While my photography website is undergoing some serious reconstruction, I had been trying to think of ways to share my work without posting them on Facebook or using some photo sharing website. I thought of posting them here, on my blog, in the meantime.
What started as a mere hobby and interest in photography has turned into a little business of mine this past year. I always felt that I had an "eye" for photography but I had very little knowledge of the technical side of using an SLR camera. I wanted to understand how to shoot manually. I didn't want to rely on the automatic setting my whole life. Eventually, a combination of class, instructional books, and actual practice lead me to understand the basics of photography.
At the end of one of my courses, we were given a project to shoot a series of related photos. I chose children to be my theme simply because I adore kids! Plus, since many of my close friends have children, accessibility to my subjects would not be difficult at all. Well, as a result of that project, I began getting referrals to different jobs: child and family portraiture, engagement portraits, headshot sessions, and, finally, weddings. At first it was cool shooting my friend's kids for free but then as the referrals started coming in, I decided it was time to get paid. So, I started the business officially a year ago.
Early last year, I had the privilege of shooting an engagement session for some very good friends of mine, Jessica and Boscolo. We had a blast! It was an unseasonably warm December afternoon, and we spent about an hour and a half in and out of Old Town Alexandria.
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