February 2010 Photo Challenge - What Inspires you.

[HitTheButton]

February's theme will be "What Inspires You"?

What Inspires you to get up and shoot?
What makes you boil over with passion, with inspiration, with drive? What inspires you?

[Steph]

Inspiration comes in lots of places for me.... This is inspiration #1, my beautiful children.

[JulieinPA]

The amazing gift that God has given me ... my daughter ...

[Heidi]

What inspires me? A beautiful sunrise. No matter how many I see, I always want to photograph each one.

[Eileenhr]

I love this Julie! So beautiful, praise God!

[maidenm]

Friends and Family are my inspiration. Learning photography has been a rough road. There are many times that I have been down-hearted and thought to myself that I just do not have what it takes to be a good photographer. The main reason I keep going and keep learning and keep shooting is the encouragement of my friends and family. Here is a photo of my friends children.

[allthatjazzphotography]

Children inspire me. When a family walks into my studio with a child, that child is practically all I see. I am constantly amazed at how they act at different ages. I don't have any children of my own, but I consider all my clients' and their children like family. We have so much fun together and I learn more and more with every session the magic and wonder that are the children of the world. Children are above such petty things like a "bad side" or "fat rolls". They openly display their personalities without a second thought. When given the right circumstances, that child blossoms right in front of my lens and I am witnessing the truest inspiration of my life.

[Dee]

Funny enough, the one thing that inspires me the most to keep going is the work I do with the charities I'm involved in. The people that I meet and the things I see every day touch my heart in ways that are simply unimaginable unless you have experienced it yourself.

Although I do have a few hospital images that were re-released to me for promotional purposes (the fetal hope foundation, etc.) I think this one will sum it up nicely.

This was at the fetal hope walk, when I was honored to walk for a baby I had the privilege of meeting through NILMDTS

[Danholmesphoto]

Cold crisp air, first crack of dawn, and the hint of a glow on the horizon are what gets me out of the sleeping bag. Followed by excitement and wonder at what happens as the world lights up.

[jamieturner]

My inspiration comes from self gratification. At the end of the day if I know that I produced something beautiful not just for my client but for me I am inspired to do it again and again. I take pictures for me.... and i love what i do!