Learning to Fish

I'll start with a little background.  I began fishing at an early age with my grandfather.  There was a catfish pond on his farm, and anyone with a bit of patience could drop a line in the pond using a cane pole and pull out a fish eventually.  I didn't care if I caught any fish, I just enjoyed hanging out with Pappaw.

Years later I graduated to a rod & reel with instruction from my dad.  After just flinging my line in the water, this whole "casting" thing was a royal pain.  Inevitably I failed to take my thumb off the lever at precisely the right time and wound up with a tangled mess of line.  With practice, much practice, I finally learned to put the line at least in the general vicinity of where I wanted it.  By this time, as long as I could work on my tan, I'd sit in a boat and fish all day.

This summer my dear husband began teaching not only me, but also our 10 year old son, how to fly fish.  So far the kiddo has had better luck catching fish than I have had as evidenced by this photo.

So what does learning to fish have to do with photos, jpgs, scrapbooks or Creative Memories?  Stay with me here.  When you are new to a fishing spot, often you employ a guide to show you where the fish are, what bait to use and what techniques have worked in the past.

I hope you'll consider me to be your photo guide.  I understand your frustration of being overwhelmed with photos on memory cards, CDs, DVDs, hard drives, photo sites and maybe even still on undeveloped rolls of film!  I'm here to help you find a solution that fits not only your budget, but meets your needs and makes enjoying your photos a whole lot easier.