Doing what I love...

Hi there...my name is Shayla. I live breath and get super excited about life! I love to meet new people, see new places, spend time with family and friends and love the feeling of being motivated about anything...but mainly photography. I love listening to gushy romantic ballads and blasting "teeny bopper" pop tunes in the car. I love anything that sparkles, my favourite colour is blue, I love walking along the beach, I've lived in Germany and caught the travel bug for life. I love to collect scrapbooking paper...but I don't scrapbook. I love chunky fashion rings and I LOVE weddings!!!! I'm currently working with children with disabilities as an Occupational Therapist and am married to a wonderful man called Cameron. We are expecting our first child this year and naturally freaking out...just a little :-)

Why am I telling you this? Because I believe that if you are going to stand in front of someone with a camera, and they want you to stand in a paddock with a donkey, or lie in your wedding dress on the ground, on a golf course (yes I have done this but dang it looks great!), you want to know who they are! If you're going to feel awkward, you may as well have fun while you're at it!

I don't have a flashy website with all the trimmings...yet. But I am 110% passionate about what I do and would love to get excited about your big day with you. I have a bride-to-be friend who I accompanied to a bridal expo say to me once "gee you're more into this than I am!". Yup, it's true...needless to say I think it wore off on her too!

So, enjoy the photos and feel free to drop by for my regular blogging entries about my journey of becoming a professional wedding photographer....

Monday, January 25, 2010

My inspiration...

So I've decided to make this place my regular blogging centre. I've tried to keep things formal and "standard" so it looks professional, but I've decided that's boring. Why not let people get to know a bit about me and what I do?
My inspiration...a lady called Jasmine. I love looking at photographers work from around the world, but this lady intrigues me. She started a blog four years ago from her home town in the USA and today she is known internationally! Of course she has talent, but she is a smart business person with flair and personality. Reading what she writes is addictive, even if it is about her dream kitchen or what her husband gave her for valentines day :-)
I don't have a dream kitchen, but I do have a dream! And that is to do what I love and do it well! My "one line wonder" for 2010 is "Get excited and make things happen!" and that is exactly what I am doing now.
I wish I had of started this a while ago because so much has already happened as I've ventured into the unknown world of photography...convincing my husband that spending half our savings on professional equipment is really worth it, working full-time as an Occupational Therapist and attending TAFE to complete my Cert IV in Photoimaging (all up around 17hrs in the evenings), doing photography work on the side to build a portfolio and meeting with other professionals to gain experience in the field. Every bit of it worth it. I don't need to be known internationally like my friend (I wish!) Jasmine, but I do hope to share my passion with as many people as I can!
Enjoy!! Shayla xo
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