I've been taking photos most of my life, though generally of people, events, daily life, and to document my children's lives as they grew up.  I was an ok photographer as I loved capturing the moment, but it wasn't my passion, but more of a way to savor my memories. 

I really got serious about taking photos when I got my first digital Canon about 9 years ago. My level of appreciation for practically everything skyrocketed, as I began to really tune into the little nuances of things--the details that make seeing life really juicy. I appreciated even more textures, colors, hues, contrast, and reflections, and experimenting with making them come to life through my lens and my newly amplified attitude of gratitude.

I co-share my Canon camera, which now has a vast experience of scenarios from all over the world.  It has captured sights on two trips to Mexico, in Australia, Ireland, Scotland, India, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Africa, Amsterdam, Portugal, Spain, Moscow, several trips to Tucson, AZ, a summer in New England, and many other U.S. states.  OMG---am I forgetting anywhere?

It has photographed people, nature, architecture, animals, weddings, 5 births, festivals, conferences, workshops, graduations, markets, dances, fashion shoots, deaths, food, design, building, flooding, waterfalls, concerts, quartets, gardens, fires, homeless feeds, SWAT raids and oh so much more.

Photos taken from our Canon have been featured in too many places to mention---but I can easily say they are the force on Steemit, Facebook, Twitter, Busy, Patreon, 3 websites (intothegardenofeden.com, quinneaker.com, isnessis.com), newspapers, flyers, promotional posters, thank you notes, and in several international gallery shows.  They have been entered in contests, highlighted on other's websites, FB pages and event promotions, and best of all, capture the little faces of children growing up in freedom at the @gardenofeden.

The Canon T2i has it's own perch on the shelf in our kitchen, and no fewer than 4 of us take turns extracting beauty through the lens multiple times a day.  It is the mainstay of documenting our sustainable practices at the @gardenofeden, our only high level recording device for @truthproductions, and the stable force of photography for the Steemit posts for not only the @gardenofeden, @truthproductions and myself, but for @quinneaker, @saramiller, @truelovelives, @qiqi-power, @noki-power and sometimes @kimberleighfl.  WHEW!!!

Needless to say, we love our camera and put it to the test every single day.  It is what helps us do our outreach and share the profound realities we are living at the @gardenofeden, as well as documenting the building of a planetary paradise of new paradigm living. 

The body of the Canon has stood up to the test of time, and heaven knows we have really tested it through time!  Our Tamron lens we have enjoyed all along has quit zooming, the grippy ring thingy is all stretched out, and the actual lens has been compromised with the sand, salty air, and many many years of daily high performance use.

My iphone camera is giving me fuzzy and blurry photos....aargh...so it's also on the blitz!!

  Dear Abundant Universe....this is my prayer: 

Please deliver the means by which to upgrade our present photography existence.  
Activate a vortex of abundance that will cover our needs
to keep our media presence thriving,
and the ease to enhance our dedication
to sharing an example of being the change.
Amplify our daily photo reality,
and also provide the means to capture the joys of the
Steem Creators Conference in Vegas (April 13-15),
and to engage on a magnificent photo journey of the unfolding of Eden 2.0.
We have our dream camera in mind!

Thank you Universe!!!  
Thank you!  Thank you!! Thank you!!!

<3 <3 <3 !!!THANK YOU!!! <3 <3 <3

I am honored and open to receiving your blessing!

Amen.

Shellie @everlove

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I made a Steemit post last year about my love for photography.  That post made all of $.24!!!  If you're interested in reading more about my perspective and my life through photos, please take a visit to my post that has already been seen by 12 people!!!  

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@quinneaker, @saramiller and I have the perfect opportunity
to share some of our successes with you at the:

STEEM CREATORS CONFERENCE
April 13-15, 2018  
Tuscany Suites & Casinos  
|255 E Flamingo Rd,
Las Vegas, NV 89169, USA

This will be a super tangible and potent conference.
If there's anyway you can make it to this powerful vortex,
I suggest you do it!!

Read @quinneaker's post about it here,
@saramiller's post about it here, and
my post about it here and here.