South Texas Shooters (Photography That Is!)

Definition of trust

A: assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something

B:  one in which confidence is placed

Over the years I have been trusted in many forms and ways, trusted to finish the job, trusted to keep ones word, trusted to keep in confidence information shared with me.

In recent years I realized a very special trust given to me. My passion for photography is well known by the folks that know me well. For a number of years I’ve be privileged to capture moments for Texas State Softball, within this privilege has grown trust to capture personal moments that become lifetime memories! In a world full of camera’s (cellphones, point & shoot, digital and film camera’s) just about everybody has a camera and is a photographer or so it seems!

Photography for me is the art of freezing a moment in time to be viewed later on and reminisce, recall, frown, smile, laugh and remember! To the outside world I attempt to make taking photos simple, even easy & fun. Although a photographer knows it is not simple or easy, but down deep it is always fun, well maybe not when it comes editing time. But just like the days in the darkroom it is fun to see the image appear in the developer, with the digital image it appears on a screen and I know when it is that special one.

When someone asks me to take a picture they are placing their trust in me to capture that special moment and freeze the moment for a lifetime. That is a special type of trust, because the moment only happens once and you know when it’s the moment and your lens and eye has captured it. In recent years I have found that my heart, mind and soul gets bright and warm when this trust is shared with me. As the years pass through my life I have found that trust and love is a life’s fuel, without love and trust it just don’t mean nothing! With love and trust it keeps the fire going in the heart and soul, it makes each day worthwhile!! I am honored to be trusted with the moment!

I could have kept this entry down to a few words, “thank you to all the people that trust me with their special moments and who feel comfortable with sharing their trust. I am eternally grateful and thankful for your kindness and trust!!

Some of the moments entrusted to my eye and lens!!