Glimpse
The one thing from the movie that got stuck in my head though is the word "glimpse". You see, I always have this tendency to glimpse--to glance at the past and ask "what if that never happened? what if I had decided to do this instead of that? what if I had not gone to this school or chose a different career path? what if I had not met this person?". Oftentimes, I do this when I am looking at photos. I love looking at old photos and remembering the moment--where and what exactly happened when that photo was taken.
And maybe this is why I love taking photos, because I want to be able to go back to something--something that will make me remember and allow me a glimpse of the past and a realization of how things unfolded thereafter. I hope people I take photos of will do the same--not wonder "what if..." but enjoy the memory of a moment that may never be repeated.
Maybe I should brand my work "glimpse" going forward. I bet there's probably several photographers out there who use this word for their name or as part of their name (I googled it and found a few). But that's ok--it's just a name. Not that I'm turning this hobby into a business--I do not want to start something that I cannot commit to. I've done it before (start a business) and it went nowhere due to the lack of commitment and investment of time and resources. It's not easy and that is why I have so much respect for people who turn their passion into a money-making venture (some of whom may be reading this blog). My cousin J's is starting to take off and I really hope she goes a long way because she's really very passionate about it, not to mention how good she is with her craft.
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Photo: Lovers' Point, Pacific Grove, CA
Glimpse: Two things I think about when looking at this photo: (1) I first came here on a winter--there was hardly anybody at the park and on the beach; (2) My sister's journey to have a baby and those babies she's lost--one of them we buried here.
10 comments:
you can call it naked eye too =)
bitaw, it's good to be passionate with what we do. if all else fails, you have your passion and the learnings...
kanang family man, pirmi isalida kada thanksgiving day. as in.
a very supportive family you are liz... like it!
congrats pie! i know you can do this ♥
liz, you have so many talents that i'm sure you can bank on. pwede gyud ka mag wedding planner. ang importante when you do something you really like, it feels right.
"And maybe this is why I love taking photos, because I want to be able to go back to something--something that will make me remember and allow me a glimpse of the past and a realization of how things unfolded thereafter. I hope people I take photos of will do the same--not wonder "what if..." but enjoy the memory of a moment that may never be repeated."
You said/written it so beautifully, Liz. I agree! This is why I love taking photos, too.
And that's a breathtakingly beautiful photograph.
Mommy Blogs said...
you can call it naked eye too =)
Nyaiks! Naked Eye sounds nice--I actually thought about that too, pero mura man "purist" ug dating. Kusog baya ko mang-edit ug photo. Hehehe...we'll see--not really keen about branding my stuff right now. Maybe later when I think about potentially making money from it. Not right now--don't have enough bandwidth. I'll cross the bridge when I get there. :-)
I see Family Man every Christmas! Ikaw, Thanksgiving? Naunsa gud ni uy!
Cindy said...
a very supportive family you are liz... like it!
congrats pie! i know you can do this ♥
Hi Cinds! Jopie is the bomb! Her clients are already loving her work!
konsuy said...
liz, you have so many talents that i'm sure you can bank on. pwede gyud ka mag wedding planner. ang importante when you do something you really like, it feels right.
There are so many options, Chi! There's so much I want to do--but so little time. Thing is, I really like my job too. I used to say I will only be employed for a while and eventually run my own business, but now I can actually see myself retiring from Thomson (unless anything changes). If only I can clone myself, my clone would be going back to Cebu doing the things that I love doing. But we'll see...
Aileen said...
You said/written it so beautifully, Liz. I agree! This is why I love taking photos, too.
And that's a breathtakingly beautiful photograph.
Ai, your photos have so much soul that just by looking at them I can already tell that there's a story behind each of them. I think that's what sets you apart from the other photographers!
Jopai is so good in her craft.. I super agree and so are you. It'd be very exciting to see you turn it into business Liz.. who knows? you'll have fun like we do.. fun and many tales in between.
mai said...
Jopai is so good in her craft.. I super agree and so are you. It'd be very exciting to see you turn it into business Liz.. who knows? you'll have fun like we do.. fun and many tales in between
Mai, thanks for the vote of confidence! Malingaw bitaw ko magtan-aw sa inyo pictures and I'd imagine how much fun you had taking them. Maybe someday I'll hop into the bandwagon. Hehe...
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