The purpose of this blog

I've been thinking of starting this blog for some time now, wracking my brain with what it should be about, and what needs to be left out. It is first and foremost about photography, and second, how it relates to me.....a small town, aspiring photographer.

I should probably start out by saying that I'd rather take pictures than breathe! There are many reasons I love it so much, but I'm sure this blog will show you that over time. I really just wanted to learn to make great photos of my family. See, when I was about ten years old, almost all our family's photos were destroyed in a house fire. I set out with a mission to make sure that my kids would have amazing photos to record their lives.

Well, I have finally gotten to the point where I feel I have accomplished this goal, constantly adding to it of course. And I will add new photos as I feel they warrant display in this blog. I have branched out into other directions in photography over time and I want to learn to turn this love into profit. This blog will document my journey. You can ride shotgun, and maybe we will learn something together.


Note: I recently read somewhere, (cannot recall exactly where-feel free to message me if you have the details), that the average annual income of an American Photographer is $26,000. I seriously want to make sure that I buck this trend.....if you know what I mean.



Oh, before I wrap up this post, I have to say that I'm a strobist addict! I have to thank Dave Hobby for changing the way I thought about photographic lighting forever.