sacrifice for art

my manager keeps telling me..."do what it takes to get the shot". i must admit, photography keeps pushing my limits and is breaking me out of my shell. i feel i am not super crazy to get shots but i have...

sprained a knee, gotten deathly dirty, wet,bruised myself, climbed a tree, almost fallen from a tree, trespassed on private property, stepped over the line when one is to stay behind the line, almost been hit by cars, hiked up hills, cut myself, been on the edge and i am sure i pissed off some innocent people. you get the idea.

there is this state of mind i am in when i am walking around with my camera in hand. nothing matters and i am focused on what is before me. i do my best to tote my camera around everyday and my left shoulder would like a break. i love that feeling of artistic freedom, i breathe it in to fuel my soul. it is my release and without it i feel life has no purpose. sounds a little dramatic? well i refuse to live my life without art, music, photography, beautiful minds and words.

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	greenvelvet: 02/24/2006 5:08 AM Jennifer... u have spoken my heart's language! and if i may add these words~ ART is the soul of beauty, and the essence of life. For if ppl did not find others attractive... there wouldnt be population!! And for that matter, art pushes the growth of mankind!!
	cherishhellfire: 02/28/2006 9:14 PM A like minded soul...I even sleep with my camera.....and my camera makes me wet and muddy almost every day too....wow, that sure didn't sound the way I meant it...you get it JD...great journal entry. If my life consisted of nothing more than jamming in my headphones while recording the beauty of everyday life with my camera, and tweaking on my pics with paint shop, well, I would feel very full-filled, of course, what is art if you cannot share it with others as well, right?
	jdavis: 03/01/2006 1:04 PM greenvelvet - so true cherishhellfire - beautifully put