It seems it is time for a change and to be honest with you I am really excited about it. I have had the pleasure, honor and blessing for the last fourteen years to be a stay-at-home mom. As of this fall I am now a full time college student again.

I have so many mixed emotions! I cannot begin to tell you how blessed I feel being able to be here for their lives, first words, first steps, first day of school, first friends, first heartaches, all of the class parties, field trips, and the list goes on and on. I Have always been here when the walk in the door. Oh god, I am going to miss this part so much!

I am so exhilarated about this new chapter in my life. Going back to college after almost fifteen years, is kinda terrifying though! Not to mention being in class with a bunch of late teens makes me feel really old. LOL I made a lot of mistakes early on in my life and I am so grateful to be getting this second chance. I never dreamed I would be attending college on an academic scholarship, guess I’m smarter than I realized.

What this means for this site and my work, well it means it is only going to get better! For the last few years photography has been a seriously passionate hobby and at times a bit of extra income. Now it is becoming a huge part of a career path. To the few of you that have asked about portraiture work, no I will not be doing any this fall and possibly the spring. I am really concentrating on my classes and the work. Drop me a line if you are looking for some pics for this summer though! I am sure I will be looking to fill my portfolio and will probably cut some really good deals.

I am totally psyched about my classes this fall, I am majoring in Computer Graphics and my fall line-up is Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, basic design and photography.  

I will be opening up some new galleries on the sight so feel free to follow my work. It should be interesting to say the least. I am currently working on shooting clean. What that means is there will be NO EDITING to my photos. That’s right no Photoshop; no cropping, no exposure work, color, contrast or anything else. What you will see will be exactly what I shot. Let’s hope they are good because some of these will get turned in for grades. I might also add a bit of stuff from my other classes just to keep it interesting.

Oh and feel free to drop some comments! I would love any constructive criticism.

Well hears to sad goodbyes and happy new beginnings!

Jen

Oh, and to Stephen and Alexis, mom’s still/always here. You will always be the most important part of my life. I love you more than words can say and I am so proud of both of you!!

Here is link to my first couple of weeks. I hope you enjoy!!