Just getting started

I'm new to this site and hoping it will become 2nd nature as soon as I can figure out how to make the changes I want. A little about me... I love photography and have since I was 6 and my mom gave me my first 35mm camera. I quickly filled the back with small beads and closed it shut ... never to get it open again. I was still fascinated and started studding to use my Dad's SLR around the age of 8 or maybe 10. I was not allowed to touch it but then again what he didn't know didn't hurt him. I only read the book and changed the settings but that was enough for me. My grandmother gave me a 110 film camera around the age of 10 and I took it everywhere. Much to the dismay of most of my friends. Over the years I added different and better 35mm's and eventually bought my own SLR in the late 90's. I loved it. It was around 10yrs old when I got it and came with everything a budding photographer oohs and ahhs over. I still have it even though I retired it about well over 8 yrs ago. It sits where I can see it and reminds me of how far I've come. I moved onto a SLR Minolta after that and still have it as well ... really I need to pass it on to a budding photographer. It's a great teaching camera. As soon as the DSLR's hit the shelf I was drooling but also trying to stay on the side of what I believed in so I avoided them for almost 3 yrs and stayed a film girl. Then I got my first semi professional Nikon D70 and that was it, I was hooked. It cut cost and I went from shooting 400 to 600 shots in a wedding to over 1200. Next was a Nikon D300 and I still love that camera. I'm now a Nikkon girl all the way ... really always was just took a few years to afford what I wanted.



I have a passion and when I'm behind the camera it shines. I love seeing the tears when I hand over a wedding album and the fresh face of a newborn baby makes me crave one more. Just one more minute, one more smile, one more look, one more photo. This business has it's ups and downs but it's what makes me who I am. Next to my husband and our son it is what I live for. I will start adding photos here soon as well but for now you can check out www.melissagilbertphotography.com for more.

Thanks for reading,
Melissa