Where is my life going? If I'm remembering right, it was sixth grade when I fell in love with photography. Ever since, I haven't considered any other career choices. My family has always owned horses, so when my older brother, James, was given an oppurtunity to learn how to train horses, there was no way he could turn it down. He was only 14 years old when he moved to Sonora, Kentucky, a small town just south of Elizabethtown. Instead of getting paid, the trainer agreed to work with our horse, Xanadu, while my brother assisted him. At the end of the summer, my family and I traveled all across Kentucky and Tennessee to show Xanny. This was when I first met Dayna Doyle. Dayna is a photographer who specializes in Tennessee Walking Horse photos. She went to almost every show, and I always found myself at her booth looking through her pictures. The way she captured the horses that were in motion amazed me, and inspired me to play around with any camera I came in contact with. We spent the next four years traveling with James and Xanadu, and Dayna Doyle only became more popular. I remember writing a short story my freshman year of high school, in which I went on to work for Dayna. Although I do not want to specialize in equine photography, she is still a role model to me and she has had quite an impact on my life-long dream.
That is awesome that you are going into photography! I always thought about it but never fully committed to making it a career. Where I'm from, the little town of Delphos has a ton of photographers and also the surrounding areas do as well. It seems like it’s a promising job if you are fully committed which from what I've seen they all are. I used to love taking pictures when I was younger and editing them on the computer and such. I loved taking nature photos the most. Capturing the essence of the beauty our world has to give us is amazing. I love the fact that you are into horses. My neighbor actually owns a horse and some of our neighbors down the road own horses as well. They are so pretty and amazing to just look at and watch gallop. One time our neighbor’s horse got loose and came over to our yard and just walked around checking out the scenery. She was gorgeous her long tail and shiny coat were mesmerizing. That’s crazy that you got to travel and witness all that. Especially with a well known photographer like Dayna Doyle. My neighbor actually has one of her photographs hanging inside their house. It’s beautiful! Writing about you becoming a photographer and photography itself makes me kind of sad I didn’t pursue into that. It’s a lot of work but very rewarding I think as well. I’m sure you’ll do great! Good Luck in your program!
I thought about going into photography too! For my birthday last year, I got a Canon from my parents. Ever since I received it, I've been taking pictures of everything. I even come up with little ideas of what some cool pictures would look like. Even though I think of ideas, I never have time to actually go and take pictures, it just sort of happens. Like for instance, after it gets done raining, I automatically go outside and take pictures of the raindrops on windows, flowers,leaves, and spiderwebs. You're very lucky to go all around Kentucky and Tennessee showing! Best of luck! :)
I think photography is a very creative and beautiful business. I like the idea you can be so free to create what you want people to see. Also with all the trick to developing I've seen some very pretty picture that if they were just regular color they would almost look bad. Plus you get to have an artistic take on all of your work and pictures can take you places. The biggest thing is they save memories, even if just a moment in time, they will spark whole memories of the feel and sound of a place. Or if they are pictures of people it can bring back that persons voice or touch. This is a great career path because you will do so much for people. My sister took photography in highschool and gave me some really beautiful creative peices that I love and still have. I'm excited for you and hope you go far in this persuit weither it be scenery, with waterfalls, forests, and mountains. Or even people in weddings, still life, or action and I'm sure you'll experiment with the close ups, maybe wildlife, insects, or even flowers. Good Luck.
Where is my life going? If I'm remembering right, it was sixth grade when I fell in love with photography. Ever since, I haven't considered any other career choices.
ReplyDeleteMy family has always owned horses, so when my older brother, James, was given an oppurtunity to learn how to train horses, there was no way he could turn it down. He was only 14 years old when he moved to Sonora, Kentucky, a small town just south of Elizabethtown. Instead of getting paid, the trainer agreed to work with our horse, Xanadu, while my brother assisted him. At the end of the summer, my family and I traveled all across Kentucky and Tennessee to show Xanny. This was when I first met Dayna Doyle.
Dayna is a photographer who specializes in Tennessee Walking Horse photos. She went to almost every show, and I always found myself at her booth looking through her pictures. The way she captured the horses that were in motion amazed me, and inspired me to play around with any camera I came in contact with.
We spent the next four years traveling with James and Xanadu, and Dayna Doyle only became more popular. I remember writing a short story my freshman year of high school, in which I went on to work for Dayna. Although I do not want to specialize in equine photography, she is still a role model to me and she has had quite an impact on my life-long dream.
You can make so much money with photography...I just remember the exorbitant rtes when I was pricing for my wedding!
DeleteThat is awesome that you are going into photography! I always thought about it but never fully committed to making it a career. Where I'm from, the little town of Delphos has a ton of photographers and also the surrounding areas do as well. It seems like it’s a promising job if you are fully committed which from what I've seen they all are. I used to love taking pictures when I was younger and editing them on the computer and such. I loved taking nature photos the most. Capturing the essence of the beauty our world has to give us is amazing. I love the fact that you are into horses. My neighbor actually owns a horse and some of our neighbors down the road own horses as well. They are so pretty and amazing to just look at and watch gallop. One time our neighbor’s horse got loose and came over to our yard and just walked around checking out the scenery. She was gorgeous her long tail and shiny coat were mesmerizing.
ReplyDeleteThat’s crazy that you got to travel and witness all that. Especially with a well known photographer like Dayna Doyle. My neighbor actually has one of her photographs hanging inside their house. It’s beautiful! Writing about you becoming a photographer and photography itself makes me kind of sad I didn’t pursue into that. It’s a lot of work but very rewarding I think as well. I’m sure you’ll do great! Good Luck in your program!
I thought about going into photography too! For my birthday last year, I got a Canon from my parents. Ever since I received it, I've been taking pictures of everything. I even come up with little ideas of what some cool pictures would look like. Even though I think of ideas, I never have time to actually go and take pictures, it just sort of happens. Like for instance, after it gets done raining, I automatically go outside and take pictures of the raindrops on windows, flowers,leaves, and spiderwebs. You're very lucky to go all around Kentucky and Tennessee showing! Best of luck! :)
ReplyDeleteI think photography is a very creative and beautiful business. I like the idea you can be so free to create what you want people to see. Also with all the trick to developing I've seen some very pretty picture that if they were just regular color they would almost look bad. Plus you get to have an artistic take on all of your work and pictures can take you places. The biggest thing is they save memories, even if just a moment in time, they will spark whole memories of the feel and sound of a place. Or if they are pictures of people it can bring back that persons voice or touch. This is a great career path because you will do so much for people. My sister took photography in highschool and gave me some really beautiful creative peices that I love and still have. I'm excited for you and hope you go far in this persuit weither it be scenery, with waterfalls, forests, and mountains. Or even people in weddings, still life, or action and I'm sure you'll experiment with the close ups, maybe wildlife, insects, or even flowers. Good Luck.
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