This is me! I am a Mother, Wife, Daughter, Sister,Friend and an aspiring photographer! Someday I hope to be able to capture and document life as it happens for people (and they will pay me! Hahaha!) Seriously, I have a passion for this and I want to grow and never stop learning. I see photography as an art form that is ever evolving!! Here are some of my favorite quotes! One of my favorites from Ansel Adams...... No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit. Ansel Adams Here is another I love from Bill Gates...... Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. Bill Gates One from ol' Pablo I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. Pablo Picasso And my all time fave from Mr. Cosby I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. Bill Cosby Anyway....don't know if anyone will ever read this but here is my take on my new adventure..... Each image is a gift; something from nothing. It's real, it's beautiful. It's life. Something to say, "We were here, and this is who we were, and it was good." http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Barnwell-Mountain-March-2008/IMG9439/262306459_VDi2R-Ti.jpg http://cdowell.smugmug.com/ 2009-03-24T10:54:15Z Copyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com">cdowell</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/7208740_q4o3R">SmugShots</a>'</p><p><a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/7208740_q4o3R" title="SmugShots"><img src="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/-/465255937_YPBLB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="SmugShots" title="SmugShots" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-03-24T10:54:15Z cdowell http://cdowell.smugmug.com http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/7208740_q4o3R <p><a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com">cdowell</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Our-Family/Katie-Beth-and-Reagan/4648710_3Ai5P">Katie Beth and Reagan</a>'</p><p><a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Our-Family/Katie-Beth-and-Reagan/4648710_3Ai5P" title="Katie Beth and Reagan"><img src="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Our-Family/Katie-Beth-and-Reagan/IMG9674/274470805_aMwQi-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Katie Beth and Reagan" title="Katie Beth and Reagan" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-10T01:06:27Z cdowell http://cdowell.smugmug.com http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Our-Family/Katie-Beth-and-Reagan/4648710_3Ai5P <p><a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com">cdowell</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Our-Girl-Friday/7095738_sn9ms">Our Girl Friday</a>'</p><p><a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Our-Girl-Friday/7095738_sn9ms" title="Our Girl Friday"><img src="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Our-Girl-Friday/Our-Girl-Friday-7/454873395_PfhjZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Our Girl Friday" title="Our Girl Friday" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-03T07:10:23Z cdowell http://cdowell.smugmug.com http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Our-Girl-Friday/7095738_sn9ms <p><a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com">cdowell</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Cherokee-Cycle-Park-Jan-2009/7138865_qtzx9">Cherokee Cycle Park Jan 2009</a>'</p><p><a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Cherokee-Cycle-Park-Jan-2009/7138865_qtzx9" title="Cherokee Cycle Park Jan 2009"><img src="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Cherokee-Cycle-Park-Jan-2009/cherokee-1/457933354_myD2P-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Cherokee Cycle Park Jan 2009" title="Cherokee Cycle Park Jan 2009" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-19T12:15:33Z cdowell http://cdowell.smugmug.com http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Cherokee-Cycle-Park-Jan-2009/7138865_qtzx9 <p><a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com">cdowell</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Christmas-2008/6925110_S7gC9">Christmas 2008</a>'</p><p><a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Christmas-2008/6925110_S7gC9" title="Christmas 2008"><img src="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Christmas-2008/IMG9050/443141523_uQq4t-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Christmas 2008" title="Christmas 2008" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 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title="Mikal"><img src="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Mikal/1-of-101/416385355_Ytv3d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Mikal" title="Mikal" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-13T04:14:33Z cdowell http://cdowell.smugmug.com http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Mikal/6545621_gDd7v <p><a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com">cdowell</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Turner/6456121_HieeR">Turner</a>'</p><p><a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Turner/6456121_HieeR" title="Turner"><img src="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Turner/IMG5605/409366226_Ag2KR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Turner" title="Turner" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-04T04:19:05Z cdowell http://cdowell.smugmug.com http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Turner/6456121_HieeR <p><a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com">cdowell</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Pumpkin-Project/6446396_jWxxa">Pumpkin Project</a>'</p><p><a 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<p><a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com">cdowell</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Barnwell-Mountain-March-2008/4449148_zdp55">Barnwell Mountain March 2008</a>'</p><p><a href="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Barnwell-Mountain-March-2008/4449148_zdp55" title="Barnwell Mountain March 2008"><img src="http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Barnwell-Mountain-March-2008/IMG9417/261542943_RNAjd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Barnwell Mountain March 2008" title="Barnwell Mountain March 2008" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-03-05T01:40:49Z cdowell http://cdowell.smugmug.com http://cdowell.smugmug.com/Other/Barnwell-Mountain-March-2008/4449148_zdp55