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A letter to my Cool Kids Club,

Think back to when you were a child; or maybe you don’t even need to go back that far. Is there something in your life you feel like you missed out on? Something you perceive as unattainable? I have one and I’m going to share it with you. When I was in High School I took several photography classes. I loved them. We developed our own film and prints…even matted them. I went home one day and asked my mom if we could convert part of our rather large, but somewhat cluttered, basement into a dark room. Due to the space limitations she told me no. I’ve held onto that dream of mine for my entire adult life. Through growing a family, moving across the country, buying two different houses with plenty of space. Somehow it never occurred to me that I could really still have that darkroom I always desired. It’s absurd actually, but I had an epiphany recently and decided that OF COURSE I could have a dark room! Why couldn’t I?! So now, even though my film camera is long gone, I have no enlarger or any other film equipment, and need to reorganize my garage to make a space that I can use, I have decided that I WILL make a dark room for myself and begin shooting and developing my own film again.

I challenge you. Pick one thing to accomplish in 2016 that you have always wanted to do, and do it. Share it with me on FB or IG (@EarthbyEnnis) I can’t wait to buy a new film camera, design my space, and find an old enlarger to use. I may even go a little farther and mat my own images like I used to. Why not? This is my one and only life and there is no reason why I shouldn’t live it to its fullest. No reason you shouldn’t either.

XOXO,
Heather

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