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<blockquote data-quote="jenhearnphotography" data-source="post: 233099" data-attributes="member: 18596">Howdy.&nbsp; My name is Jen and this year I quit my fancy software testing day job to do photography full time.&nbsp; It started as a side business but took off fast.&nbsp; I'm working so hard and making less money, but I'm incredibly happy to call myself a &quot;pro&quot;.I started with photography in grade school.&nbsp; My 5th grade teacher had a dark room and taught interested students all about photography.&nbsp; This was back in the old days, 1980.I kept up with photography until college, when it got too expensive buy paper and chemicals on a student's budget.So for 10 years I worked in social work, then 10 years in IT.&nbsp; It was my husband who encouraged me to get a DSLR and take up serious photography again.And a year later, I'm doing it full time.&nbsp; I specialize in portraits using natural light, candid shots show real human emotion.&nbsp; I also do weddings, corporate work, and starting in January I'll be teaching photography at the local senior center.I'm excited to check out this forum.&nbsp; I just upgrade from Nikon DX to FX.&nbsp; Got the D3 used, along with 4 lenses.&nbsp; Stoked to start playing around with the new equipment, and I'll be using these forums to guide me.&nbsp;<img src="http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/8/5/9/6/20130815-dsc_3586.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/8/5/9/6/20130814-dsc_3477.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/8/5/9/6/20130811-dsc_3416-2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/8/5/9/6/20131003-dsc_2182.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="jenhearnphotography, post: 233099, member: 18596"] Howdy. My name is Jen and this year I quit my fancy software testing day job to do photography full time. It started as a side business but took off fast. I'm working so hard and making less money, but I'm incredibly happy to call myself a "pro". I started with photography in grade school. My 5th grade teacher had a dark room and taught interested students all about photography. This was back in the old days, 1980. I kept up with photography until college, when it got too expensive buy paper and chemicals on a student's budget. So for 10 years I worked in social work, then 10 years in IT. It was my husband who encouraged me to get a DSLR and take up serious photography again. And a year later, I'm doing it full time. I specialize in portraits using natural light, candid shots show real human emotion. I also do weddings, corporate work, and starting in January I'll be teaching photography at the local senior center. I'm excited to check out this forum. I just upgrade from Nikon DX to FX. Got the D3 used, along with 4 lenses. Stoked to start playing around with the new equipment, and I'll be using these forums to guide me. [IMG]http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/8/5/9/6/20130815-dsc_3586.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/8/5/9/6/20130814-dsc_3477.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/8/5/9/6/20130811-dsc_3416-2.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://gallery.nikonites.com/gallery/files/1/8/5/9/6/20131003-dsc_2182.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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