Since Seniorologie just turned one, I have been thinking a lot about how it has grown and how senior photography in general has grown.  I asked for submissions to showcase how you have grown in your photography and I got lots of wonderful emails.  I thought I would share them and encourage each of you to always keep growing in your photography.

I am a huge fan of learning no matter where you are in your business and in your photography.  I think when we stop growing and learning, we stop being an artist.  So with that said, today, think about how you have grown in your photography and how you can keep growing.  Share your thoughts on Facebook and lets all encourage each other to keep growing!

Thank you to all the photographers below who so bravely sent in their befores and afters to show how they have grown!!!  Each of these photographers were asked the same question and you can read their answers below and check out their photos.  All photos are in order of before and then after!

Sarah J of Shine On Photography

What is the biggest thing you have learned to help you grow in your photography? As a photographer, I have learned that confidence in my ability to change for the better is essential for growth and that learning never, ever, stops. I have also learned to admire the work of others but never to compare my own to theirs. Instead, I look at my work in the past to find areas that could use improvement. We all have our own unique styles and ways of bringing forth the images we produce and at the end of the day, creating work in our own voice is really the only way to be true to ourselves, and the art of photography. Sarah J

Lindsay Fletcher of Lindsay Lou Photography

What is the biggest thing you have learned to help you grow in your photography?  The biggest thing that I’ve learned over the past year is how to control my white balance by switching out of Auto-WB (and then fixing it in ACR and PS), and over to using the Kelvin scale.  As many know, Nikon’s shoot on the cool side and my photos definitely reflected that. I tried setting WB with a gray card but that isn’t always super accurate if you don’t get the card angled exactly correct, if the light changes a little, or if you move your subject just a tad. So I decided to learn more about Kelvin – and I’m extremely happy with the results!  Now I tell my camera what color the light is, and not the other way around! Lindsay Fletcher

Patty Salazar of PS Photography

What is the biggest thing you have learned to help you grow in your photography?  

I think the biggest thing that is helping me grow in my photography is that if Im not confident doing what Im doing then my client is not going to be confident hiring me much less be comfortable in front of the camera. If I fail with something I know that I can go back see “oh well this I did wrong or I could have done this differently” but with the confidence I know I can go back and try it over again and get it right. If I have an off day I literally just shake it off.  Patty Salazar

Ali Johnson of Ali Johnson Photography

What is the biggest thing you have learned to allow you to grow in your photography?