Student Showcase

This is my picture of a rose. It was selected to be in the student showcase at SCC and I am very excited!

My Love

This is my boyfriend Daniel and I. This boy is everything to me. He pushes me, encourages me, and makes me a better person. I have him to thank for where I'm at with photography now. I always loved photography, but I got away from it for the longest time. Then, he and I started dating. Daniel is a musician, and when I go to his shows, I always take pictures. It only took one show for me to rediscover my love for taking pictures. I fell in love all over again, but this time, on a much deeper level. I was scared though. I knew photography was a very difficult business to make it into. Daniel knows first hand what this is like. Music is also an extremely difficult business to make it into, but he told me that if you want something bad enough, you will do whatever it takes to get it. You won't let anyone or anything stand in your way, or discourage you. He inspires me everyday, and is a constant reminder that I can do this, and he lets me know all the time that no matter what happens, I've got his support. He totally opened my eyes, lifted my spirits, and made me realize even more that photography is my true calling.

Photography

I just want to take a minute and talk about why I love photography and why I chose to do this as my career. Pictures to me are everything. They capture moments and memories. They tell stories and show emotions. Things that words would never be able to truly describe. Also, when I get behind that camera, its like I'm in another world. My own world. I see things so differently through a lens than I do with my own eyes. And my creative mind goes crazy. Ideas just come flooding in. It's not just taking pictures that I am in love with, its editing too. Its like my picture is a blank canvas and my editing program is my art box. I get the upmost joy out of taking an already incredible picture, and transforming it into something even better, taking it to new levels, and creating a piece of art work. Photography is my calling, my passion, and everything I've ever wanted to do.