When I think back, I am pretty amazed of my journey in the realm of photography. Just the thought of where it has led me to and where it will take me makes me so excited. I am so thankful to the many people who have supported me,encouraged me and continue to do so on this journey. Without them, I am just another person with a camera. But, most of all I thank GOD for the many blessings and for instilling faith and artistry in me.

Because I am somewhat a control freak, there I said it......really? Ya, I think I have a little of that in me, lol! Only........ because the quality of my images and my clients are everything to me. I decided to have my very own STUDIO space. I wanted a space where my clients can feel comfortable. It took me awhile to decide on how I wanted the space to function but like most things I own, it needed to be multifunctional. Aesthetically it needed to speak who I was as an artist and my brand. With that, I present to you a preview of my work in progress Photography By May's Studio. More needs to be done however, I am proud of the base I have to work with. My large wall canvases are not in yet but will soon fill the bare walls.

Already, I find so much solace and pride in this space.  I feel so blessed that I get to work in a space like this and to be able to share it with my wonderful friends and clients, puts a smile on my face every single day (can you see it? I am all teeth and no eyes right now, hehehe!).

My poor blog, I have been neglecting it for a while. So much has been happening here at Photography By May and something had to give to where I was not sacrificing my time with my precious family and unfortunately it was my blog. So with that, I wanted to continue on the road trip we took this past summer...yes, I did say summer and yes, I know it is fall now, lol!....If you missed my blog post on Road Trip Across America Part one, do check it out.

This blog post is going to pick up on our trip in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It's my very first time there and I must say it has an interesting landscape. A lot of brown everywhere until we got to the other side of the Sandia peak and then there was more green all over. We decided to take whatever available time we had to check out the Sandia peak and parts of the city around the University of New Mexico campus. The trek up Sandia was pretty long. In fact, it was 2.7 miles long. It was Daniela's second time on a tramway but fun nevertheless.

See all the brown....
 Getting a little greener...

 That shadow aaaaaallllll........ the way down there is our tram car
 Isn't it beautiful? This is at the peak at 10,378 foot above sea level.

In pursuit of excelling at my craft and passion of photography, I decided to attend a photography conference in Las Vegas, NV. Yes, I put myself and work out there for the experts to review....nail biting!!! (more on this in a future post). Here is the first installation of our journey/vacation, business/pleasure trip.

What was to be a 3 day 2 night time away from home turned into a 10 day getaway. How?! The hubs and the kiddo COULDNNNNN'T stand to be away from me even for a day.....................was, what I wanted to say when in fact, the hubs and I just love to travel. We always have. When the opportunity presented itself, we toyed with the idea of turning this into a road trip. It really didn't take us long to make up our minds. We have flown to Vegas many times and while still fun, we've pretty much seen most of it. This time, we wanted a difference experience. Oh! and yes, we took our toddler along with us. Crazy?! But of course!!!! It's me, y'all(oh! the texas drawl is rubbing on me, ha!). Nothing more fun than driving across 4 states and 3 time zones with a toddler, LOL! Seriously, we would not have done it without her. It was an aaaaammmmmazzzzzzing trip and we had blast. To be able to share this experience with her and make memorable memories together is a blessing and we would not trade it for anything.

There were so many places we wanted to visit on this trip. It was hard to choose, but we finally plotted our route and the must sees. First stop, Amarillo, TX. What stood out for us in Amarillo was the Cadillac Ranch. For those not familiar, Cadillac Ranch is located out in cow pasture where a number of Cadillac automobiles are half buried nose first into the ground. It is an iconic roadside attraction not to be missed if you are in that part of the country.

Whoo! Hoo! Off we go....



Since the Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation, guess who was all over it with creativity?






OH! and YES! we did leave a telltale sign that we were there. If you are ever in the area and you can find it, take a picture of yourself next to it and I'll give you a prize* ;) Good luck!


* Prize has no cash value. It is at the discretion of the author on what the prize is. The first person to submit their findings will win the prize. Winner is responsible for any taxes or cost associated with the winnings. I just give you the prize.