New deadline.

So, I've decided (after some careful thought) to postpone my mission trip to China until the summer of 2013. This seems to be the right choice because of the economy and I have an even longer time to fundraise and my friend is going to fundraise with me so we can go together and experience the work to be done. We have time to decide where we want to go, what we want to accomplish there, and to get all our passports and paper work filled out. This decision feels right for both of us so we are going to start thinking of fun ideas to raise our funds! I'm still going to be using all my photography money for this trip and selling prints from previous shoots and frames. I'll keep updating information as we think of fundraisers during the next year. I'm exciting to finally start working toward this with my friend and to see what we face along the way. This journey will be amazing.

On a different note, I'm taking pictures for Alan and Gracyn's wedding next Saturday! Congratulations to them and a big thank you for hiring me! My first wedding! I'm very excited and very nervous. I went to see the church today and it's beautiful. I am starting to envision some settings I hope they like!

Decision time.

Sorry it's been so long since a post!
So, I now have some choices to make about China: to go ahead and sign up for a trip one friend is going on, or wait and see if another friend can go and choose a trip with her. Choices, choices. I know this decision is not based on which friends can go or even if a friend goes with me, but in this case it would be nice to have a familiar face around while working in a foreign country. I have some time to decide but this is going to be on my mind for a while. Before I can even sign up, I need to go get my passport. That should be a fun experience. It's necessary though, obviously.
In my photography world, there's only about 2 and a half weeks until Alan and Gracyn's wedding! I got new equipment that I am dutifully working to master before their big day. I am so excited for them and honored to be their photographer. :)
I am also taking pictures for TN Parks and Greenways next weekend, thanks to the referral of a friend. That will be a fun experience that will hopefully amount in some more job opportunities.

Here's some photos I have taken recently with my Fisheye camera and 35mm film. :) Hope you like them!

Birdie, birdie.

the little boat that survived the storm with 2 passengers

little cabin in Michigan :)

every sunset is different. Especially at Glen Lake.

I really love successfully capturing sunlight.

Thanks for keeping up!
~Anna
"It can be a trap of the photographer to think that his or her best pictures were the ones that were hardest to get."