Where's Wendy? Expanding Her Horizons!

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Sometimes life throws us a curve ball and we have to do our best to catch it before it's too late.  Sometimes it's not what we expect, or what we want, or even what we like, but we have to roll with the changes, grab for the ring, or even make alterations.  Change always means leaving behind something, but from experience I know that change also brings new things... without change there is no growth, and without growth you wouldn't have become who you are.

It has once again been awhile since I've blogged... lets face it... things have been a bit crazy.  Between packing, moving, trying to keep teenagers on the right track, taking final exams, and running my business, life has been in a bit of an uproar.  Love is a funny thing... we have different types of love for different people in our lives... for instance the love we have for our mate is different then the love we have for our children.  And the love we have for nature can be different than the love we have for inanimate objects.  In any case... it's all different. 

I want to share with you the love between a bride and groom that I photographed on Sand Key Beach a couple weeks ago... but first I just want to say that this was the most beautiful Sand Key Beach Wedding that I've ever done.  The company that set it up was Weddings on a Whim... and I would surely recommend them to anyone getting married on the beach!

The spring semester is over, and I've passed all my classes.  Summer classes start in a few short days, and I don't know if I'm ready... but I have cut my classes down to two, so cross your fingers!  In the mean time I have gotten out to my favorite beach spot... The Palm Pavilion where my friend Andrea works....

She's very good at what she does... pictured here making "sexual alligators."  If you follow me on Facebook you already knew that! :)

I've also spent some time alone... whether it was because I wanted to or not I learned to enjoy the new Clearwater Marina, and have spent quite a bit of time there recently.  I captured this shot looking up at the causeway bridge one afternoon before a storm rolled in...

I also had the opportunity to photograph a nice family in their home... I used two large soft boxes and the available lighting in their living room.  This one was enhanced in Topaz Adjust... pretty cool huh?

Today I went out and took a look at my plants and flowers in the yard and debated on whether or not to take them with me.  I've decided to leave them for reasons I care not to explain... they will be better off where they are.

On a good note... not only will I be expanding my horizons I will also be expanding my business area to cover not only the west side of Tampa Bay but also the east side all the way to the Lakeland area!  Tomorrow I'm off to shoot horses and their riders again.. and some possible shots at a 1 year olds birthday party in Ruskin.  A little boy that I shot when he was only a few days old... Happy Birthday Alec!

So remember... Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour. ~Arthur Schopenhauer

Love, Laughs, and Photographs,

Wendy