My entire life I have always had a fascination with photography. Ever since I was little I have always had some sort of camera in my hands. I can remember back to when I was only 4 or 5 and I always had some sort of blue kids film camera that never had film in it I just used my little kid imagination and took the (amazing photos) of my everyday life. Seeing my mom all the time even with those Kodak throwaway film cameras were a joy to watch. She even let me take the photos once in a while of the family or even if I was just fascinated with something at a particular moment. 

       From there my photography obsession took off. For the longest time I had a little digital camera that if I remember right was a Nixon Coolpix. I took thousands of photos over the course of the time I had that camera. I thought all of those photos were amazing until I got a phone that took just as good pictures. Then I realized that it was time for an upgrade. So I got another small digital camera that I cant remember the name of but I had lost it on a fishing trip when it flew off the back of the boat when we hit a big wave ( I was not a happy camper.)

       In the past couple years I have been using a little Canon Powershot camera which has been taking amazing photos. Until I found the photos of when I was a little kid I did not realize how the style and quality of my photos have really changed. In the past year I have recently been going way of of my comfort zone and experimenting with new styles and techniques. It has been a blast taking these photos and going out of my comfort zone and with it I have really been able to expand my portfolio. 

       Going out of my comfort zone was only because I had a teacher in college that was a film (black and white film photography) class. He had encouraged me in many different styles and techniques whether through excitement or criticism. With this class came a lot of new projects and techniques that were new to me and have made me a better photographer. I now pay attention to the details of each shot such as different ways light is hitting the subject. Until then I just really placed a subject where they looked good.

       It has not been until recently,  this past Winter that I have been getting into more videography. I filmed projects in high school and Erie 1 Boces but I have never gone further into it.  I recently had a job that I traveled the country filming and supervising dance competitions all around the country. This was such a great experience that I have now also been filming different things for professional and fun videos as well. 

        I look forward to where these next steps in my career take me and I look forward to working with many people to come. Choose wickinsproductions where i can make your dreams become a reality.

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