Visions by Cara

I’m a firm believer that each and every one of us is driven by passion. Some, stronger than others, but passion none the less. When I am holding my camera in my hands, looking through that veiw finder, pacing my breathing, finding that right composition and killer light, my passion is BURNING! It’s who I am, I live breathe, sleep and think photography, constantly, 24/7. Because of that, I am finding that owning your own business is as much of a blessing as it is a curse. There’s no escaping it(work) and if you’re not careful that same passion that drives you to greatness will burn you out.  We live in a time where we take our phones with us everywhere we go, and our phones do everything! This means no breaks, no vacays and honestly it’s not always a good thing. I’m not going to lie, I was the first person to flip a lid and have a major meltdown when I busted my “smartphone” and had to be without it for a day and a half. But guess what, I survived! Now before I get off on a rabbit trail here, I’m ging to make my point. I was talking to a dear friend of mine (if you are reading this, you know who you are;) and we were talking about photography and how you can LOVE it so much but at the same time it can also be SO demanding. She told me to make myself a personal project. At first, I thought “why?’ But now I undersand. It’s one thing to do something because you have to or you are needed, but it’s completely another to do something because you want to and you love it. Sometimes in photography, you get caught in the middle. But by evening it out and doing something that I want to do, it’s not only a creative outlet, but it’s a break, a vacation a fresh start and an awesome oppertunity to try new techniques, one that you maybe don’t want to use you’re clients as guinea pigs for. LOL So that’s what I did, I made myself a personal project. I have always had a fascination with guitars, I don’t play but I’ve always thought that they were beautiful. Since I’m a country gal, they kind of have that country image to them, I knew it had to be something with a guitar. Next I LOVE the sun just before it sets. There is something about it that just soothes my souls. So the setting sun was a MUST! I also am a horse gal, believe it or not, these guys were a special bonus to out little adventure. I got together with Rachael and we talked about my vision for this shoot and she just absolutley got it, 100%!! She did her own hair and makeup, picked out the outfit and brought the guitar! Can you say lifesaver!I absolutely adore this girl, she was so much fun, relaxed, and just plain GORGEOUS. I had so much fun and I am absolutley in love with the way that they turned out!! Even better than I had imagined them in my mind. I would like to point out that the horse is actually licking her hand in one of the pictures and nibbling her in a few others. He was a friendly guy, and appearently thought Rachael tasted yummy!I got slobbered on a bit too.. My horse, Lucy was not pleased to find out that I had been fraternizing with a strange horse. LOL Enjoy and please leave this gorgeous gal some love!