An Accidental Photographer

Posted on | July 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

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Before I had kids, I never really liked to take photographs because I took bad photos. But thanks to digital camera AND Photoshop, I’ve gotten better =) I never thought I would get paid to take photos, but I did. Three weeks ago, I had my very first clients. They were celebrating 50th wedding anniversary! I wasn’t planning on becoming a proPassional photographer, but I’ve been taking a lot of photos of my son’s friends and was good about sharing all the photos with their parents. They appreciated it, and I felt obligated (hehe) to take better photos. So, I practiced and practiced and got better (if I do say so myself, heehee.)

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It was a very challenging first job for an amateur like me. There were mirrors everywhere, and you know how dark inside the restaurants can be! I had to make sure not to take photos of my reflection on the mirror and bounce the flash like the below photo, heehee. Well, it was unintended, but I like how this one came out. I’ve wanted to photograph of me taking photos, and here I did it, ACCIDENTALLY =)

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Here’s a mini album I made for them for letting me use their photos on my blog AND to thank my very first client.
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All supplies from s.e.i Bridgeport and Oasis collections.

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An envelope in the middle panel for me to put a DVD disk of their photos. I wanted to put more embellishments, but I already couldn’t close/fold the album.