My Why, from a Utah Photographer

Why did I become a photographer? There’s a few reasons.

I love taking pictures, and started because I wanted to be able to take pictures of my kids like this (see below)
Because kids are expensive. I’ve got four kids, two boys and two girls, and the extra income is nice to be able to help pay for a vacation, or all the activities – tennis, lacrosse, tumbling, art, piano, and all the things! Most recently my oldest got his drivers license and my 14 year old finally is almost finished healing from a stress fracture in his back. He’s still weaning off his back brace he’s had since Oct 1.
Now that my kids are in school full-time there’s plenty of things a could do for work now, but I really love giving families, especially Moms, pictures that bring back all the good memories. It can brighten my day looking at all my kids laughing and having fun together in a family photo. Being able to give that to someone else is awesome. Documenting important milestones, like graduating from high school is pretty awesome too. What a reward for Mom (and the senior) after years of hard work helping their kids in school, providing ways for them to develop talents and just trying to teach them become a good people.