I mean, was

that your experience? It was absolutely.

I will say that I loved my job.

The company that I worked for was at first a startup and then it grew and we were focused on building apps for children with chronic illnesses.

And it was important work, but also the company was just amazing.

Like everybody was involved with everything.

We would have these team meetings where we would all brainstorm together.

then there's a chair in the corner are these things that you consistently keep there or are you swapping out setups

And your business looks a little differently than some other, you know, people in the industry.

Yeah.

But it, it really, I think, started out the same.

So I, I was wanting to take better photos of my kids, and so I was doing that, and then people were noticing, right? They were like, "Would you take photos of our family or our children?" And I was like, "Absolutely." I had a side business.

At the time, I was, I was working in the corporate world, and I, I was working in the marketing department.

And, uh, that was, you know, what I got a degree in.

Uh, but, uh, the company that I was working for at the time when I, I fully launched my photography business, they were a startup, and they got bought out by another, much larger company.

Has your art been crucial with mental health, coping mechanisms, anything like that?

Like, what does your brain go- go through when you're, you know, figuring out the, the colors of an image?

Usually what happens is, I, it starts with, first of all, like, an idea.

Let's say I've got a, a concept, some- something that I saw one of my children do, for example, that I was like, "That would be a great idea for a portrait." Then from there, it, it goes into I usually have at least one prop or one item that I have to have in my shot.

Uh, and so that item is the start of my color palette typically, whether it's a, a dress, clothing item, or, I don't know, something within the kitchen.

And so that's the start of the color palette.

So I pick secondary and supporting colors that work well with that color, you know, and I'll repeat colors as well throughout my f- frame.

Uh, so that's often how it starts, but I also look at the space that I'm shooting in.

Aw, that's exciting.