and then we're going to jump....

you already know i'm passionate about photography

and

there are days

where

i'm even more passionate about jumping

~many of you already know this~

and

when the jumping involves unsuspecting strangers

well

then my day has been totally and completely made

i ask "do you want a photo of all of you"

they say "sure"

i say "we can do a normal shot but then will you jump for me"

they say "okay"

~while nervously laughing with each other~

then

they hand me their camera. usually a point and shoot.

i ask them to find the sports mode for me.

then i tell them what to do. how to jump. how i'll count them down.

~

the best part. always. is the laughter.

then

the "look at you" the "you jumped so high" the "your shirt came up"

the

"can we do another one"

~

honestly. i can't begin to tell you how happy the jumping photos make me.

~

and

if you think these are the only jumping photos i have from the beach. you're mistaken.

i have so many to share with you.

~

~these just happen to be the only ones where my hubby caught me in the act~

*

ps...the girl i'm talking to in the first photo told me she's a first year photography student. we talked shop a little bit. you know us camera geeks. that's what we do.