Artist Tries to Be Photographer—what happens next will absolutely BLOW YOUR MIND

Well, hello folks. Welcome to the first segment of Chalice Posts About Something She Knows Nothing About. Today’s topic: Photography. (How do you like my click-bait title? 😁)

That’s right, folks. Now, I don’t know actually know nothing about photography. I do know that it’s more than just hitting a button. There’s this whole artistic editing business that involves the delicate process of slapping on filters, but in such a way that it looks completely natural. Which I don’t think I’m that great at. But hey, I try.

(Read: This is a photo dump.)

I’ve always enjoyed seeing other peoples photography, and I didn’t really have any other ideas for this weeks post. I hope you enjoy!

Last fall my sister and my other sister and brother-in-law and niblings and I embarked on a journey… to Tennessee. For a friends wedding. It was great fun. We listened to Louis L’Amour audiobooks and The Four Loves, by C.S. Lewis, during which I fell asleep during the whole section about romantic love. But during the time that I was awake, I got a little camera happy.

Maybe I’m still a kid, but isn’t there something magical about driving over a bridge?? 😛 My nieces certainly thought so!

One of my favorite photos from the entire trip:

I don’t have any pictures from the wedding. I prefer living in the moment for that sort of thing. That or turning into an absolute camera maniac. There’s no in between.

Aaand I pretty much fell asleep to Louis L’Amour again after we got out of the city. Overall it was an awesome trip, and I’m grateful to my sister and brother-in-law for offering to take us along. 🙂

I’m a firm believer in finding beauty in the ordinary moments. Like waiting in the parking lot for an appointment.

Or watching the sun set through a fingerprint smattered window.

Or something as simple as a snowfall.

Of course, it was all mostly melted the next day. But it was pretty while it lasted. And pretty after it was gone…

And then last week, it snowed. Really snowed. And I was off like a mad scientist who’d never seen snow before and just had to document the phenomenon. (Okay, not my best metaphor…)

I haven’t seen this much snow since I don’t know when. Usually our “big” snowfalls barely cover the ground.

I might have sang “Do You Want to Build a Snowman” a few times. 🙄

As of today, the snow is mostly gone, the ice is melting, and it feels like spring. I’m trying not to be sad. 😛

Well, as much as I enjoy tweaking images to make them look more like they do in real life—or just more artistic—there are just some picture that don’t require anything.

I think I found the field that Mr. Darcy confessed his love in:

You’ve got to admit, God creates some amazing things. The sky might be one of my many favorites. 🙂 I would expand on that thought, but I don’t feel like I have to. It kind of speaks for itself.