Artsy Mamas

I have been shooting since high school, where I was the one and only member of the photography club. I used to spend 12 or more hours some days when I was in college in the dark room. Those days often resulted in only one or two actual prints, but it was the process that I loved so much.

Since college I have done various work from thrilling adventure races to still architectural photography.

I have this attachment to every photograph that I have ever had. I am so fascinated by the fact that even though moments of time have past and can never actually exist again, except in memory, that we can hold on to a tangible image of them. That moment in time will never die. People and relationships are always changing and growing. It’s so important to me to be able to go back and look at how the past is a part of the present.

I took a break for a few years from photography because I was spending time starting over. I moved to Nashville with two suitcases and lived out of my car for awhile. I started playing bass guitar and put the camera on hold. When I tried to take it back up again, I realized that I was behind the times. It's hard to work with film because of the cost. So I am recreating myself as a digital photographer. I spent last summer while I was too large with child to do much else, sitting on the couch teaching myself photoshop. In college they made us take a drawing class where I discovered that I had a knack for it. So while I shunned the digital medium for ahile, I now see it as a way to integrate my two talents.

My future plans have little to do with photography. I plan to have at least one more child and adopt a few as well. I hope to serve the Lord to the best of my abilities and to be a great wife and mother. If I have time, I would love to keep shooting pictures too.

My website www.bethroseart.com should be up soon. In the meantime my email address is bethroseart@yahoo.com and my phone number is 615-668-1014.