Three Bloggers and a Camera // Life // Photography

Once again the weekend has come and gone in a flash and I find myself sitting in front of my computer, late Monday night, editing. Editing, editing, editing. You see, I took a lot of photos on the weekend. Which if you know me in the slightest, is nothing new, but this time they weren't photos of my own kids and family. They were photos of other people's kids and families.

Now before you start thinking I've gone all weirdo voyeur on you, let me explain. Back in August I made a very big decision. I decided to take a leap of faith, go out on a limb, throw all caution to the wind. I put the call out for anyone that was interested to have a little faith in me and book me to take their family photos for them.

The idea being, that I'll get some more work to fill my portfolio with, but I'll also gain so really, super valuable experience & knowledge. Well let me tell you, I got both of those in spades. Not only that, but I also had a lot of fun to boot! It's definitely made me realise that this is what I really want to do.

Yes I love design, and I will continue to learn and dabble as time allows, but the last few weeks I've really realised that photography is where my heart and true passion lies. I knew at the beginning of the year that 2014 was going to be a game changer. I just had this feeling that it was going to be the year I figured out what I wanted to be when I grew up and that I would finally be able to take steps to make that happen.

From doing these two shoots over the weekend (with the fabulous Ann from Help!! I'm Stuck and Emma over at Five Degrees of Chaos) I can see clearly now the things that I'm doing ok at and the things I need to work on. My photographs  and technique are nowhere near perfect yet and I thank both Ann and Emma for being patient with me while I got my settings right and madly scouted for the best spots to snap.

Over the next week I'll be editing and sorting all of the images, getting them print ready and winging their way to their new homes. With Ann and Emma's permission I'll show you some of my best and favourite shots next week, once I've had a chance to sort through them all finish the final edits. I've picked a couple to include here, just to give you a little taste and teaser of how the weekend went.

I've set up a super basic website for my photography over on Wordpress, if you're interested you can have a little squiz over here at www.kyliepurtellphotography.com.au. As time goes on I'll add more to it and create more mini-portfolios of my work. For now there's just the bare bones but I hope to have it looking a little slicker and fuller as time goes on and I hone my Wordpress skills! It's definitely a learning curve after using Blogger for the past 5 and a bit years!

I've also set up a facebook page, where I'll also post previews of the work I've been doing and the photos I've been taking. I'm hoping to go to Tafe next year and study for my Certificate IV in Photo Imaging, so I'm sure I'll have lots to share from that as well!

It's exciting times ahead and I'm a little nervous, but mostly excited. I feel like this could really be the start of something special, and I can't wait to see what happens in the coming year!

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