I Finally Did It!

I think I mentioned in a previous post, that due to the pandemic I was forced into retirement from my 20 year career in the Face & Body Painting industry. After the shock wore off and the reality set in I picked myself up and decided to do some things I’ve always wanted to do. One was to grow a garden. I did that. I grew a beautiful garden, even made an Instagram for it. You can see it here.

The other was to pursue photography and do something with the photos I’ve been taking for fun and share them. I’ve also decided to offer portraits and headshots as well as commercial photography.
So, I built my dream website. For as long as I’ve been taking photos I really didn’t know what exactly to do with them. Some have sat in my hard drive unedited and never looked at. Kind of like back in the film days when we had undeveloped film sitting in our junk drawer for years. I’d post some here and there on my Facebook or my Instagram and other platforms but up until now, I didn’t have a full library of my images to offer.

I’ve poured my heart and soul into it. I really don’t know much about website building but thankfully my husband was there to catch me when I was about to fall into a puddle of tears. Believe it or not, that wasn’t often. I used SmugMug and found it pretty easy to navigate. If you want to try it yourself, here is a coupon code for 20% off a SmugMug Subscription. (in full disclosure I don’t work for SmugMug, nor am I an actual affiliate but they to give me a small credit for referring a friend, so why not?)

It’s still a work in progress but I feel I have it to a point now to announce and invite you to have a look. I’ll be adding more and more new releases.
Please check it out! Please share it if you feel inclined.

Go to www.amymedinaphotography.com

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Welcome to my blog!

So, today I made the decision to start a blog to have a place to talk about my passion for photography. I’m active on Instagram and Facebook and you can find me there most of the time. But here I’m hoping to be able to really talk turkey. (That expression may have just dated me HA!) Bear with me because photos are my interpretative dance and preferred language. I’m much more eloquent speaking in pictures.

First, let me explain why I named my blog “Waves and Wonders”, I’m a grateful believer in the Divine. I am a Christian. Ansel Adams said it better than I can when he said, “God Creates the beauty. My camera and I are a witness”.

I’m writing this in the year 2020 and wherever or whoever you are I can bet that you could agree this year has been a challenge. Finding the beauty in chaos creating art from is what keeps me sane and gives me peace. If you are like me and find comfort in nature I hope to invite you along with me on my sunset chasing , wave watching and general wonder hunting excursions through my photos.

Despite the challenges of this year I have seen many wonders and can count many blessings. One personal challenge I’ve faced this year is my forced retirement from a 20 year career due to the pandemic. I was a professional face painting artist who worked private and corporate events. While someday I hope to return to it, I’m immersing myself into photography and I’m grateful for this season to do so.

I chose this particular photo as my cover because I felt it really told an encouraging story. That bird is cruising through those waves with his head held high.

“I want to remember to notice the wonders of each day, in each moment, no matter where I am under any circumstance.”
― Charlotte Eriksson