Lindelof Photography

So Colton and I recently decided that we wanted a hobby that we could do together. Something that got us out of the house, but still gave us quality time together.

My love of photography was a great starting point. And once we started talking about it, Colton got really excited about plotting our routes and finding secret locations to go shoot. I do most of the photography, but Colton has really gotten a good handle on it and I think he is starting to get the bug. (He's got a good eye too.) We shoot at unique spots. It's a cheap hobby that lets us explore and find fun locations, keeps us occupied and out of the house most of the day when we go, and allows us to spend time just the two of us. It's really a blessing.

Colton put up a map that he can put pins in to represent the locations we have shot at, as well as the date we went. Then, we go through and choose the raw images we like best together...and then I get to editing. I really enjoy editing. I do that whole portion and copyrighting them, and when it is complete, we both oo and ahh over them...together.

The finished photos are great memories and keepsakes of the times we spend together, yet they have a uniqueness all their own. They aren't just normal photo memories of something we did...they are the result, the product of our time spent together. It gives us a reason to go out, enjoy the day, enjoy the land, enjoy the company...basically, just enjoy life.

It's SO hard to pick our favorites (they are all up on our facebook pages for those who are interested), but here is just a sampling. We hope you enjoy it...because we do. :o)

Blessings...

L-O-V-E

There are so many varieties of love...but it all comes down to the fundamental truth that love is why we are all here. It's about loving others. Loving what you do. Loving life. Loving yourself. And above all, loving God. This is the ultimate love. It is the example set for us to follow.

I love love.

You know, sometimes you have to be in your darkest moments to realize and understand the most basic concepts of life. I've always known how important family is, and how blessed I am with mine. But when you are going through a rough time and the only people you want to talk to are those who raised you, those who know you and LITERALLY will love you no matter what...that is a WHOLE new understanding of what it means to be a family! When i feel like I'm going crazy, I can turn to my family and they will love me...even if I DO sound crazy. It's so cliche to say that your family is always there and will always love you...but it's so true...and you can't fully grasp it until you are blessed enough to go through an experience that requires you to pull yourself out of the situation and look at all the love that God has put into your life.

Ok, so that was a little more serious than I thought I would go on the first real post...but it was on my mind, and I wanted to take the time to thank my family for all they have done, and for loving me unconditionally, even in the most dire of circumstances.

This post was primarily on family love. I'm sure there will be other love postings throughout...because there's nothing more inspiring and fulfilling than love. (Yes, I am a gushy-mushy sap...deal with it.)

More to come...

The first of many

I think I have finally found a blogging site that I can use easily, and still be able to upload images if I want.

I'm looking forward to keeping this fairly up to date so that my friends and family can see what is going on in the life of Jamie (if they have nothing else to do that is haha).

Well, this one is going to be short and sweet because I'm still learning all the little fun details of the site and figuring out how i can customize it a bit. More to come I'm sure.

Until then...