First things first, let me introduce myself to you all...
My name is Karen, I am married to my best friend Mat, we will celebrate our second anniversary in July, I have three children, Chloe 14, Amy 11 and Florence who is just 6 months! We live together in harmony (sometimes) in Wrexham.
Photography has always been a passion of mine, going right back to the day when DSLR cameras did not exist... Yes young people, we had to take a film in to be developed and wait with bated breath in the hope that they had turned out OK and not all come back blank! Fast forward a few years and we now have the magical DSLR cameras which in effect is fine, we have to move with the times, but I miss that wait for the photographs to come back from the developers, the walk through town with your mates checking the images out whilst eating away at a cone of chips.
My Husband encouraged me to take my passion to the next level and see how far I could take it, if it took off then all good and well, if it failed then I would still have the best hobby to enjoy. I started this page and am astonished that so many of you have took the time to like it and also to comment on the images, I am thankful to you all (and Mat of course for the encouragement and belief he has in me)
My Sony DSLR has become my best friend, my faithful companion and my worst enemy all rolled into one. you see many people think its just a case of point and shoot, if only it was that simple!! My camera has taught me that I need to have patience,(my Husband will tell you this is something I lack) yes there were times in the early days when I felt like hurling it across the room because I couldn't get the shot I wanted or because I couldn't get the lighting to look right then I realized it wasn't the cameras fault it was ME, the person at the back of the camera!! so I read, read and read I watched tutorials on line and more importantly played with my camera until I knew it inside out... I should point out at this point that I am not a qualified photographer, I have no formal photography qualifications what so ever! this may be frowned upon by the more professional bunch but I have a passion, a love and a desire to take beautiful images, capture precious moments and be the best that I can be.
I am also lucky that I have the chance to fire lots and lots of questions to a fellow Photographer and old Friend, Richard David Blain, I am pretty sure I have exhausted the "I need some help" conversations... Cheers Dicky!! check out his facebook photography page over at Richard David Blain Photography.
With each photoshoot, I learn... I learn from you, I learn from my camera, I learn from nature, lighting and more importantly I take what I learn and incorporate it into the next photoshoot, each shoot is a learning curve with you right at the center allowing me and trusting me to capture your moments.
I don't claim to be the best, far from it, I often doubt if what I do is worthy of making a career out of it. but I do promise that I will give you my best from the initial enquiry right through to delivering the images to your door!
So that's me and how I came to be where I am today.
Karen xxx
