Welcome - I'm so happy that you found me! Remember that "All About Me" essay that you had to write in grade school? Here is a recent version of mine...
I was born and raised in Whatcom County and currently live in beautiful Bellingham, Washington with my wonderful husband, Chuck (owner of Lucky Concrete Inc). We don't have kids yet as we're enjoying our 'couple' time, as well as traveling on a whim. We do, however, have 3 sponsored daughters through Plan USA.
My photography appreciation started at a very young age as I absolutely loved (and still love) looking through our family photographs and would do so often. They provided memories that I was too young to remember or would have otherwise forgotten.
My love of taking photographs started with my beautiful, bright pink Le Clic 110 film camera in the early '80s - oh, how I loved that camera! I've had several different camera upgrades since then, switching from film to digital in 2005 after retiring my beloved Canon APS Elph (fondly known to my friends as "Ghetto Cam") and then stepped up to a DSLR in 2009. This is when I 'got serious' and started reading everything I could about camera settings and technique, which led to better photography and portrait requests from family, friends, and acquaintances.
My goal is to continue to keep photography incredibly fun for me and my clients and to provide beautiful images that will be cherished for many years to come.
I hope that you enjoy looking looking through my blog - if you like what you see, please contact me!
Love,
Jamie Valenta
More "All About Me"?
My other loves:
*Traveling (happily willing and able to photograph worldwide)
*Anything active and outdoorsy - hiking, backpacking, camping, fishing, snowboarding, beachcombing, rockhounding, and practicing yoga
*Anything tropical (sunshine, flowers, rainstorms, drinks, etc)
*Playing Cribbage
*Good food, preferably organic (but I hate cooking)
*Buying local and social responsibility
*PBS, NPR, National Geographic, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and The Colbert Report
*Surrounding myself with people who make me laugh (my wonderful friends & family)
My other goals:
*Learn Spanish
*Travel most of the world (Colombia, Bali, and Cuba are at the top of my list right now)
"You must be the change you want to see in the world."
- Mahatma Gandhi
by Jamie
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