Hi! I have been interested in photography from a young age. I only had a pretend camera taking pretend pictures! No one took it seriously and I was not encouraged in any way. Eventually, this 'game' was put in the box of childhood, along with my doll and jacks, to become just a memory. Fast forward to my first digital camera...the joy and the passion for photography returned! But also the pain from childhood of having family not being taken seriously, for my husband and children could not understand and ridiculed me without...more