Daily Photo Tour - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

In the grand scheme of things, I never thought I would be the kinda guy with a camera. You know what I'm talking about, right? That guy that always sits in the top row of the bleachers with a bazooka zoom lens. The photographer at the wedding who for some reason seems to be lugging around his entire camera kit so he can "get the shot." Or that guy who knows the location of every grassy field located within a 50 mile radius so he can shoot portrait shots for an upcoming graduate. Yeah, I've always known I'd never be "that guy." But what about that guy you see on the side of the road with the tripod set up, and then you realize the sun is setting. Or the person you are casually passing who seems to be taking a picture of something that just seems too ordinary to be taking a picture of. Or what about the guy at Disneyland that's crouched down in the middle of Main Street taking a picture of the Photo Supply Co. and the Omnibus? Yeah, I'm that guy. I don't take pictures for a living. I don't take pictures because people ask me to. I take pictures because when I am behind the lens I feel alive. I feel like I am doing exactly what I am supposed to be doing. When my face isn't behind a camera, I can function, but my mind is constantly saying, "Oh that would be a good picture, that would be an interesting angle." I love photography. It is my passion, and it is how God made me. I am so blessed, and so glad to have discovered this before it was too late. What is your passion? I promise you have one. Go out there and find it.

Daily Photo Tour - A Double Decker Morning

Getting lost in the hub at Disneyland isn't hard for me. Asking me to leave because I can't stop taking pictures, now that can be a difficult task. Being at Disneyland in the early morning just carries with it a very classic feel. For me, it reminds me of a VHS video I used to watch titled, "A Day at Disneyland." I would watch this video weeks before a trip to Disneyland, endlessly, for days. It was a way for me to get excited and amped up for my trip. Thinking back now, realistically, it was just an obsessive way of seeing the park without really being there. That was the world to me. The video showcased all the lands, starting with Main Street U.S.A. in the morning, moving through all the lands, and finally ending on Tomorrowland at night. Until the day I took this shot, I probably hadn't been to Disneyland in the morning in about a year and a half. While walking in the park that morning, with the smell of pancakes and coffee in the air, and the warm golden glow on my shoulders, I really felt taken back to those times as a kid, when I would wait in wonder about the next time I would have my own "Day at Disneyland."