Delicious, tropical colored cupcakes at Donna & Ivan's destination wedding reception.

Coming out of the winter is always a good time for me. Nature has woken up and color fills in our world offering a new perspective.

This June has been pivotal in my growth as a photographer. The direction I set out in a few years ago, when I first picked up a camera and discovered a hidden passion, has finally started to bloom into the vision I had imagined. Connecting with professionals in my field and answering inquiries from potential clients has been the theme of the month and I am nothing short of ecstatic!

For the longest time, I was very honored, to practice my photography skills on friends and family interested in family portraits, maternity shots and a few weddings. These experiences have brought me great exposure and good feedback to my craft. Now, I am finding myself venturing outside of that (wonderful and incredibly supportive) immediate network and am connecting and working with people who have either been referred to me or found me on their own and I must say it’s an incredible feeling!

These new connections have sparked some very important thinking on my part. I find myself concentrating on how I want to present myself and how it effects the brand that is, well, me! I want to offer the people I work with an intimate, fun, and memorable experience, not just through the images I take but through the time we spend together. Whether it be a wedding or a family, I’m forming new relationships and it’s my job to capture the essence between the existing relationships of my clients. I want to make sure I develop this (no pun intended) to be my consistency, my strength.

There is so much to learn and I’m sure no matter what venture I set out on in my life, I’ll just never stop learning and in fact, I hope this is the case! I’ve had some speed bumps along the way, a few twists… many turns, but I’m confident something is special is happening now. It’s like something I’ve been trying to mould that’s finally coming into it’s shape. Nevertheless, there’s still a long way to go, but I feel ready, brave, and excited to see where it ends up.

I titled this post “Sweet June” because seasons are symbolic to me. We need the crispness of fall, the stillness of winter, the cleansing of the spring, and the sweetness of summer. It just so happens that this year at least, my personal path and reflection has decided to follow along.