It's Time to Come Clean
If you do not already know - I am 37, single and have no children. I am a daughter, a sister, an aunt and a friend to many. My passion and love is telling a story through the lens of my camera. Photography + Video are incredible gifts to me.
I got together with a friend last week, who is my age and single. We talked for six hours - yes six hours - about what our daily life looks like without that man we are hoping to meet soon and marry. Notice I didn’t say someday, that idea left the building years ago. We’re wondering where the heck he is? No pressure to our dream guy or anything. We both left at the end of the night saying how refreshing it was to talk to each other about our life of singleness. There are two keywords we threw around in those six hours: Contentment + Fulfillment. I struggle everyday to find fulfillment in what I’m doing, with having no family of my own. It is challenging to find a purpose at times.
Being single in my thirties is totally different than when I was single in my twenties. It has given me a strength I don’t think I would have if I got married younger. I have learned to be self sufficient and steadfast.
The last few years I have photographed many of my friends and their families. I have always been the main photographer in my own family. I love documenting my niece and nephew as they grow and learn new things. One day they will have those images + video of themselves as a reminder of how little they once were.
What I love about storytelling is the relationship aspect of each family and how they connect with each other. Each family is different and their household is run differently than their neighbors. They all have the main ingredient though: Love. We all just express it uniquely.
Social Media is good for showing the world what you can do when it comes to your business. The number one way to get as many eyes viewing your page is by posting once a day. I follow probably a few hundred photographers, especially Family Storytellers. I love their work and get to see inside their life each day with their family and what they’re doing. They are always experimenting with different lighting techniques and making practice into perfect. I get inspired. I get motivated. I get excited to create like them. I walk into my house after work … with me, myself and I. And I then I get discouraged.
How do I cultivate this medium of photography with this season of life I’m in right now? And how do I show the world what I can do?
I know there are many images I could create that do not involve people, but if I want a family to hire me, they need to see themselves in my work.
I am still navigating this area so I have not fully figured it out yet but there are a few keywords you should know about me. I am persistent, assertive, loyal, motivated and determined.
What are a few qualities that describe you and your family? I love to read comments. Leave a message telling me more about it.
I don’t take perfect pictures, I take pictures of the moments in life that when you look back years down the road, you will say, “That was the perfect life.”
-Kelly-
