Patty Sokolecki Smoot, Photographer

I am always always looking for the unusual, an image that makes my heart race and my hands tremble with excitement. I call it “An Epiphany”. It’s an image that calls to me and makes me appreciate being alive. Photographers are always searching for the right camera, but there really isn’t one. I find occasions to treat myself to a new toy. One camera I recently got for my birthday was the Fujifilm X100T. Looking at Youtube I followed all the tutorials about street photography and ordered one of these vintage cameras. I haven’t learned it yet but carry it around with me. Another camera I love is my WIdelux F8, a panoramic Japanese camera with a 140 degree range of view. Also, one, point and shoot camera I keep buying new versions of, is the Panoramic Lumix. It tweeks the colors and has a —-zoom that makes my images look like paintings. I will show you some of my favorite images with my many cameras. I love to inspire people. It doesn’t matter what camera you have cause it’s the hunt for that uEpiphany of an image that make you happy and heals your heart.