Tyler TX Azalea Festival - Flower Photography

So each week I try to come up with an interesting topic, images, idea, etc. to do as my blog post. I think sometimes it is interested, but honestly most of the time I feel like what I write is so cheesy. I know how to write and have actually kept journals off and on since I was 7! I tend to write like I talk, which probably isn't the most beneficial to getting good website SEO. But its me.

So I figured this week I would let you know about how I love personal challenges. I do better if I have an end goal, deadlines, requirements, something to push me. This works for some people and yet for others it stresses them out. Since moving to the Shreveport Bossier area I have let my personal challenges slide. It probably had to do with finally graduating and the sense of freedom of not having so many mandated deadlines and projects. It has definitely been past time to start doing them for myself though.

Since being in the South I joined a group called the Red River Photographers. Its a local photography group that meets almost monthly to practice, learn, and have fun. For the last few years I have helped to run it. So I scheduled a trip for the group to go to the Tyler TX Azalea Festival. It was so beautiful! I will definitely be going back next year. This year though I challenged myself to only shoot images with my macro lens or my lensbaby lens. A lens challenge is awesome because it makes you try to see your area knowing each image will have a certain look to it. If you are a photographer, pro or hobbyist, this is something you should do occasionally.