Who Am I…?

But who, am I? I mean really. Who am I? To have a dream. A goal. A vision. A business. A website…A blog?????

I think about these things all the time. I mean, whats the big idea Brian? Why should you start, or even pursue this dream. For this long. Yeah, it’s been a long time to be developing this vision. I spent the last three years ( the last 20 in total), brainstorming seeing what this business could become. I’ve spent countless hours devoting myself to be a better photographer. I’ve taken countless courses on being the best businessperson I know how to be. And all the while, devoting all my remaining time to be the best husband and father I can be everyday. All while working a full time job, helping support this dream and creative passion, hoping for the business to start thriving on its own.

For what? A passion, a love, a feeling. Yes, that’s what I’ve been doing this for. I have had a passion to create since I was a little kid, drawing sketches and doodles in a scrapbook that my Dad got for me to play in. In high school, creating and fostering the love I had. In art school, finding an outlet that spoke to me with the click of a shutter! Since I could walk I have been creating. Dreaming, envisioning something, and putting pen/pencil/crayon to paper to capture that idea. It was though all typical though really, the passion was the crutch, the struggle, the thing that held me back. The fear, the dread, the worry that my work would not be… good. But here I am, forty years later, and the dream is coming alive.

But there is so much more to who I am from the struggles and business sense.

If you’ve read this far, I am assuming you’d like to know more about me?

I’m a funny guy—-a dry sense of humor (think of a modern day version of Monty Python). I like to have a good time. I like to have a laugh. My wife is my best friend, and we do everything together. She has been my support through all of this. And I her’s as she has taken on the many challenges of being a school teacher. I have three great children, of whom I am so very proud of. One is in our United States Coast Guard, one is a senior in high school, who in the fall, will be pursuing her career’s education in the culinary field at The Indiana University of Pennsylvania. And my youngest, who challenges me to be intelligent and quick to a video game challenge or to teach him how to do something-build something-or cook something (he loves to learn and be engaged).

When I am not capturing images for clients I can be found on date nights with my wife, walking in the woods, leaning new things, and woodworking, and I also like to bake and cook. Yeah I’m pretty handy to have around the house. And really just doing anything including a watching a good movie or reading an even better book.

I’m sure these posts will get better as time goes on. But I wanted to use this post to share with all of you a little more about myself. I usually don’t like talking about me, so this was kind of hard (I’m humble). But I hope you choose to stick around and follow along with the journey, I’m ever growing, evolving, and changing. I’ll be posting again soon. Mostly about all things photography, other times about life. Every time though I’ll post from my heart, it’s where my passion lies.

All the while, doing what I love to do. Creating images with a camera. Thank you for reading.

Kind Regards