There's a New Detroit Photographer on the Scene

It may have taken some time for it to finally arrive but here it is, OLO Photography my very own photography business and blog! I can't wait to tell you all about it and all the nitty gritty about what it took to get here mentally and physically.

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Cultivating The Idea

OLO Photography has been a work in progress since February of 2020 starting with just a basic concept. I wanted a portfolio to share my work with potential clients. I spent time journaling about how I wanted the layout to look, what colors I would use for the site, business card designs, and drawing my own logo. Little subsequent things like that to just get the ball rolling. From there my idea would only grow as I spent more time trying to contextualize how I wanted my future business endeavors to proceed. Did I just want a portfolio or did I want to start my own trendy online business? I knew for fact that I wanted a portfolio to share my favorite works with people who may be interested in what I was capable of. However, I would find myself ultimately feeling like I wanted something. As a fresh faced 23 year old I started to wonder how I could do more with this website that I'm creating on my very own. Eventually I would come to the conclusion that I actually did really want start my own online business and blog alongside my portfolio! I thought how cool would it would be to actually start a digital store selling my very own personalized presets that I use to edit my own photos while also sharing my photography and video services! Not only that but I would get to start my own blog to share some of my own writing and ideas from my personal journals to the online world, because were all oversharing in this day and age so I might as well join in.

The Execution

So fast forwarding to the part where it's March 2021 and I’m reflecting on the year I spent practicing my photography skills. I really threw myself into my craft focusing on my composition. lighting, posing, and editing abilities. I had taken so many new pictures that reflect my current capabilities as portrait photographer while simultaneously editing bit by bit of my website. I started reaching out to graphic designers on Fiver for creating my logo I drew for business cards and my social media platforms. Thinking about how I spent days and days creating new presets that I was proud to use not only for my own photos but for others as well so they could have amazingly edited pictures too. Finally here I am today 4/21/21 finally pressing “Publish” on my own business! I can feel myself brimming with so much excitement but I'd be lying if I didn't say I was also nervous and a little scared too. That little bit of fear and anxiety that can slip in showing its face when I least expect it is what made launching OLO take much longer than I initially expected. There were many times when I questioned myself thinking I wasn’t not sure if I was ready. Telling myself I wasn’t good enough yet or wondering if I could actually handle something like this. Until I realized I've spent years wanting and practicing this. I deserve this and so much more! i decided in 2019 that I would stop half heartedly believing in myself. I am done telling myself narratives that don't actively reflect who I am today. No longer limiting myself or my potential I overcame my self doubt with pure determination to take control of my life and career because if I don’t who will.

Thank You So Much

Thank you so incredibly much to everyone who helped me along the way in this very tedious process. To my family and friends who helped me with countless photo shoots in weather and conditions that didn’t always agree with the moment. To anyone who sat and listened to me vent about my frustrations throughout the process. You are appreciated more than you know. Thank you to anyone who may click on my blog and read through this blog post reading about my process. I hope this inspired anyone who happens to read this to take reign over your own goals and dreams because you deserve it. Thank you to anyone who may book me, buy my presets or simply click on y blog to read what I have to say. You are all appreciated and I don’t take anything for granted.