A Photog Blogger, I Am Not

Over the weekend, I picked up a magazine about blogging in search for some inspiration.  Inside, the pages were graced with beautiful photographs from some amazing blog-istas who have made their name in the virtual world.

You won't find any pictures like that on here.

I don't own anything but a point & shoot camera.  And my photography laziness is so extreme that I've coined my Project 365, "i365" because it's the only way I can guarantee I'll actually get a picture taken and loaded to Flickr every day.

My lack of a photographic eye can be attributed to many things.

On the most basic level, I'm lazy.  Plain and simple.  The thought of lugging out a camera, uploading pics, messing around with software, bla bla bla - it's just not for me.  I have very talented friends who take and edit amazing pictures.  It's a gift.  They are amazing at it, and I prefer to leave the shooting and editing to them.

If I take a truly introspective look at myself, I could blame my eyes for my lack of photographer talent.  Yes.  My eyes.

I'm blind as a bat.  If I were to be dropped off on an island in the middle of the ocean, I would only want my glasses or contacts.  Forget a toothbrush.  I need to be able to see!

Really though, at the core of everything I like having words paint pictures for me.  Have you ever imagined something so beautiful, so rich, so exquisite only to be painfully disappointed when the visual manifestation of your imagined "something" was not even close to what you had pictured in your mind's eye?

(birds chirping... Yes, I hear them)

Okay then.  Maybe it's just me.

At any rate, I'm not a photographer.  I'm not going to try and pretend to be one - at least not at this point in my blogger youth.  I do know that some of you need to be visually stimulated so I will do my best to provide you with something to keep you interested in between my linguistic ramblings.  In the meantime, you can always check out my i365 on the right sidebar if you need a visual snack to get you by.

Love, hugs, and blessings,
The Mama