about me

Lately it seems like everyone and their brother and their brother's best friend's cousin's mother's second cousin twice removed is opening a photography business. 

This is why I didn't want to get into photography or open a business..or whatever this is. 

And then I realized that is an illogical way of looking at it. 

I have loved taking pictures since I was fourteen. 

I haven't always had the best equipment. 

It wasn't until Spring of 2011 that I realized I was happiest when I was taking pictures. 

It wasn't until my Aunt Mare gave me her Nikon D40 last November  that I realized taking pictures is something I could do for the rest of my life. 

I realize it's a very competitive industry. 

And a lot of it is editing. 

But I am willing to learn

Because I have done so many jobs that just aren't right for me-

(Daycare, theaters, hostessing, nannying, etc.) 

I've made good money doing some of those things. 

And I know now that it is so much more important to do what you love and what you are passionate about than it is to have a lot of money. 

If you aren't doing what you love I encourage you to find something that you do love. 

Life is short and it is important to make every moment count. 
-Noelle Joi Curran

(2006: when I realized I loved taking pictures of flowers.) 

(2007: when someone first suggested I look into photography) 

And now: when I've realized it's something that I can't really live without.