The most common question I get from people when I tell them I am a photographer is “I thought you were a lawyer?”  Yes, that is true, technically I am a lawyer.  I graduated from law school and took and passed the bar exam in both Massachusetts and Michigan.  However, I do not consider myself a lawyer, I consider myself a photographer.  Let me back up and explain how I got into law in the first place.

I was in my senior year of college, and was graduating with a degree in business administration and marketing.  I though, hmmm, what am I going to do when I graduate?  Now, I know there are plenty of business and marketing jobs out there, but I guess I just wasn’t ready to join the workforce at that time.  I thought well, I guess I will go to law school, I will get a good education and being a lawyer might be fun, right?  Wrong.  Law was not the right fit for me.  After working at law firms and in law related jobs for 6 years I was bored, uninspired, and constantly trying to find my passion and direction in life.  Then, I got engaged and that changed everything.

As I started my wedding planning process I was spending hours on wedding blogs, planning websites and the like.  It was then I realized that although I was looking at the lovely things in the photos, I was spending more time wondering how they captured those images.  I began reading photography related books, blogs, and manuals to learn everything I could about photography.  Then it hit me.  I love photography.  I have always loved photography.  My high school job was working in a photography studio.  My friends call me the paparazzi for heaven’s sake!  How could I not have seen this sooner?

So here I am.  A photographer, not a lawyer, a photographer.  It is still weird for me to say it, but I like the sound of it.  I now have the ability to follow my dreams and pursue my passion.  Honestly, how many people get to do that?