...being someone who pulls over on a highway (in rush-hour traffic) to take a picture of a flower you noticed in the ditch. It means being someone who lays flat on the ground to take a macro shot of a acorn. 'Photographer' means someone who screams happily when you get a shot of a leaf with a sleeping bug on top floating down a river (the one that was perfectly focused).
It means letting the looks of puzzlement and wonder (and sometimes pity) not bother you; even after you shove an epic picture is someone's face, only to have them ask, 'What is it?'
'Photographer' means standing on the roof of your vehicle to take a picture of 'God's painting'. It means laying in the hospital and noticing that your IV tube looks like a heart when it curls up in a certain way; it means calling your nurse just so she'll bring you your camera-phone so you can get a picture of it. It can mean slowing down (even if you're an hour late) and noticing that our God is an awesome God, because he made that flower. He made that leaf, along with the sleeping bug on it. He made that snake. He made that dead tree. He also made the sunset. A photographer is someone who sees something that many would overlook, and thinks, 'That would make a beautiful picture.'
In Christ,
Jessie
A writer is someone who can read this post, and think "That was a beautiful piece". (It helps to be a photographer, and think all of it's true, too!) ;)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Miss Eyebright, this was a beautiful piece. Very well written & creative too. It's so good, so funny, and yet so true. Glad you shared this!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
~ Tarissa
As a writer and photographer... this piece of writing is so true and so beautiful! Well done!
ReplyDeleteGod bless!
Rachel