TAOPAN Holiday Issue 2015

As Photographers, our quest for perfection often overshadows the realism of the fact that Art takes time to develop. No one just picks up a camera and has the perfect baby pose, or the best lighting. It can take months, years and hundreds of photo sessions to even acquire or find a style that is technically on point. Once a Photographer hones their style, and perfects their lighting - their early amateur photos often go by the wayside. We rarely dig out our first year images, which leaves new Photographers coming up behind us 
 wondering if we were - well - just always this good.

Natalie recently confessed in our TAoPaN Facebook group of finally finding her style, and then {gasp} posted her before photos to show us just exactly how far she has come. We asked her to share what she has learned in an effort to help those who are still on their early paths to finding their own greatness.

Natalie McDermott www.devotedimagery.com