New BLOG!

Hello followers! I have a new blog address:
http: shutterbug-mkphotography.blogspot.com

This blog will still exist, but the new blog will be up and running! I did this just to start fresh. All my older posts from 2 years ago were starting to build up. I just needed an update.
If you follow this blog, be sure to follow my new blog as well!!
-Maddy K.

Snow Shoing, Skiing- Colorado

Last week we went to Colorado to visit my brother, who is working as a ski instructor at Copper Mountain.

On Sunday we went snow shoeing. Boy, was that an adventure. If you have never done it, I recommend it. Don't let the instant failure keep you from trying. Once you get the hang of it, and learn how to balance your weight on the shoe, it can be great fun. We found a great place to snow shoe. It was actually on a golf course, but you would never know, considering the feet of snow covering the ground.
I ended up loving it, although I wasn't so sure at first. It did get a bit frustrating when you would walk a few steps and find that you had sunk in snow up to your hips. Eventually though, we got it down and ended up walking quite a distance. :)

The next day,as  if our legs weren't already sore enough, we went skiing on the mountain where my brother works. I L.O.V.E skiing. I am not fantastic at it, but I sure do enjoy it! My brother is a great teacher and gave me a bunch of tips to help me improve. That pictures (above) was taken from the top of mountain (almost the top). After a full day of skiing, we were exhausted. Except my brother who is used to skiing 6 days a week.

All in all it was a GREAT trip! We weren't there for nearly long enough, but I'm glad I got to see my brother! It is so gorgeous out there. It takes my breath away every time I visit.

*film pictures will be posted, once developed. I promise :)
            -Maddy K.

Guess What!!

Hello, All!!
Right now I am in Colorado! I'm so excited to catch up with friends and family, go skiing, snow shoeing a.n.d see my brother! I haven't seen my brother in quite sometime and anytime the family is all together great memories are made :)
Can't wait to share pics with you when I get back! I brought my film camera, so I'm looking forward to gazing at the mountains through my lens!

Until then,
Maddy K.

Shutter Control- prop: 3 flowers, bottle

Since recently working with film I have been more careful, or hesitant you could say with the shutter. Knowing that every click costs money, makes you think a little harder before pressing that button. After finishing up a role of film, I retorted back to my digital camera to practice some of the same self control with the shutter. I have been trying to work a lot more with props lately. So I told myself, when using my digital camera this time, that I would only take one picture at each location, limiting the amount of photos I took.
Doing this caused me to slow down, and think about the composition before aimlessly snapping away. I found this helped a lot, especially when it comes to choosing the pictures to post. I am more proud of these photos, having in mind that I only took one in that position. I'm going to practice this drill more often.

 

**Hopefully I will have some film shots to post soon, I need to get them developed first!

Searching

What if everyday that we lived, we searched? Searched to be closer to God, searched to bring him glory, searched for satisfaction in only Him, searched for the things that matter, searched for the things that will last forever, searched for his will. What if we gave up everything of ourselves to search. If we never stopped searching, I wonder what we would find...

Would we find His arms wrapped around us? His hand guiding us? His glory painted in the sunset? Complete satisfaction in the simplicity of life? Would we find that every task matters if we work at it with all our strength? Would our eyes only see the eternal importance? Would we learn to completely yield to His will?
If we gave of ourselves, everything- time, money, energy- to God, I can only imagine what he could do with our offerings, how he could use our lives to bring him glory.
I want to search. Search for ways to be more like him, search for ways to be closer to him, to know him more fully. I want to search and find satisfaction, knowing who I am in Christ.