New Toy Goodness!

Tomorrow my new lens will be arriving. I am considering skipping class just to sign for it!

My husband broke my Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens.

And he let me buy a new one. A better one. A MUCH better one!

And he didn't give me a price limit. Big mistake on his part :)

My Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L lens will be arriving tomorrow!!!

Faces of Fibromyalgia

Lately, I have been wanting to do a project featuring people with Fibromyalgia here in Hawaii.

It is a very personal subject for me. I have not met anybody else with Fibromyalgia, and it would be great to have somebody to relate to.

I cannot explain the daily pains and discomfort to my husband. He could not ever understand. Nobody can understand chronic pain until they have experienced it.

I am hoping that I will be able to find others here, and build a community.

I would love to document the faces of Fibro, for it is such a diverse problem. People of all ages, all races, all creed can fall victim to it.

If you know somebody in Hawaii with Fibromyalgia, please have them contact me! I want too start photographing them, for photography has become my greatest pain killer. I hope to spread the joy to others.

Since the semester has ended...

I have spent every day with my boys. They are awesome. But they fart a lot. And I don't like dog farts.

Defining me.

Lately I have been thinking about my style, both in life and as a photographer.

I have always been very interested in the alternative. I listen to black metal music, and it has obsessed me for many years.

I started to really get into photography after seeing Peter Beste's Norwegian Black Metal photo series. The images that he produced captured the genre in such a raw and intense fashion. The images were striking and powerful. I experienced such powerful emotions from simply viewing his art.

I would think to myself, "I want to do this. I want to tell a story."

After sorting through my images, I am questioning my direction with photography. I love to create images for people to view and love. Having a client tell me that they are in love with their photo's gives me the happiest high in the world. As a future therapist, happiness and satisfaction is what I aim for.

But there is a part of me that wants to get out. I want to document the lifestyle that I know and love.

But I live in Hawaii. It is bright. And filled with sunshine.

Black metal is not.

As a strong woman immersed in the male dominated community of metal heads, I am searching for a way to express myself and my passion. I wish for my photography to be an extension of myself.

Hello, hello!

This is my first time ever blogging! I wanted to start this blog to let people know about me, behind the lens.

I am nineteen years old. I am married to my high school sweetheart, and he is a sailor in the US Navy. I am going to school majoring in Psychology, with hope to be a sex therapist.

I am currently a senior at HPU. I am a member of Psi Chi, Psychology Club, Photography Club, the HPU Dean's List, and an Honor's Scholar.

I am very dedicated and motivated, and I am driven to accomplish anything. I am a huge perfectionist, and I avoid mistakes at all costs. As you can imagine, that leads to a lot of stress!

I am currently dealing with Fibromyalgia. If you do not know what that is, imagine being in constant pain all over your body, for every day of your life.

As you can imagine, it makes life difficult...

But despite my hectic life, I have an escape.

Photography has been the one thing that soothes me when I am upset. It can turn a bad day into a great one. It gives me hope. It gives me strength.

I am a freelance photographer here on Oahu.