The photo that sparked my passion.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
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I cannot honestly say that I aspired to become a professional photographer since I was very young. I always enjoyed taking pictures and seeing the results in the days before digital photography. But I never thought of it as a potential career option for myself. That is until I had my first child. I assumed part of my responsibilities as a new parent was to take my child to have professional portraits taken at certain intervals. So my husband and I would dress our baby up and take her to one of the mall studios for portraits. We were never thrilled with the stiff posed pictures we always got. I prefer candid, natural images where the subject isn't necessarily looking at the camera. After a particularly disappointing session at a mall studio for our daughter's first Christmas, I decided to try to set up a makeshift studio in my tiny townhouse living room. We stripped our daughter down to her diaper, put a Santa hat on her, and laid her in her Boppy pillow draped with a black bed sheet. We were amazed at the finished image and it still hangs in our house. Since then, I have been fascinated with photography and want to learn as much as possible, so that I can bring these kind of images to other families, and possibly call myself a professional photographer one day.
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