It was just over two years ago that I sat down to create my first photography website, at the time having no idea what it would become. I had a starter camera, a basic knowledge of things like composition and aperture, and a few neighbor and friend clients asking me to take their family photos for things like Christmas cards or their baby’s first birthday cake smash. I also had absolutely no clue what I was doing in terms of building a website. All I knew was that I needed something. So there I was with a six month old at the time and my website was born out of a little nap time hustle and a whole lot of, “how the heck do I this moments?”… in other words a lot like parenting in general.
My knowledge began to grow as I invested in my photography education with online courses and in person workshops learning from other well established and successful photographers I admired. My gear arsenal grew as I saved all those early cake smash paychecks for a more advanced and entirely upgraded mirrorless Sony camera body, lenses, and flashes. My business grew as I was no longer just shooting for neighbors, but strangers were actually starting to find and hire me based off of a portfolio I was super proud of on instagram and Facebook. And most of all my confidence grew as what started out as somewhat of a side hobby became a business I wanted to continue to grow and sustain for the long haul.
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