My artistic disposition showed itself early on in my childhood. Some of my most vivid memories include drawing pictures of the little things I saw around me, making my own doll's clothes out of extra material scraps from my mom's sewing supplies, and redesigning my toys to fit my vision. At age eleven, I received my first camera for a Christmas present. I quickly made a model out of my best friend and practiced family portraits of Ken, Barbie, and their kids.

 

Through high school, I excelled in art class with painting and drawing as my favorites. When I decided to study photography in college, I truly discovered my passion for this art form. My plan was to pursue a career in photography, and I started toward this goal.  I worked both at a photography studio and as an event photographer, but as life took some detours and threw in a couple of distractions, I easily fell into plan B.

 

Although I continued to enjoy photography in my spare time, it wasn't enough. I absolutely love the time spent behind the lens, connecting with each subject, learning from the results, and reliving those split seconds that are captured. As life continued to present more turns and an unexpected diversion I then realized how important to me my first plan was, my PLAN A.