Almost 2 years ago I started this here little ol’ blog. I knew nothing about blogging or photography. Soon I found myself reading more blogs than I should of, and I found myself drawn to blogs with great pictures. I wanted my blog to have great pictures.
A few months after I started this blog, I picked up the DSLR camera that we already owned and made it my mission to learn how to use it. It was love at first click. I couldn’t learn fast enough. Shortly there after I bought Photoshop Elements and taught myself how to edit pictures. I can honestly say I may love editing even more than taking the pictures themselves, there is just so much you can do to make a great image into an amazing image.
After Ezra got diagnosed with leukemia I was looking for a way to earn some extra income, and decided I would open a photography business. Looking back, I should have educated myself a lot more about what it takes to run a business, but I have learned so much in doing so, that I don’t regret it.
Now my business is just a little over a year old, and it has grown into something I am pretty proud of. Sure I suck at marketing, in fact I don’t really do it, all of my business has come from word of mouth. Book keeping and quarterly taxes make my head hurt, but the end result is so worth it.
Although I have had this business for a year, and have had paying customers, I have hesitated to call myself a photographer.
For me, the title of photographer is one you have to earn. Anyone with a camera can open a business, get a website, and call themselves a photographer.
Recently, I got a new amazing camera and upgraded to Photoshop CS5 and within the last handful of months my work has really been improving. I have been really pleased with how the majority of my sessions now turn out.
I had the chance to photograph three weddings this fall. These are images from the last one I did and I really like them.
I know I still have so much to learn, and that the world of photography is always evolving.
But I can’t wait to see where I will be in another year. I love photography, I am passionate about it. I think I found what I was meant to be doing.
And I think I will finally call myself a photographer.
And if you are ever near Gainesville and need a photographer, look me up!
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