Here’s a few other photos from that day. Why am I telling you all of this anyway? Because this is what photography used to mean to me. Somewhere along the way, it lost its magic. I stopped trying. I stopped reaching out. I stopped bringing my camera places. Today, the only photos I take are at work. And while being the marketing director at a vet clinic is probably one of the best jobs ever known to man, I do miss the sense of adventure that photography used to bring me.

I got my first dslr camera at 19-years-old. I was thrilled! I had wanted one for years! Back then it was all colors and new techniques and trying to replicate what I saw in fashion and rock-and-roll magazines. Slowly, friends and family began asking me to take photos for them, and I transitioned more into traditional, lifestyle work. I had originally wanted to make a living from photography, but somewhere along the way it turned into oh-my-camera’s-always-there-if-I-need-it. This year, I want to revive my photography as a proper “side hustle.” I don’t want to half-ass it anymore. I want to whole-ass it this time. I’m not sure if that’s quite a professional thing to say, but in a world where there’s a million different photographers to choose from, choose a personality that speaks to you.

And so that brings me to my photography resolutions for the year. Yes, it’s the end of the month. Shush. These days I work, and single mom, and am finishing up my degree while struggling to maintain some version of a social life…so it took a bit to get the website and social media updated and running again. But I’m here now, and ready to move forward.