. @CuratingCamille asked how did I get started in photography. Here& #39;s a thread for you. Thank her later.
I started with a camera with I was 12 years old, it was gift from Uncle, who is also a photographer in Atlanta.

Hey @jas_photo https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👋🏽" title="Winkende Hand (mittlerer Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Winkende Hand (mittlerer Hautton)"> You can see his work here: https://www.jasphotoonline.com"> https://www.jasphotoonline.com 
I was lucky enough to have him become my mentor as I grew up and I just followed him around on shoots , events, what have you learning photography as an unofficial PA.

( I still put it on my resume and it& #39;s still on my linkedin )
Skillshare and youtube really wasn& #39;t popping& #39; like that when I was 12 - 15 , so I just shot on that film camera whatever I liked and sent the rolls to Walgreens to get developed.

A lot of trees. A lot of sunsets. A lot of looking at light.
If I wasn& #39;t reading a book around that age I did spend HOURS looking at people& #39;s photography on Flickr.

Here& #39;s a album titled: Learning on Film Rolls 1 - 8 https://www.flickr.com/photos/sierrachastity/albums/72157627054188722">https://www.flickr.com/photos/si...
By this time I was in high school and spent the summer waking up for sunrises and playing in the middle of the road.

Look at baby Sierra figuring out how to set a timer for a self portrait. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😩" title="Mattes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Mattes Gesicht">
I love details and would get lost in nature playing with the focus.

These tones are so nice here. Great job Sierra.
Fast forward to sometime around Freshman year of college. I got a Nikon DSLR and would come back home to capture church events + catch up with my family.
By then he was teaching me editing and retouching.

( which I hated because I eventually learned Im a natural light photographer but he still said I had to learn )

This is my Mom. He took the photograph and I edited it. We had it printed and framed as a birthday gift.
I eventually changed my major from Criminal Justice to Art in college and the rest was history.

The first photograph that I showcased in an exhibition was my Grandfather.
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