a bridezilla. That pushed me over that fence. So it’s been a good 6 years since I have taken wedding pictures, another friend had asked me to take their wedding images about 4 years ago. I was pleased with the results for Cris and Todd. But NO MORE wedding pictures, even for a friend! bahahahah. Well, it depends on what friend 🙂
Take care and best wishes.