Hello people
My name is Kimi and i live in a small town right in central Alabama. Currently i'm unemployed, being a photographer is what i want to do for a living and for the rest of my life. I never knew i could be so happy but i finally found something that i'm passionate about, that is blissful for me. I feel most like "ME" when i'm taking photos and wandering around getting lost in concentration and the quiet rhythm of my breath. My love of photography developed slowly over several years... it stems from my love of nature. It all started when i was a young teen and my boyfriend (now my husband who i'm getting divorced from and my best friend) was in college for a degree in graphic design and he took me to a few of his photography classes. I was fascinated... the dark room, the process, the hand tinting. When his class would go out to locations to shoot he would bring me and i would set up his shots... i had an eye for it i guess you could say. I stole all of his photography books and was enthralled and captivated by what i felt when i saw the images that were within those pages. It never occurred to me that i could do that too. Later after 4.5 years of college attempting to get a degree in something that didn't interest me i quit and thought for a really long time... Then i bought my first camera in 2005 ( a 5mp point and shoot Kodak) and i fell in love. But not until this year did i finally let myself dream big enough and admit that this was it for me... i'm happy and i have a LOT of growing to do as a photographer. I love this site and learning from some of the nicest people not to mention fantastic photographers has been fun and inspiring. So after taking a BIG step this year i bought a Nikon D90! and that's where i am currently, learning and taking steps toward becoming a professional photographer! nice to meet you all