I almost didn’t bring my camera. Sometimes, when photography becomes a business, it is easy to think about leaving the camera at home on personal days. It can feel like a lot to carry around, and sadly, the joy of shooting just for shooting can easily get lost in the business shuffle. This is something I’ve noticed lately, and something that I am being conscious about. I’ve thought a lot lately about what and how I like to shoot and where my photography goes from here.
It turns out that this last minute adding of my camera to a Sunday tote bag was just the reminder I needed.


We were at AT& T for the Giants vs the Rockies June 5, 2011. I did not put that camera down for a single inning…I shot everything…I completely lost myself in the afternoon, the game and my camera. I didn’t realize just how much I needed to do that…and just how much fun I would have.
Here is my boy trying to take advantage of our amazing close to the dugout seats to get some autographs….


and some photos of that same boy (with a little help from dad) getting a game ball…




And as much fun as I had shooting, it was when I looked at the photos after I got home that it hit me. The reminder of how much I truly love baseball and the simple joy that is cheering for your home team…and more than that, the magic that it is to capture that joy in a photo. This is what baseball is about for me…this is what life is about for me….this is my joy…right here… these two…this moment.

This is the best reminder of what my camera is for…yes it is my business…and yes it is a craft that requires honing, and all of that. But at the very heart of it, it is so much simpler than that.
Bottom line…it is a magical thing to be able to freeze a moment, a moment that can be looked at and remembered forever. I can look at these images and hear the cheering crowd, feel my boy jumping up and down…see him loving baseball like I do….see him loving sharing that with his dad (and me too). This is the magic of why I started loving photography in the first place. These photos feel like a gift to me, a gift from a perfect Sunday.
This is my passion, right here…raw and simple and clear.



This is why I love shooting…and this is why I originally started a business to give this feeling to other people. So grateful to have been reminded of that today.
I took a ton of photos…the whole album is here on Flikr.
PS: Go Giants!!