1. Please tell us about yourself...
Well. . . I'm 5'6". . . short dark hair. . .
blue eyes. . . I love thunderstorms and shiny things ;) In all honestly I am
just a small town girl who thrives in a tiny town in Idaho with my AMAZING
little family, living the dream. . . one day at a time. I am a SAHM to three of
the cutest, most brilliant and perfect little people EVER (I may be bias) ~ I
am a wife to an OUTSTANDINGLY supportive and hard working hubby who would give
anything to see me smile ~ I am the daughter of my HERO and one of the most optimistic
people I have ever met who can find the silver lining no matter how big the
storm ~ I am the sister to a couple of the most genuinely WONDERFULLY people a
girl could ask for ~ and I am lucky enough to be able to focus on my creative
passion through all the muses in my life, and every once in a while slow down
and notice the tiny things that make this world so beautiful.
2. Can you
describe your style in 3 words? Why those words?
Genuine ~ I try to keep things as real and simple
as possible. . . the beauty for me is in the tiny imperfections. Things are
what they are and nothing is perfect. . . that is what makes it unique.
Calm ~ I love to sit in the quiet pockets of calm
and enjoy them for what they are. This world is far to fast paced and hectic
for me at times so photography, to me, is therapeutic. Patiently waiting for
beauty to unfold and being able to capture that one still moment in time is
magic.
Odd?!? ~ I actually pride myself on being
different or "weird". . . there is no one in this entire world I
would rather be than me and weird is cool in my book. It may not translate so
well into my "style" but I look at an image and remember crawling
around through the dirt with my rump in the air on the side of a road because
the light just happened to be perfect, with oncoming traffic shaking their
heads or straining their neck to see what the weirdo with the camera is doing
over there. . . and it makes me giggle that I can just be the me I am lol.
3. What sparked your passion for photography?
As far back as I can remember I have been
obsessed with taking pictures so I don't know if it was really a spark or just
something that has always been there. Both my parents are very creative people
and were very big on finding something you love and DOING IT. I truly feel like
having my two youngest really made me stop and take a second look at what I
love most about photography though. I always thought that to be great you had
to give the public what they wanted. . . you had to market yourself and mold yourself
into what sells but my true "spark" came when I just slowed down and
realized that taking pictures wasn't a "job" I wanted to struggle
with. . . it is a passion I want to excel at. Being able to take the moment to
stop and clarify was huge for me and now I know that to be "great" I
just need to shoot what makes me happy. . . nothing more, nothing less.
4. What's
in your camera bag right now?
I am a diaper bag/camera bag/purse all in one
kinda Momma <3 So literally my "camera bag" has a little bit of
EVERYTHING in there (I honestly think there are a few rocks in there and a dead
dandelion that my 2 year old gave me as gifts from our last outing)
BUT shooting wise I am a Canon girl ;) I have my
Canon 60D and my two main lenses - my Canon 60mm f2.8 Macro and my Sigma 30mm
f1.4 Art :) I also couldn't live without my remote shutter release and my lens
pen.
5. What is your dream shoot or project?
I would love to travel to Greece and take
underwater images but realistically by dream shoot would be a day in the
mountains with my little family on a calm, warm, overcast day. . . everyone in
a great mood and eager to participate in a lovely family picture (I have yet to
take a family picture with me in it that wasn't an epic fail. . . but I love
those ones also)
6. What are some of the misconceptions you had
about photography and photographers at the beginning of your photography
journey? Have they changed, and how?
Starting out I truly felt like I had to be what
everyone wanted and shoot what was asked of me and that is just not the case at
all. If I just shoot from my heart I am happy and that is what matters.
Also starting out in the world of photography I
had so many photo crushes and idolized so many amazing artists, putting them on
a pedestal that seemed impossible to reach. This year I have had the honor of
speaking with some of my idols online and I realized that they are just
amazingly talented, down to earth REAL people. There is such an outstanding
bond and connection that comes when you find someone who is just as passionate
as you are about something and you realize that maybe, just maybe, you can be
AMAZING also ;)
7. What advice would you give to newbie
photographers? What advice do you wish you'd been given at the very beginning?
I would
say:
1. This is not a competition!! You are amazing
just the way you are so stop comparing yourself to everyone!! Figure out what
you love about taking pictures and DO IT.
2. ASK QUESTIONS and put yourself out there!
There is such a wealth of knowledge out there and so many people eager to help.
Don't be too shy to get involved or find a group of people who share your
passion and learn from each other (I LOVE my AMAZING 365 group - whoop whoop
shout out to my girls and Gordon ;) )
3. LEARN YOUR CAMERA!!! Turn that little nob to M
and go MAKE some pictures rather than just TAKING them! It isn't nearly as
intimidating as you think ;)
Be humble. . . be kind. . . be you!
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