Hi There,
So you want to get to know me, Megan of Bright Lights? Awesome! Well, my family and I moved to Traer (IA) when I was in the 1st grade. Growing up I didn't really think about photography, I concentrated on sports, soccer most of all. So when I first started to get into photography I was in high school. There I joined the Yearbook Staff and really enjoyed taking pictures! After being in the yearbook I started taking pictures of my younger brother and sister in the various sports they played, for my mom so she could scrapbook. As high school graduation was approaching I was faced with the big question, "What are you going to do with the rest of your life?"
As graduation came and went I decided I was going to graduate from the University of Northern Iowa with a teaching degree in Physical Education. After a year or so I wasn't happy with were I was or what I was doing. That summer over break I found myself walking our family dog, and one day I decided to take along my mom's little digital camera. I was hooked! I started taking pictures of everything! Back at school the next fall I had decided to switch my major to photography.
After switching majors I took a couple "photography" classes at UNI, but I still wasn't happy with where I was. After some encouragement from my mom I applied to Hawkeye Community College and their Photography Program. I received my acceptance letter and right away called my mom. I was so excited, so that Winter break I packed up my dorm room and moved back home, and started Hawkeye in the spring.
That 1st spring semester I was at Hawkeye I took a few business classes, and in the Fall of 2010 I started the Profession Photography Program. I was so excited and nervous. That first day I remember getting out of class and thinking, "Oh my gosh, how am I going to remember all of this!" I got through that 1st semester just fine! I had started a job/internship the summer before my 1st semester of photography classes at Mo Co Creative Services and throughout that 1st year and through that summer I worked for Molly Clubb, the owner, as an assistance/photographer.
I just want to take a moment here and say that I am ever so thankful for the opportunity. With that job I learned so much, and would like to say thank-you to Molly. So thank-you Molly for the opportunity to work with you!
So after my 1st year of photography classes I started my 2nd year of classes, and it has been so much fun. Learning and doing what I love! So here we are a week before my last semester at Hawkeye and I have just bought Molly's photography business from her! (
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