One Lost Photo to Inspire Forever
My first blog so bear with me, but I thought I’d give a little insight about who I am and why I chose this profession.
I grew up in the 90s before digital cameras. Honestly, my family didn’t even own a camera. The only time we ever had our pictures taken was with disposable cameras, or the once in a lifetime actual professional studio pictures.
When we went to weddings and they left disposable cameras on the tables, I’d swell with excitement. My photos were never good, almost every shot had my child size thumb in front of the lens.
While shooting, I would think about the dynamic covers of National Geographic and imagine I was one of their crew. I would photograph almost anything I could. Just for the thrill of stopping a moment, literally capturing time. It was such an exhilaration for me.
Unlike most kids, I absolutely treasured seeing family members pictures from their vacations and travels. I was always interested in the angles, the contrast, the focal point and the blurred backgrounds. It was not the place, or the content itself that captured me, it was the ART.
As I got older, technology, my family and I changed. In August of 1998, my mother told me a secret that changed my whole life. She showed me a picture and told me the man in the photo was my biological father. The man that raised me was not the biological father of my brother or me. My brother and I didn’t share the same father either. She explained to me that she was telling me about my biological father because she was sick and worried, she wasn’t going to survive. She died 3 months later, and that picture disappeared.
For 22 years, I kept photography as a passion, as well as a curiosity of that photo. But five years ago, I had a sort of epiphany, I started L.B. Images to divert my attentions from what I had lost, into something I could give back. I wanted to provide a professional photography service to anyone, of any kind of background. My first clients paid me in toilet paper and babysitting services. Over the years I have invested in lights, portable backdrops, and props but my values have never changed.
I finally received that long-lost photo of my biological parents, and it’s pushed me further into my passion for providing photos of any subject at an affordable price. I wouldn’t be here without the support of my partner, family, and friends, and of course supporters like you.
