Greetings from Rebbecca

Hello All,

First of all, I apologize for my late entry. Things have been very crazy for me since receiving the invite to join the group. I am super excited to be part of this blog and am very thankful to Ashley for the invite.

I am not sure how to define myself. I am 38 years old and up until just recently have worked in a corporate setting. I have always had an interest in photography. I have taken literally thousands of pictures. I have boxes and boxes from my teens to present. It is sad. Every time I say I am going to scrapbook them or at least put them in plastic sleeved books something else comes up and the pictures stay in those horrible boxes.

I am currently taking photography courses because after 2 layoffs in three years I am done with the corporate world. My supportive family is encouraging me to start a business in photography so I could at least enjoy my work. :) It would also give me the opportunity to somewhat arrange my schedule to better be there for my 3 year old son.

My son just started Pre-K as he will be four in just a few weeks. I am learning to adjust to time without him. It is allowing me to work on my courses and practice my photography uninterrupted. However, I will have to say, I miss him terribly. I know that it is best that he is in school. He is super smart and needs to be in a group setting. Thankfully, the town I live is is very tiny, (129 people) so the school is really small. I am struggling with the rightness of the decision but know it is in his best interest. He is an only child and very spoiled. He needs to learn to share and be with children his own age.

That being said I am very thankful for the opportunity to learn from each of you. I had hit a point of being very intimidated by my courses and others' photography. I have not taken a picture (except Little Man's first day of school) in 6 weeks. That is very unlike me as up until 6 week's ago I had a camera on me whether it was a point and shoot or my SLR everywhere I went. I know that it was fear that took away my creative juices. I do not like failing at anything. My layoffs kind of knocked me for loop. Fear kept me from pursuing this dream when I was younger and has almost kept me from going after it again. However, I love photography. So even if I don't make it professionally, I want to learn as much as I can for my own gratification.

From the different posts, it appears that I will learn a lot from each of you. I hope to be able to contribute back as well. Time will tell. ;)

I will have to wait to post pictures as most are on a different pc. I will do my best to share soon as I would appreciate feedback.

Thanks,