“You will only be great at the things you love to do” – Dave Grohl

I’m doing it.  After 8 years, I have chosen to leave my day job as a Surgical Coordinator, and pursue my dream of owning my own photography company full time.  I’m feeling pretty much every emotion in the book, all at the same time.  I liked my day job.  The people I worked for and with were pretty much family.  I grew up there; got married and had two children while employed there.  This has been an extremely difficult decision to make and to be honest, if I had a better option for daycare, I would still be there, because I love my work family and change is so scary.  But ultimately, although I liked working there and liked what I did; I didn’t LOVE it.  I love photography.  I live to capture laughs and tears, tiny baby cries and Fathers giving away their daughters at the alter.  I live to capture life.

I chose to post some self portraits I took the day I really said it out loud.  I’m going to be a full time photographer.  I have always struggled with self portraits.  Not “selfies” with my kids, or my friends at the bar, but real self portraits.  They are so vulnerable and raw, but I figured that’s exactly how I’m feeling at the moment.  I  am so excited to take this leap and I am so grateful for such amazing clients, family and friends.  Not only do you allow me to do what I love everyday, but you also trust me.  You trust me with your milestones, memories and moments that can’t be repeated or recreated.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.   xo, e