Meet the Photographers Behind Bloggography

Meet Lolli! Go visit her blog to read about me.

About Lolli: I've been a stay-at home mom now for 13 years, since the birth of my first daughter on Christmas Eve 1996. I've now got 5 kids who keep me very busy, along with a busy husband who started a new business a little over a year ago. You could say that the business--Peanut Butter Sticks language software--is now our "baby." It certainly keeps us up enough at night.

I am a self-taught photographer and I love to take lots of pictures. I turned my hobby into a business back in March 2008 when I took photos at a friend's wedding. I figured I'd leap in with both feet. When I'm not blogging or playing with my camera,  you'll probably find me reading a good book.

--Tell me about your journey to becoming a photographer. Did you always have an interest in taking pictures, or was this a more recent hobby you picked up?

I think I've always enjoyed taking pictures. Even before I had an interest in taking "good" pictures, I always valued photos. I remember when I was younger wanting to document the events of my life on film, and I often took over my mom's camera on family outings. It wasn't until after my first son was born that I realized that I might want to take photography more seriously. I played around with it for a few years, until I was able to dedicate a little more time and energy into learning the technical side of photography after my last son was born. It took me a long time to build up my confidence enough to be able to say to people, "I'm a photographer!"

--What is your favorite aspect of photography?

I love capturing emotion and personality. I am much less concerned with the technical aspects of photography than I am with the memories captured.

--What is your biggest challenge when you are taking pictures?

Hands-down, my biggest challenge is getting the lighting right.

--What is your favorite subject to shoot?

I love taking pictures of children, because it can be so rewarding and fun, but I have developed quite a love for photographing teens and adults, simply because they're so well-behaved! Basically, I like taking pictures of people. Even my nature shots tend to have people in them most of the time.

--What has been the tool that has helped you progress the most?

I read everything I could get my hands on. I checked out multiple books at a time from the library and did extensive research online. But the one thing that really taught me was trial and error. I simply took tons and tons of pictures until I understood how to get a picture I was happy with.

 

Bloggography now has a Flickr group! Please join and upload 8 of your favorite pictures taken by you. Amateurs and pros are welcome!

New to Flickr? Flickr is a great way for all of us to share our work in one place, ask for critique and help. And of course shower each other in comment love!

Stop back next Tuesday for the first Bloggography tutorial and assignment!