As far back as I can remember I have had an artists heart; when pre-teen, I was caught sketching pictures of horses, outdoor scenes, houses, and landscapes. As I got to be a teenager, I was always dreaming of beautiful places I wanted to go and when I got my first camera, I started shooting everything that interested me (to my parents dismay), as they had to take the film in to be developed. I remember when I got my first Polaroid camera and thought I was really uptown! Then as I married and had children I kind of got away from photographs other than the holidays and usual family...more