Photography Wish List, Edited 8/12

I have taken my uncle's advice to heart and have been doing anything and everything I can to get my foot in the door. I take my camera everywhere I go and I shoot just about everything that catches my eye. I am hoping for some free work to come about but I suppose I'll have to market myself better for that. Anyway, in the meantime I have decided to comprise a "Wish List" of supplies that I will need to really get this business off the ground. (CRAZY, if you had asked me a year ago I would never have thought that I'd want to start my own business...)

General Equipment

• Tripod (check)
• Reflector
• Soft Box
• Lighting 
• Off-Camera Flash
• Backdrop Stand
• Clamps
• Remote for Camera
• Lenses
• Digital SLR Camera (check)

Newborn Shoots

• Space Heater
• Heating Pad (check)
• Puppy Pads/Reusable potty pads
• Boppy Pillow (check)
• Props
• Burp Cloths
• Noise Machine
• Prop Beds
• Blankets
• Wraps
• Hats/Headbands

It's Been Awhile

Hello there everyone! I started this blog to promote my photography and to invite critque and advice from my peers. Unfortunately shortly after that my laptop took a dive. Sad day! It still is running but I am trying to limit use so until I can get it fixed my posts may be few and far between. I will try to get at least one post up in the next few days so please bear with me while I get this repaired. Thank you!
-Ashley

Practice With Texture and Color

"In my world, the books would be nothing but pictures"

This is my first post on this new blog so I figure I'll talk about what it is that I want it to be. I had a long and insightful conversation with my uncle earlier this week and it sent my head spinning in a million directions. For you see, I am at that crazy point between achieving your Associates degree and beginning your Bachelors degree where every student suddenly questions their career choices, and that is precisely what I am doing. I considered going to art school to receive my Bachelors in Photography but after this enlightening conversation I decided that I am going to do as the title of my blog says and "Take the Leap". I am going to jump into my photography headfirst and am going to do everything I can to learn whatever the world has to offer me about my craft. One of the most important things that I took from this conversation was this, "whatever you do never stop taking pictures. Take pictures of everything. If they come out good, great, if they don't, even better because you'll learn from them. And start a portfolio, I've never landed a job because I have a degree in something". Those words have stuck with me the past few days and because I don't know anything about web design, which is one of the things I am looking to learn, I am starting this blog as a way to promote my photography.