Penny Sylvia Photography BLOG

I think one of the things that I love about photography is that it is so real.  There is no fibbing … I mean you see it, you snap it and you got it.  I love that.  Sometimes I even think and feel that you get so much more that you don’t necessarily feel or see at the split second … that is what I love even more … I thirst for it.  I feel like I’ve been on a roller coaster this last month … so many good things and yet some not so good things … I got to photograph the birth of baby Emilia, her parents have three boys and didn’t know if she would be a girl or a boy … seriously the best surprise ever … life is such a gift.  There were tears all around that room … it was amazing.  And to have Emilia’s mom tell me personally that those photos were one of her most prized possessions … wow, I was holding back the tears.

I’ve gotten to spend time with some cherished friends and help them with parts of their business, which is secretly so fun for me.  There are times when I really do miss that crazy technical j-o-b I used to have.   I’ve gotten to photograph a couple of my little friends with Down Syndrome, who, without fail make me see life differently each and every time I get to spend some quality time with them and their families … I’m always so humbled at their zest for life and their wisdom beyond what I can even explain no matter what their age is.

Then on the flip side, my dad’s doggie Speedbump passed away … she was a bassett hound and the cutest thing ever!  Maybe even more cute than Lucy, maybe.  When  I broke the news to Isabel she burst into tears … it was so darn hard to see her cry like that.

It’s amazing that I get to do what I do.  I had to pinch myself the other day when I was told in one day by three different people that they felt blessed that I was in their lives.  Me.  Little old me.  Really?!  Really? Me, who gets to live my passion every day and could think of doing nothing else and people love that about me.  Honestly, it makes me love life and the realness of it even more.  It makes me love meeting new people, love staying connected to those that I love and come to love.  It’s amazing. It truly is!!!  I remember working somewhere for over 10 years and not once did I ever hear something like they felt blessed to have me in their lives … maybe a humble thank you for a job well done, which I totally appreciated … but never blessed!  It almost cracks me up at how night and day it is.   It moves me more than I could ever explain, I wish I had paid attention in English class more so that I would have grown up to be a better writer … but since I’m not that good I just write as I would speak to you if we were at the coffee shop.  I guess that’s alright, right?  My mom would correct me for sure for my crazy grammar, but oh well!

On another not that I wanted to share … I had breakfast with my friend Kim last week and we chatted about how busy we get and how we don’t take the time that we need to take for the things that are truly important and what we take for granted … I left that breakfast feeling refreshed.  I truly felt like I had just been given and unexpected gift.  Slow down.  Stop.  Listen.  Be thankful.  I so needed that.  I wish I would remember that every day when I wake up.

I guess the truth is and what I wanted to share this evening is that I feel blessed by you.  I feel blessed by all of you in my life.   Thank you for being you.  Thank you for sharing you and your life with me … it makes my life so rich.

I promise to share some images from the last month … This one stands out like I can’t even begin to tell you.  Miller is such a joy.  He makes me laugh and then he imitates my laugh which makes me laugh even more!  I love him!  He is uninhibited and his laughter is infectious.  This image though to me captures him.  It’s not laughter … it’s love.  I think Miller LOVES life … and his doggie!

Until tomorrow ….