well said...jennifer kinkade {inspiration} morgantown, wv

“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, “I used everything you gave me” – Erma Bombeck

{Bear with me on this post as blogger is, for some crazy reason, stuck in italics. great.
i am not really emphasizing EVERYTHING. glad that is off my chest... }

if you follow me on my fan page, you have seen this quote already.

it resonates with me. why have anything left? you can't take it with you!

so maybe on the days where i feel spent and worn out, it is God telling me, "Well done, my good and faithful servant!"

that, my friends, is a whole new perspective on life, how we choose to serve, and how we are going to LIVE! Why waste one single moment???

ok, so this is more of a fun moment...but you get what i am tryin to say, right??!! ;)

HAPPY DAYS to you ALL :D!!! 

 

basketball is life--jennifer kinkade {photography} morgantown, wv

basketball is pretty much our form of entertainment and excitement these days.
and i only have one child that plays; imagine organizing 4, like someone i know!!! ;)
so, i vowed to take more b-ball pics this year of my girl.
i am no expert. i get too excited to sit still. i cheer/yell (good yelling). i miss out on the BIG picture of the action sometimes.
take this for instance:

i don't claim to know much about b-ball, but that pretty much looks like a reaching foul to me!!!
HELLO??!!
btw...#3 ended up fouling out of this game...heh ;)

i am attempting to impress you with my art skills in this one:

this lady just plopped herself right in the Kids Zone...why.....?
cute that the ppl that are flanking her look as if they are whispering, "Why is she here?"

i did discover something about my lenses @ this game:
*cheaper, floating aperture, zoom lens that i thought would be better to zoom in on the action gets a thumbs down.boo.
*better quality, lower aperture lens was much crisper even if i had to sacrifice some distance gets the thumbs up! yay :)
* i will move in closer next time!
* i didn't need to use my flash @ all. i like it that way.

Tonight, it is off to the cross county rivalry. Putting on my game face >.<
No camera for pics tonight. Too much excitement!

what do you see?--jennifer kinkade {photography} morgantown, wv

 randomography#2--expressions {unexpected}

i have had this picture for quite some time--since summer probably
i always said i would do something with it
after i cut into the pepper, it made me laugh; so i immediately grabbed my point and shoot camera
so, what do you see when you look @ it???
-angry/yelling
-crying/sobbing
-rocking out
-laughing
-excited fan cheering for their favorite undefeated high school girls' b-ball team :D

i've always said my eyes have changed since entering the world of photography.
this is definitely proof!

randomography #1--jennifer kinkade {photography} morgantown, wv

i don't blog as often as i would like.

i will admit i get lazy crazy trying to prioritize everything.

blogging falls a little low on the list.

for 2010 i am committing to at least one post a week!

{i am ahead of schedule already!!!}

this weekly post will simply be randomography...

whatever i choose to share.

a picture. a scrapbooking layout. or maybe words for thought.

randomography#1--change your perspective

i think i caught this particular shot looking down on my daughter from our back deck.
sweet. silly. perfect. just her.
and even though it isn't your standard straight on shot, i love how it turned out b/c SHE is still
the main focus!
so, try changing things up a little bit. look up. look down. look through a fence, some stair railings, tree branches; or if you like capturing people in thought, that always adds interest to a photo.
and if you are handy with PS, try rounding your corners, too, for a fun look!!!  :)

i've missed this...

...and lately, i have been missing scrapbooking A LOT.
not for just the paper and glue.
but for this....


remembering...

and this....

and wow, look at those eyes!!!!

and yeah, i would totally relive this time in her life over and over again...

and then realizing that i have been able to capture moments, words, expressions, time.
on pieces of paper.

2010 is a big decision year.
where will the photography business go and grow? will it?
where will i choose to spend my time most effectively?
where I want? or where God wants most?
and where is the balance in all of that?
am I being called to sacrifice something?
my main goal in my life is NOT to miss the mark.
to do God's will for me and not try follow my path...

on a lighter note...
in 2010, i also want to take more pictures!
more pictures of MY family!!!
i want to make it an intentional priority to document special moments in our lives like i have in the layouts above.
i knew i really missed it {scrapbooking}... a little some days; a lot others.
but when my husband talked about the gap that had been created over the past year as a result of my not doing any scrapbooking @ all... i thought, "wow, you are right."

i think that more than ever, 2010 will be dedicated to my family.
because i know when 2011 comes,  my family life will change forever...
and i don't want to miss one. single. moment.