MEET TINA
I was 9 years old when I was handed my first little point and shoot 110 camera. Remember those?! I won my first photo contest with a sunset picture I took in Florida with that thing! My mother had it hanging on her wall for years!
By the age of 16 I was taking photography much more seriously. It was then I was given my first 35mm film camera and from that moment on I knew photography would be part of my life forever. Since then, I have always had a camera in my hands!
Living in New York gave me plenty of interesting subjects to photograph. I even took a course in high school on photography. I would later leave my hometown to venture out to Colorado. It was there that I obtained my Associates Degree in Photography at The Colorado Institute Of Art. After graduating, I decided to move to Arizona. I started out working in small photo labs, then worked my way up to managing commercial photo labs. I then moved onto working for the Arizona Republic photo lab and studio while photographing weddings and portraits on my off days. Needless to say, I was a busy girl!
After meeting my husband and deciding to start a family I felt it was time to go out on my own and start my own business, unleashing my own creativity and high standards. I was blessed from the start with a very successful career.
I use natural posing and lighting; breaking the rules of photography constantly…keeping things fresh, exciting and new! My style is to take the stress away, creating a fun and comfortable atmosphere for my clients. I am very touched by the trust people put in my work and myself to preserve and capture the special times in their lives. To be able to help a person’s business grow, to be there to capture all the excitement of a wedding, all the joy of a pregnancy and all the innocence of a newborn is a rewarding joy.
Photography is a way of life for me, not a job. I never look at my watch when I am working, because I am always so wrapped up in the moment and what is happening. I love what I do. I will forever be a photographer!
