When did you know the photography/video industry was for you?  As my babies grew into children, I found myself photographing them more and more. I found myself obsessed with learning all I could about photography. I always offered to photograph my friends children as well. That is how you find your passion. If you’d do it even if it was for free. How did you get your current position?  I attended Daytona State College’s photography program, and opened my business immediately afterward.   How did your training or schooling prepare you for your job?  My college studies prepared me for the technical aspects of being a photographer, and I learned most…

  When did you know the photography/video industry was for you?  When I was 15, I took a photography class in High School. I have been in love with photography since then.  It was the first thing I found to come to me naturally.  It helped to make me feel good about myself.   How did you get your current position?  I started my own business in my early 40’s. Second career.  I borrowed my friend’s children and just started my own business.  I joined every trade association I could find and started to take classes eventually learning a Master’s certificate and a Craftsman’s from PPA.    How did your training or schooling…

  When did you know the photography/video industry was for you?  I knew photography would be my career for life when I was 16 years old. I knew nothing about it other than my dad’s 8mm Bell & Howell movie camera occasional use. I wanted to create something beautiful.    How did you get your current position?  I’ve had my own business since 1973… practice, focus, practice, set goals, practice, work hard…    How did your training or schooling prepare you for your job?  Education for any degree, major, the subject will fit remarkably in the imaging world… the more you train, the further you will be able to go easily…  What was…

  When did you know the photography/video industry was for you?  As a teenager. having a camera gave me the courage to explore and was a passport to engaging with the world around me. Later, I realized photography was more than just a means to explore, it is also a powerful tool for telling important stories.   How did you get your current position?  The amount of drive and hard work necessary cannot be overemphasized.  The truth is that the photographing is an extremely small part of the job. Most of the work is researching, writing, planning, and finding funding for long-term projects.   How did your training or schooling prepare you for your job? …

  When did you know the photography/video industry was for you?   Honestly I never really thought of myself going into the Photo industry. Having grown up around my Dad and seeing all that he went through as a wildlife photographer, it never occurred to me to do that. My parents took my brother and myself with them on several trips growing up so we were well exposed to the world, especially biologists, and that’s really what I thought I was going to do. Then in my freshman year of college at MSU Bozeman, I started shooting and found that I really enjoyed exploring and that’s when I decided to become a photographer. Since…

  When did you know the photography/video industry was for you?  When I saw Ron Fricke’s ‘Baraka’ in 1999 How did you get your current position? How did your training or schooling prepare you for your job?  A lot of knocking on doors, emails, phone calls, and putting myself in the right place until ‘luck’ came along.  Self-discipline. At college you make it to class, pass your tests, have a job –  and make it to all of those come hell or high water, otherwise, you drop out and go broke.     What was the greatest obstacle you had to overcome in pursuing your career?  The greatest obstacle I had to overcome was…

        When did you know the photography/video industry was for you? I started working with my Dad taking pictures when I was very young, probably 8 years old. He was working as a motorsports journalist/photographer and took me along to all the races… karting, NASCAR, ChampCar, F1 and historic events. He just handed me one of his cameras and said “go shoot this or that”. As I got older and persisted in all kinds of weather, some of the other photographers became friends and would teach me techniques and even lend me lenses to try. How did you get your current position? I work as a freelance photographer so I…

When did you know the photography/video industry was for you? Since I was a teenager. I started taking pictures off of a Canon rebel (film, of course!) that my Dad bought for me when I was 14. He was a professional photographer, painter and sculptor on the side of his first career. His father before him worked in various mediums as well as my maternal grandfather who was an art teacher, photographer and sculptor. My brother and several cousins are photographers and artists of many mediums. It seems like it was just in my blood to love it.   How did you get your current position? Currrently, I work several jobs in photography…

When did you know the photography/video industry was for you? I had an interest in photography from a fairly young age (before digital cameras) and was fortunate enough to take a class when I was about 10  (circa 1982). I still remember the smell of developing chemicals. Anyhow, flash forward to when I started my blog, in 2008. I admired other bloggers’ photos and really took an interest in honing my own photography skills.   How did you get your current position? Well, I am a Mom-blogger, so I thank my husband for the first part (making me a Mom), and the blogging I jumped in and did that myself (with my husband’s…