I have often pondered the thought process of the first person who drew a picture. That person probably wanted to convey a thought, document a moment in time, or tell a story. Pictures were the precursor to the written word with mankind transitioning from cave paintings, to hieroglyphs, to various forms of the alphabet.
Throughout it all, pictures remains. Why? Well, we still use them for the same reasons. They often say more than words and often speak it better.
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love and relaxation
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Personally, I use photography to document my family. I can watch my children grow up all over again. Pictures capture moments in time with our family so that we can remember them when they are gone.
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| a wedding |
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| Trip to Israel |
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| Four generations (minus the 2nd) |
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| Grown up. The two on the right are the same people! |
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| Skype! |
My pictures also capture events in our lives such as birthdays, holidays, and my various races.
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| Happy Birthday! |
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| Half marathon #4 |
Most commonly, pictures are used every day to promote and sell products.
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| Coming soon! |
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| Need an editor? |
My favorite thing, however, is to take random pictures that either tell a story or bring to life things in the world that we might not otherwise take note of.
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| Do you know where your soul will go? |
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| Twig art, 2 inches tall. |
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| Twig art |
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| I'm a little tree frog |
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| Art class project |
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| Running trail |
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| Looking for mischief |
Here's a writing challenge. Take five to seven of the above photographs and turn them into a short story, 500 words or less. Post it here in the comments section. (If it does not fit, e-mail me and I'll create a post.)
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