T. Odom Photographics Blog

What makes me tick…

2 I get bored easily. I am perpetual motion. If I’m sitting down, my family knows that something must be wrong with me.

2 If the song was written before 1985, I probably know the words...that includes 50’s and 60’s stuff.

2 I’m a sucker for a musical. The Sound of Music being my favorite. I can burst into song at the drop of a hat. Just a warning. 

2 I watch two things on TV. The Weather Channel and Glee.

2 when I was between the ages of 5 & 7, I made my own Barbie’s clothes on the sewing machine, crocheted a blanket for myself and once (with the help of my dad) welded a Barbie table from scrap pieces of aluminum. I was Crafty Cathy then, I am Crafty Cathy now. Engineer’s logic occupying the body of Martha Stewart.

2 my favorite courses in college...psychology and physics. Can’t really explain it. The course I was just happy to pass in college...Econ 10.  Couldn’t get out of there fast enough.

2 my degree from UNC-CH was in journalism...advertising copywriting to be specific. Which explains why I can quote most any advertising from the seventies. 

2 I thought I would write for a living, now I tell stories with my camera.

2 I love the sound of the symphony tuning up before a performance. Gives me goose bumps and can bring tears to my eyes. Makes me wish I had pursued my musical ability further. Can’t go back on that one.

2 I met my husband on the Carolina senior class cruise. Got off the boat, called my parents and gave them a heads up...gonna be a big wedding...he has four sisters. Knew instantly that he was for me. Hasn’t changed in the 23 years since I’ve known him.

2 I love to hold the hands of my children...or even better their sweet little feet. Gonna pass on holding my teenager’s feet. Sperry top siders without socks does not a pleasant smell make. 

2 I didn’t think I wanted children. Took me eight years of marriage before I figured out that I did. Now I can’t picture life without my three. They, above all else, define me.

2 I love what I do and hope that I bring joy into the lives of my clients with my images.