Photog Life January Featured Photographer ~ Stephanie Pipes

It is time to meet our January 2019 featured Photographer, Stephanie Pipes! We love when Stephanie posts in the Photog Life Community because her work is amazing. Check out what she has to say about being a photographer. 

Tell us about you! What is your story? Married, kids, fur babies? What things do you love besides photography?

 I am a wife, and mom to two amazing kiddos! My oldest being my five year old fur baby. My son is four years old, and my most definitely my “why”. Besides photography, I am a lover of all things outdoors! I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon (technically Vancouver, WA but most people would know Portland haha) I love running, hiking, and despise doing laundry.

 When did get into photography?

 I started to pursue my passion in photography after having my son four years ago. With being a stay at home mom, it gave me the opportunity to focus on achieving my goals and get to build relationships with others in the same field!(Online forums, social networking, and other local photographers)

What type of photography to you do? Or maybe you do it all!

 I love to shoot fashion, weddings, portraits, & couples. I would say those are top favorite clients. However, I feel that I really enjoy family photography as well.

Okay. Just be straight with us. Nikon or Canon??? OR SOMETHING ELSE?? Oh my! ;)

 Fuji all the way! Lol

What makes your passion shine and what are you most passionate about when capturing your images?

 I would say that I am most passionate about capturing emotion, I am all about the in between moments in life. (I realize this is basically what photography is) I love to bring out what I see in people, and make them feel beautiful, confident, and help them to express who they are in a snapshot.

What has been the hardest part of being a photographer?

 I think the most challenging part of photography for me is to not compare yourself to other artists. It’s so easy to feel discouraged, especially with social media like Instagram.

Would you change anything that you have learned?

 The only thing that I I wish I could change is discovering my passion sooner in life. I’ve always wanted to be an artist, but didn’t know or what form or art I could call my passion.

What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind with your work? 

 I would love to inspire those out there to just go and shoot! Photography has brought so much joy to my life, in ways that I didn’t know I was missing.

What advice do you have for people that are just starting out?

 For those just starting out, set small goals. Ones that you know you can achieve, and really dedicate time for your craft! It can take years to learn what it is that your craft. Don’t give up!

 Thank you Stephanie for sharing a little of you to us! We are so glad to have such a talented photographer like you in the Photog Life Community.  You can follow Stephanie here!

 https://www.stephaniejoyphotos.com/

@stephaniejoyphotography

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