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My friend, Shelley, who is an amazing photographer, told me once that while at a photographer's retreat she heard some photographers using the term M.W.A.C. as a snub.  Moms With A Camera. 

That's what I am – and proud of it.  Mom. With. A. Camera.

Let's face it – anyone, and I do mean ANYONE, can be a photographer these days.  Take a photography class, buy a nice camera and learn to use the endless number of digital editing softwares, and you're set.  Editing can make almost any picture look good!  Am I right?!

I think the real talent comes in capturing emotion and relationships.  Knowing lighting and angles.  Having an "eye" for it.  And in my opinion, not just anyone can capture all of those things.  But I certainly raise my hat for those that try…I think our modern technology makes photography fun and inviting.

But I am just a M.W.A.C.  Never have taken any photog classes.  Probably won't.  I barely read the camera manual – just the bare necessities.  The only thing I know about lighting is that the sun is a better source of it than a flash.  The only thing I know about angles is that you should try not to let a light pole stick out of someone's head.  And any time I've caught a picture that shows relationship or emotion it is out of PURE luck, not genius.

So when my friend Kristan, a former marketing VP, asked me to take pictures of her for her new business website (she and two partners are now consulting), I explained to her all of the above.  And she said, "but you're free, right?" (just kidding, she didn't really say that).  THAT I AM!  Free, indeed.  So we did it!

And it was fun to pretend that I am a budding photographer (although, again, I am not and never will be).  And I think out of the 50 pics we took (err on the side of too many is my motto), there will be at least ONE that she can use.