So, I have a few different hobbies and one of them has been photography.
I started with just pics on my phone and evolved to a camera and then an even better camera.
I really maintain that it doesn't matter what you are taking a pic on, some people just have the knack for really good photography.
I am definitely not one of those people. Hahahaha, but I do really enjoy it!
Here are some of the first pics I ever took, in a more serious light:
(I did a blanket-scape pic of my son as a Dr. Who!)
(Then I did a couple with him as Harry Potter! He was such a little bitty here!)
When I first started editing, I knew nothing about lighting. I relied heavily on trippy filters, and there wasn't much actual art involved in the shots!
(Then I figured out OUTSIDE PICTURES which totally changed the game for me. I wondered why so many photographers took their photos outside! The light quality is fantastic!)
As I started to learn more about aperture settings and the speed of the shutter, I was able to create better looking indoor shots! My pics went from being super amateur to just a little more polished looking!
(My wedding rings before I took them off before a run a couple years back and somehow misplaced them :( :( :( )
(Me and the hubs, while I was playing around with the aperture settings!)
(This one was still a bit amateurish but is my all time fave pic. The little fingernails! I can hardly stand it! GAHHH!)
(Here I started getting a little better at focusing what I wanted and what I didn't. I love the contrast in this pic of my mom's hands and my son's lil baby face.)
So I have been perfecting my skill and it has been a blessing and a curse. I don't really have time to make it a job, because it is competitive and hard to get started, but all my friends and family know that I do a decent job, so I am like the go-to-photographer now for baby pics, weddings, and family update pictures!
I don't mind that I don't make money from it because it is something I really enjoy doing!
(Just got to take pics of my cousin's new baby, and it was amazing because I MISS BABIES!)
Anyway, TL:DR I learned a lot about photography over the last decade or so, and still learn more every time I do a new shoot!
Thanks for stopping by!
xx -Beth