Thank you Lord, for this macro lens!!!!!!!!!

So I am finally back home in Toms River. Upon my arrival I immediately threw down all of my baggage and ran into my bedroom to open up a package containing my Canon Macro lens. I read all the directions and then started playing with it. Words cannot really describe how excited I am to have received this gift, I know I bought it for myself but the fact that I was able to do that is amazing.

Now that I'd barely slept because I was running around taking pictures of everything, I realize what a challenge this lens presents me. Controlling the depth of field and focus has proven to be quiet difficult even with the IS technology. But who wouldn't love such a challenge? I get to really focus and hone in on my abilities as an artist and a photographer. Practice, practice, practice!! Good thing I'd also gotten a tripod, a remote shutter release, and at most times a steady hand.

To amplify the challenge, I'd discussed with Annie Hogan and my independent study group about a focus that deviates from thesis, not completely but in it's own special way. I'm going to investigate my family through photography, a challenge that is both rewarding and terrifying because of the changes we have been and are still going through. Revealing things about myself had never been all that much of a problem for me, but revealing them about myself in the context of my family is another story. That is not to say that I am at all ashamed of them, that is not ever the case, it just makes me feel more vulnerable than most anything, but I believe in conquering that through photographic narrative I'll have stepped up to a new level as a person an an artist. Sweet deal, brah.