After quitting my job at a professional photography studio, over the past
few months I kind of have honestly been missing the whole photo shoot
experience and the process of transforming someone. I was shooting people outdoors
but since this weather has gotten chilly, it has put me in a rut until now. When
I started working there I was asked if I thought I could be a photographer and
really didn’t believe I was one. I always took photos of everything and
everyone but never really thought this is the trade I want to do. Besides that I
didn’t want the photographer to think I was there to learn photography and
actually she kind of pushed me in that direction. I just wanted to be a team,
be the makeup/hair/fashion person. All of that obviously didn’t work out but in
a way it did. It made me realize I have a hidden talent for photography and
this was a way for me to combine my skills.
This is my first time setting up a
studio in my home and actually shooting someone using backdrops and props. I
got a lot of experience shooting them and at my computer editing as well. In
photography I find it an endless way to create art and with every shot there is
always something new to learn. For a couple months there I thought I needed to
wait to even try to shoot someone until I have a better camera, better space,
better this and that but looked at what I have and used it the best way I know.
The thought in the back of my mind was, “God
can’t bless you with more if you don’t use what He has already given you”, that was
enough motivation for me. I took the time to find everything around my home to
use clothes, back drops, created hair pieces and props, etc.
I’m really proud
of myself for doing this and see this as a start of more work to come. I’m
having so much fun and love the direction my work is going. I recently was
asked if I would like to have my work published and achieved my first magazine
publication. It’s all a blessing and I am so excited to see where this can go.
I have also been inquired about my prices and will have a price list available on FB
and this blog soon. I invite you to see what I have been up too. You can view
all my shoots on the Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/lgimagesartstudio
Here are some of my favorite shots from the last 2 weeks:
Model: Megan Miller
Model: Amanda Dunlap
Have a Glamorous Day,
xoxo Lindsay