Over The Rainbow - Grayslake Photographer

Last week I was in the clouds and today I am over the rainbow. Well at least that's what I call this piece. I've learned photography through studying, a lot of trial and error, and putting forth a great amount of effort. It took me a while but I can say that I now provide my clients beautiful, professional images.  This isn't true inspiration or pure God given talent per say.  Posing, lighting, shutter speed and Photoshop can be learned. True inspiration comes from a much deeper place within.  It doesn't come by studying nor by trying really hard.  It just comes and I felt it come this day that I took this image.

My dear friend asked me if I would be willing to donate a framed image for a special event the Nine, Wine and Fine Arts event that Foundation 46 is hosting.  My initial plan was to do a local landscape image.  But after the one hundredth snow fall I decided that no one wants to see more snow in an image.  I had no idea what I was going to do.  One evening, I took my daughter to guitar lessons and distracted my little guy by playing super hero's with him.  There was a little dove statue on the end table that the hero's were asking for a ride from.  My little girl started strumming "Over the Rainbow" for the very first time.  I started to get teary eyed as I sat their, it is one of my favorite songs.  So much joy filled my heart, when I looked at the reflection in the lamp, there it was... a beautiful image.

 I think I had to be in that moment to actually see it even though it had been there many times before.  

This was the first time I've ever really felt this kind of pure inspiration, I can't wait till it happens again.