Challenge #5

This wasn't an easy challenge! I am guilty of not journaling enough on my layouts so I had to step out of my comfort zone for this one. It was fun though so I'm glad I got it done. Journaling reads: The love of photography is something that has been passed down through the family. I have boxes and boxes of slides and prints taken by my grandfather and my dad. When I was little I was my dad's test model. I would sit and pose while he tested light and settings. There are countless pictures of me holding up signs telling exactly what the settings wehre when he took the picture. As I got older I was allowed into his dark room. It was a small little storage room that was attched to the back of our house. He installed a double sink in it and a counter down the wall. There was just enough room for 2 stools. I would sit there in the dark and watch him develop film and pictures. Later, when I was a teenager and mature enough to take care of his cameras and be careful with the chemicals he started teaching me how to use them. I loved spending the day taking pictures and then being able to go into the dark room and develop them myself. Back then I dreamed of becoming a professional free lance photographer. I wanted to travel the world and take pictures like you find in National Geographic. Needless to say I never earned that sort of notoriety but I do still enjoy taking pictures. I use my digital camera more then I do my trusty Nikon, and I haven't been in a dark room in years, but I still carry that love of photography with me. I love doing photo shoots with th ekids, although they aren't always willing participants, and I still pull over when an old barn catches my attention. I hope one day my children will love photography as much as I do.

Credits:
Winter Warmers @ PickleberryPop
FotoKlusters - cluster 2 by Rina Kroes @ 3Scrapateers
font: 2peas Melissa