Won't Let Go

Oh my. Where do I even start?

Life has a tendency to roll faster than I can walk sometimes. I think I take on more than I can handle pretending like I'm superwoman and can do it with ease. As it is my greatest weakness at times, it also ends up being my greatest strength to be able push myself to be something more than I woke up in the morning being. I just have to remember and constantly remind myself that balance is the key to e v e r y t h i n g.

I spent some time tonight looking for new music. I found two musicians that I like a lot called The Xx and Newton Faulkner. They will be on my Ipod here soon.

I also spent some time studying other portfolios of photographers that I admire like Rosie Hardy, Oeil Photography, Paisley Studios, Aria Photography, and then.... my absolute favorite recently, Jonas Peterson. Honestly, I want my work to depict a similar style to his. That photojournalism flare with a story telling ability that blends the people I'm photographing and the surroundings they are in. His work is beautiful. I also spent some time catching up with a friend/fellow photographer's blog as well who I find truly inspiring. There are just certain people on this Earth that I think are beautiful souls and all these people give me inspiration to be better at what I do. They don't even know me and dont even know how much I love them for giving me such inspiration. But, I guess that doesn't really matter.

In other news, I started a "professional" photography blog where I will be posting all of my commissioned work and I'm just going to keep this my private one. I don't know what I would do without having this! Even if no body really reads it. The link to my new blog is my old domain name: www.brooketownsendphotography.blogspot.com

I haven't had much time to shoot new personal stuff. Work has been taxing on me and I've been getting an explosion of wedding requests! Which is awesome. But it's happening during the kick of the holiday season in which I'm still working full time in retail. I have a feeling 2012 is going to be the year I work my ASS off but I have a goal to live completely off my photography by 2013. I also want to get some weddings booked so I can go on a trip to England next summertime and possibly Iceland. I've been literally dreaming about landing my feet on that soil. 

Anyways, I'm going to play Tomb Raider Anniversary a little bit before I fall asleep for the night.
I'm feeling the need for a grand adventure.

Brooke

PS: Pics taken on my Droid cellie :)