The Life I have imagined

Go Confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined. --henry david thoreau


I love that quote.  Truly believe in it and want to LIVE by those words everyday for the rest
of my life.  So, what are my dreams?  To be the kind of wife & partner to my husband that he 
deserves.  The kind of mom who truly, unconditionally LOVES her children and gives them
that love with her presence, not presents.  The kind of friend who knows when to pick up
the phone and call or send that message that could brighten someones day just when they need
it most.  The kind of person who says hi to a stranger with a smile and means it.  And, the kind
of photographer who tells a story.  Not the photographer who just hits the shutter to take a photo.


I have these dreams and 90% of the time I live the life I have imagined.  Because all are a choice
that I have promised myself to make each day.  Each day is a test.  Some days I fail miserably and
some days I am thankful for my strength and determination.


I have this drive to WANT to take amazing photos.  And, as I look back at recent work I walk
away {happy}, but I want to walk away {amazed}.  I don't want to give my clients something
that someone else could do.  I want to give them something that has {sara rose} written
all over it.  Something special, something wonderful, something timeless.  So, starting today
I hope you see a change in my work.  This is all a learning process and I hope it continues to
be one for the rest of my life.  I want to be better.  Do better.  I want to live my life as one
kick butt photographer because that is what I have IMAGINED.       


Today is a new day.  Make YOUR dreams come true.  


{self portrait 3.5.2010}