CRM Photography

Talent can come in many different shapes and sizes. I went through nine years of dance and two years of cheer and to be frank, I was probably the worst on the team… seriously! Looking back at old videos I’m not too sure why I stayed in for so long. I later tried singing and quickly realized I would never be the next American Idol. I walked through life believing that maybe I just wasn’t given any talents. It wasn’t too upsetting, but it would kind of irk me when I would see people doing incredible things on TV… why couldn’t I do those things?

When I was a little girl, I was always taking photos. Of lizards. Of flowers. Of weird designs on benches. Of my toes in the sand on the beach. Basically of anything that caught my interest. Were the pictures National Geographic worthy? Definitely not. However, if I do say so myself, they were slightly above the creativity average of a child. I loved being able to play with different lighting, angles, and subjects. I have (thankfully) always been surrounded by honest people who have always told it like it is. They made it very clear that I was not born to dance in the Nutcracker or win The Voice, but they were always impressed by my photos. I began to think that maybe I did have a talent that I’d been searching for…

In May of 2018 I made an incredibly impulsive decision to purchase a new DSLR camera. I started spending nearly all of my free time driving around, finding people willing to let me photograph them, and taking thousands of portraits just for the fun of it. I wasn’t doing it because I had some grand plan to become a photographer - I just simply loved it. I loved the process of creating something from nothing, and I loved watching an idea in my head become a finished photograph. That passion eventually turned into a career, but the reason I still love photography today is the same reason I picked up a camera as a kid - I genuinely love creating. I love the way light can completely change an image. I love finding the little moments that might otherwise go unnoticed. I love making people feel comfortable in front of the camera. I love editing and watching a photo slowly transform into something that feels like art. And, most of all, I love providing my clients with something they can treasure forever.

If you are interested in working together, please shoot me an email at carlimcgowanx@gmail.com, or Direct Message me on Instagram at @crm.photo. Thank you for checking out my website!