Years later while waiting tables in a resteraunt a friend handed me a number and said one of my guests is looking to hire someone to work in his store. So I took the number and called it. And set up an interview with him the next day. Turns out it was a photolab and portrait studio. While learning the arts of developing film and studio lighting, I finally knew what was drawing me into those images just a few years earlier. It was the feel and the mood created by lighting, shape, texture and the many other various elements that make up a great photograph. Even after moving on to other jobs over the years, I still pursued photography as a part-time or side job. 

How (it came to be):

It wasn't untill learning about the pregnancy of my fifth child in 2005 that the difficult decision to stay home was made. And any extra time I have gotten since then has been poured into learning, and growing my photographic skills. And connecting with other photographers through online communities and blogs, through whom I have been inspired and learned quite a bit.

In 2007 a close friend called and asked me to do a boudoir shoot for her. More for the fun of it than anything else. I loved the results so much I knew right then that was all I wanted to shoot. But the question arose, how does someone advertise for that. So I began searching for other photographers doing the same type of work. And found boudoir to be a growing trend. So while I continue to shoot family portraits, my main focus is making real women feel beautiful.

Why:

Because I love it. Why else?

I love having time for both my family and my passion.