When I was a young girl there were 3 things I said I would be when I grew up: An artist. A writer.  A teacher.  If you ask anyone in my family, they will assure you that this is 100% correct.  Of course, when we are young, we are dreamers.  How often is it that we fulfill our life ambitions?  Why is it that reality often robs us of the things we are passionate about, forcing us to live a life that is less than everything we ever hoped, dreamed and prayed it would be?

I say it’s time to take a stand and live the life we were destined to live, the life we are excited about, the life we love.

As a photographer, I consider myself an artist.  I have always loved the arts in any format.  I spent most of my school years with charcoal embedded into my fingerprints, leaving black smudges on almost everything I touched.  There were little to no articles of clothing that didn’t have some form of paint splatter on them.  And I was almost certain there would never be a day that sculpting clay didn’t live under my nails.  Having always focused on sketching, sculpting and painting people, I have studied the human form- from every angle.  Now that my art has evolved to photography, I use that knowledge when posing my clients, always keeping in mind my light source.  My love for art breathes life into my photography, igniting my passion more and more.

I am an aspiring writer.  Even if I never get published, I will always put pen to paper.  I write for me because of the way it makes me feel inside, it’s an indescribable, freeing feeling that makes my heart smile.  I learned, over the years, that I can apply my love for writing to my photography.  Anyone can take a picture, but capturing a pure, heart-felt moment that provokes a feeling within you, not everyone can do that.  Our goal, with our photography, has always been and will always remain, documenting life’s real moments and preserving them for a lifetime of memories.  Story-telling images that say everything without a single word.

While I never imagined that photography would lead me to teaching, I feel so blessed that it has.  :)  The Be Inspired Workshop started out as only a tiny idea.  When my labor of work and love came to be a reality this past May, it was a dream come true and I absolutely loved every single second of it.  I LOVE to teach and mentor and help others achieve their dreams.  Engaging in discussions with my peers, talking through ideas and sharing knowledge with others is one of the best feelings in the world.  The Be Inspired Workshops are so near and dear to my heart and I just love getting to know the attendees and watching their businesses flourish.  :)

To celebrate summer, we are so excited to announce we are having July Registration Special!  From today until July 31st, 2011, if you register to attend any of our Be Inspired Workshops, you will receive $100 off!  To view more details about our workshops, please check out the website.  If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us (just use the form on the site) or leave us a message here.  :)  Happy Tuesday, everybody!