Ashley J Tyler Photography

Before the launch of the new blog, I asked my friend Emily to take some new pictures of me… I won’t lie, I was absolutely dreading it. I tore my closet apart trying to find something to wear, thinking… ugh I have nothing, my hair is a mess and goodness how do people do this? As soon as I got to Emily’s and we got to work wandering around her neighborhood the nerves went away (a little). It was still VERY different to be in front of the camera, I’m definitely not the most comfortable there but it was a great experience. It really reminded me how important it is to be in the shoes of my clients and remember what it’s like to be the one in front of the camera. Thank you sooo much Em for everything!!!!

Emily also had some new photos taken of her for her new blog which you should definitely check out, it’s AMAZING but she also wrote a great post about the importance of having your picture taken. I couldn’t agree more with what she said and I love the old pictures she put up of her family. My mom and I have been scanning all our old photos onto the computer just in case something ever happened to the originals we would have them backed up. It reminded me how much I appreciate those pictures, as much as I HATED having them done when I was little, but I look back and laugh at my horrible hair style, or those overalls that I wore ALL the time (what was I thinking?). But I also wish there were more, I was the girl especially in those “teen years” where I hid from the camera, most of the pictures are of me covering my face or turning my back. I can’t go back and re-do those moments so thankfully there are still those family pictures we have where I’m not being a pain in the butt

PS did you know I have two different colored eyes? I was amazed at how noticeable it was in these pictures, most of the time you can’t tell.