That's why her hair is so big, it's full of secrets! -Mean Girls

Lately I have been telling a lot of secrets, my own of course. I don't like to tell other peoples' secrets, unless they are really juicy!

The last secret I told was to Jason and Blake: I am very afraid of birds. I wouldn't say deathly afraid, but VERY afraid. Seriously.

Here is another secret/confession: I love looking at photographer's blogs or web sites to critique their pictures.

This is my process of critique:

• I will only stop at a picture if there is something that stands out to me, good or bad.
• If it stands out to me in a good way, I will look at it and try to burn into my brain why I like it. Maybe the scenery was breath-taking or the family in the photo was a good looking family. Or maybe I like that the certain picture was in sepia instead of black and white.
• If the picture stands out to me in a bad way, I will not burn it into my brain, I will simply discuss in my mind what I don't like about it. Most of the time I don't like photos if I think the photographer is not being original. Or... sad to say, if the people in the picture were caught at the wrong moment. I was looking at this photographer's blog last week and she had posted wedding pictures of a good looking couple. They were good looking when they smiled, but the photographer's style was a lot of serious-faced pictures. In one picture they both had the most confused looks on their faces, I could not believe she put it on her blog. I could tell the confused looks were not intentional, it was ridiculous!
• When I see a picture that stands out to me in a bad way I tend to think, "I am glad the photographer can't hear my thoughts, they would probably stop taking pictures if they did!"

I have always had a really big interest in photography, but haven't ever pursued it. Maybe I should and then my critiques would stop?!

*Feel free to post any secrets you have, I love hearing them!