Christopher Walrath

How many times do we fear other's opinions and allow that to hamper our creativity?

Now I live in lower slower Delaware and for those of you who don't know, well, we have, well, um . . . FLAT! No mountains, no fast water, no endless prairies, no wild surf on our beaches (the very few without condos), no wide rivers (only creeks with self esteem issues), just wall to wall flat. FLAT! Hence, not many photographers are tripping over their predecessors to pile into our lovely little ...

As of 6:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time on Saturday, Octoboer 18, 2008, I am officially retired as a wedding photographer. My Mom and I had our last go 'round with the bouquette and the garter. Our last mad rush through the relatives and attendants. Our final cake mashing to John Williams 'Jaws Theme'. Our last hurrah. And it could not have been a better final curtain.

I showed up at 2:30 for the 4PM wedding of my baby brother Ron and his fiance Lyn with my wife's camera. She has ...