I have always had this little itch to do photography but I have always found myself infront of the camera. I have always loved to model and did beauty pageants growing up. It always consisted of taking pictures to enter in "most photogenic". When I was growing up, I was always told I had real potential at modeling. I loved modeling but I also noticed that I was alway coming up with ideas for a picture.. like I would tell the photographer "I think it would be cute if i did this and this". Anyway, I have been doing research on cameras for the past year. I had decide I wanted a Cannon but was still unsure of what kind. I even asked a couple photographer friends what kind they used. Of course, they all have used all kinds of cameras. I had finally decided on a camera but the price was $700 and it was going to take a while to save up to buy it. Well, on Thanksgiving, my dad and boyfriends mother came over and we all ate Thanksgiving together since we all didnt have plans this year. I decided I would cook my first turkey ever but that is a different story. :)
I had been wanting a new bedroom set for our bed and I heard Walmart had them on sale (for black Friday) so I went online and looked. They seriously have really nice bedspreads! I saw one exactly like I had in mind. I decided to drive to Walmart near my house at 9pm at night on Thanksgiving.. keep in mind, they were getting everything ready for black Friday. I got there, got a buggy and headed to the bedding. They ended up not having the brown bedspread that I was there to look at. I happen to look down and there was a sales paper in my buggy. I decided to look through it to see what kind of sales they were having because Nick and I needed some kitchen stuff. I was looking and on the 3rd page, there it was, the camera I had decided on buying, on sale for $450. Not only was it on sale for that cheap but it also came with a NICE lens, a good memory card, and a great carrying bag. My dad ended up getting me it for Christmas. I went and stood (and sat and laid) in line from 12am to 4am. The camera went on sale at 4am and they only had 4 of the camera I wanted but luckly, i was near the front of the line and was the first person to get one.
I started taking pictures as a hobby. I would take my sweet furbaby, Ariel (she is a chihuahua), out in the yard and take some pictures of her. I also took pictures of my sweet niece at Christmas and at her birthday party. I started to realize how much passion I had for photography. I found myself wanting to do it more than just for a hobby. I wanted to take pictures for a living and capture moments for people who wanted to always remember. My best friend Hue and Nick's friend since childhood, Jonathan, were getting married in March and we were both in the wedding as a bridesmaid and groomsmen. I asked Hue if she cared if I brought my camera with me to the wedding and took pictures of everything when I had a chance. Of course, she said yes, so I took a some pictures that turned out beautiful. I have gotten so many compliments on the photos. I made a post on facebook last month to see if I could get some volunteers to let me take some pictures of them to add to my portfolio and I am actually doing some shoots this week and weekend so look for a post with some pictures from the shoot. I am so excited to see where this takes me :)
Now I will share some photos with you from Jonathan and Hue Sharpe's Wedding
If you are interested in having your pictures done, please contact me for more information.. I would love to do your pictures. My email is KFranklinn@gmail.com.
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