Very happy for you two ! wishing you all the happiness and love that you deserve and many good years ahead !

congradulations for this months GOM you are so deserving of this honor - beautiful gallery !!!!

Beautiful selections always wonderful to see this! thanks for selecting my shot i was really surprized!!!  Thank you for making my day ! :O)
 Kimarie

Congrads Bonita you are so deserving of this honor!!!!

oh no not 666 lol!!!  wonderful idea  k-i will be looking for three'somes on my vaction!!! hehe...will be harder to do without my three girls this time ;o)

Still in shock  here :O(...
she seemed so young and vibrant full of life...
her work was so beautiful and she had the kindest soul.
gosh  i thought for sure I was misinformed this morning ...
the utube clip is something everyone should see ... she deserves a moment of tribute to her beautiful life ...
very sad and heartbreaking news...
she was a wonderful part of this community on rend
and will be greatly missed here...sigh)))))

 On my own lol with out trying i made around 700 bucks this year for weddings and photoshoots not much .... hehe.... i am supported by my girls Father ( a high school teacher ) who tells me to start getting / making more money from it lol i tell him  yeah right -then i need a good camera ( catch 22 )  how am i supposed to do weddings without an slr ? ( my slr is defective error 99 and shuts off instantly ) ...  i used to make over a 100 an hour as i was top  in the nation in 3 companys in sales ...( used to be the person who stands up and modivates 1000's at the sales meetings hehe ). before that i was an art teacher at the school Mike was a principal at .... all the politics and craziness.... my Dad died and i quit it all ( promised him on his deathbed i would put my girls first ).... and went out and bought my first Digital camera .... now i just do photography for the love of it ... i have a family and am a full time Mom .  have to be home to drive them everywhere cook and clean ....my photo art keeps me sane LOL!!!
 Even if i didnt though i am so in love with photography ( have to postwork my images so they are decent cause of my cam quality now)  

 i would rather be witout riches and have my photoshoots it's what i live for other than my girls...

 so  yeah  i am not lazy  BUT  nope i dont want to go back to a normal job ,LOL!!! 

if i am to think about really someday getting the equipment and making money is it a pipedream ?   and sometimes if you make money at it then the job aspect of it might bring ( i am afraid) a faded watered down desire for it.  ...( know what I am talking about ...?? ) 

 but my question was really
do you make money as a photographer and what drives you to do it ???....
 habbit or passion ..... money or love of it ...

 wondered what makes other photographers go after that shot they dream of.....

forgive me BUT .uhmmm OK....ITS ABOUT TIME you got this honor !!!  you are more than deserving my friend!!!! i am in love with your work you are a big inspiration to me!!!! ...A BIG CONGRADS!!!!   hats off and a big salute sent your way !!!....

biggest congradulations to you Tunde ! you sure do deserve it !!! ( could have sworn i wrote this earlier this month hmmm nope not here... ) well better late than never!!!! ..... way to go ! you sure are talented!!!

really suprised beyond belief that my silly seal made it lol i almost took that one down thank you!!  still on vacation in NV  ( las vegas) here at my mom's= will be back on Monday to take a closer look at the rest  great job alll!!  love and hugs! kimarie

Congradulations!! you sure do beautiful work and are so deserving of this honor!!!

she is a dreamy baby so sweet!!

show me something **DREAMY!!!
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Great discussion!!!

      I am one of those who feel very humbled to get comments and want to comment as i love seeing everyones work more than i can say ...I haveSO MUCH Appreceation for the work i see on here i cant even tell you  GOSH- i know what it takes to go out on a photoshoot spend the gas money and time trying to get just the right image ( like treasure hunting is how i see it hehe ) and ohhh it means the world to me to know and be a part of this site ITS SUCH A PRIVLAGE and meaningful to my heart. I feel like we get to see and experiance the world from this site and i am so compleatly IN AWE of it!!! and learn and grow here  HOW AWESOME Is THAT !!??
 this site has changed my life and how I see the world!!!!! REALLLY!!!

    THEN  i have this whole guilt complex that follows me when i upload ...LOL- as i value each comment like i gift i want to despertly give back !!!!!

... then reality hits the fan at times...
 uhm  i will be making dinner for a family of five and taking care of an animal mess my mom is calling me and then the doorbell is ringing and yet i feel LIKE I MUST comment and sneak over to the comp that is somehow miraculously not taken by my  three girls ... hehe...
 and sometimes there is so much going on that i cannot possibly allow room for comments like if i have to go on a trip out of town .
i feel if i leave it open then i look selfish and can't comment back .....
i love to comment . i know some people are so busy and cannot leave room for comments as they dont have the time..

LOL i am a libra and always see both sides of the picture... hehe...
 anyways just a few of my rambaling thoughts
my final thoughts are just to enjoy this site
comments or no comments ... this site -  IT IS A GIFT and a wonder  and a place like no other online !!!
 enough of my blah blah blah ....
love ya all
 kimmers :O)

Congrads!!  YES!, -you have an amazing gallery !!!