So…. it’s kind of awkward writing a page about yourself.
I’m having flashbacks of first days of school when the teacher would break the class into small groups and you’d answer random ice-breaker ‘getting to know you’ questions. Since I’m currently having bit of writers block and am unsure of how to go about writing this page, I’ll tackle it the same way.
Just pretend its the first day of school and a slightly shy girl with super curly hair just sat down next to you. Ready? I’ll go first.
~My name is Rhonda Dixon.
~I’m married to my wonderful husband Stephen. No kids yet but we have a large cat named Charles.
~We live in a 1930′s house by the Marietta Square that we are attempting to fix up ourselves. We have a love/hate relationship with our house at times. We love it for the character and location; hate it for the effort, time and money it takes. Mostly love though.
~I absolutely love classic movies. If its old and black and white, I’ll watch it, and probably love it.
~However, my absolute favorite movie is Back to the Future. Because of this, and because it was just too weird not to, we used a DeLorean as the getaway car at our wedding.
~I read To Kill a Mockingbird every year.
~I love Craigslist, and seem to have a knack for scouting out good deals. So far I’ve found my car, our Big Chill refrigerator, our antique player piano, and multiple pieces of furniture on Craigslist.
~I’ve have a strong fascination with the 1940′s and always secretly wish I could have grown up during that time. I also wish men still wore hats everyday like they did back then.
~Some of my favorite things are strong coffee, outdoor fireplaces, historic houses, anything minty, and good conversation.
Now that we’ve gotten those important facts out of the way, I’ll tell you a little about who I am, photographically speaking.
My journey to become a photographer has been a long time coming. When I was little, I actually used to play photographer. I had a little plastic box I used to pretend was my camera. I would setup my shot (usually the family cat), position the ‘camera’ with my ‘film’ inside (a small piece of paper), and then take the picture by snapping the box shut. Next I would sit and draw my exposure on the paper as best I could. Then I took my photograph to the ‘darkroom’ (bathroom lit by only the night-light), ‘developed’ it by rinsing it in the sink, and then hung it out to dry like I’d seen done in the movies. My game didn’t stop there. I would then take out a highlighter, switch roles from photographer to critic and review my images, making marks and notes about what could be done better next time.
I believe that this slightly strange childhood game I used to play helped develop my observant eye from an early age. I’ve always been the quieter (yet somewhat sarcastic) girl in the group, who may not be saying much, but observing everything. I love details, and as it’s been said, life is in the details.
**The super cute and fun collage arwork of myself, my husband Stephen, our cat Charles, our old house and the dinosaur that used to be in the front yard was created by the talented Claudine Hellmuth and used with permission.**