#Hot shots photography how to#

#Hot shots photography how to#

When I was a Sophomore In High School, I actively sought out a job working for a photographer, after months of looking I finally found thee job! An assistant position working for one of the top photographers in Nebraska, MDP, also one of the first to go digital, in 1997! I learned all about the business, posing, clients, pricing, and he taught me how to use a camera! When I say camera I don't just mean a 'point and shoot ' (which is basically like the name, it thinks for you) but a real focusing camera, that you could change lenses. It's a lot to think about, eventually I caught on, I had a lot of help.

You have to think about lighting, composition, aperture, shutter speed and if you have a subject you have to keep them entertained. Later, in college, I found out it's a lot different and not as simple. I remember the early days of taking pictures, everything was simple, I pointed the camera and shot at what looked fun, interesting, or beautiful. I chose photography, but portrait photography chose me, and in the end, I would rather have it that way. So, the seasons continue to change, some we choose, others choose us. Then in 2003, a wonderful thing happened, my daughter Cheyenne was born, I suddenly had a passion for portrait photography! By this time, Jim and I had been married for two years and he was done being photographed, in college he was my subject a lot, so I moved on to my beautiful daughter, she didn't seem to mind, especially since she slept most of the time. It suddenly didn't sound so exciting, just lonely.

Making me rethink all I really wanted as a 'photographer', did I want adventure, and traveling, and never staying in one place.

In college, I met my hubby Jim, and the seasons changed again. It seemed like a 'safe' thing to do-also wanting to get in the arena, while the action was going on, perhaps I was a little naive? Then the season changed, and in college, I wanted to be a rodeo photographer, traveling the country. I remember when I was in High School I knew I wanted to be a photographer (you know this from previous blogs) what I didn't say is I also intended to work for National Geographic, traveling the world. Seasons come and go, that's life, it goes on, so do ideas.