A love of photography

Being a portrait photographer is very rewarding.

To be a photographer some might say you just need eyeballs and a camera, but I think to be a great photographer you need to see the beauty in everything. Some photographers can make a rock in the middle of a dirt road look amazing.
“A person who takes photographs, especially as a job,” is Google’s definition of a photographer. To me being a photographer means I get to capture the world from the way I see it.

I specialize in portrait photography. I have always loved it and even growing up I would take self-portraits. Taking my own self-portraits really helped improve my own self-confidence, I learned my best angles, and I learned posing is important.
I realized that I always looked way better in my own self-portraits rather than the photos my mom would take of me. Why is that? The reason is that in my self-portraits I had control of where my camera was placed, how high, what angle and because I had learned the poses that I liked, that captured me in a good way.
I learned that the reason why I had never liked the way I looked in photos was not because I am the definition of ugly, but because of the person taking the photo. This is exactly why I am a portrait photographer.

When I first began, I wasn’t taking the best portraits ever, I practiced and practiced my art. I learned different types of poses to help different types of body shapes, and I learned how to get my subjects comfortable. That being said, I am always learning and making sure to practice because I can always be better.
I am a portrait photographer because I am here to capture the beauty that I see right in front of my camera. I am a portrait photographer for those who are self-conscious and have no reason to be because they are gorgeous. I am a portrait photographer to help people feel confident.

I grew up loving all sorts of arts from singing, painting, drawing, to then photography and even doing graphic design. I started photography by just capturing little, small details that caught my eye like trees sparkling in the sun. But what started my love for photography was taking photos of my friends, having people in my photos.

Although there are times when I am highly critical of my art and feel like an imposter, it is always refreshing and worth it hearing my clients tell me how they hadn’t felt that confidence in a while and how they react to the photos I take of them.

I love creating art and taking gorgeous photos, but I love making people realize how truly beautiful they are even more.