Its February, 2024

I woke up. Took the red pill. Thought about life. Realized that the typical 9-5 was not for me. I had waited way too long and I knew I had an affinity for photography. Just never thought I could seriously pursue it. It's "Not a real job" And I could never make a living from it. Or so I was told. I was in the 9-5 slog. for years. went to try and get a good job in healthcare. It did not resonate. so I tried Agriculture. Same thing. It did not resonate. Then motorcycles. Then Cars.......

Then It Hit Me

Why Should I spend all day, every day, doing something that ultimately didn't make me happy. I had the work ethic. Alway have had an amazing work ethic. would work longer and harder than anyone I know. And all that work was spent places that didn't satisfy me. I couldn't create. So I decided that I would make it my own way. It's going to take time, and I'm still working on becoming full time for myself and only myself. But This was the moment That DWT Productions was born. Ultimately a place to express myself and to create without any constraints on what anyone else wants. I only have to satisfy me. Only have myself to answer to. And it feels amazing.

Motorcycles

I got my first real gig in April, Photographing a Class Called Girls Grom Wild, Its a weird way to learn how to talk and shoot people I know. But hey Gotta learn somehow right? And a Start is a start. I made my first dollar with my photos and it was on. Full commitment. 110% this Was what I wanted to do. Create. capture moments. make memories that are going to last forever. On top of that I got to shoot along with my love of adrenaline and motorcycles!

Cars, Trucks, and Vans, Oh My!

2024 Is in full swing, I've been busy every few weekends. Shooting motorcycles and going on rides with my friends and learning as I went. These have been some of the best times of my life, but why should I stop at motorcycles? I have more love, more creativity that I can push. more that I want to shoot. So after years of avoid them because of the fears of police and the takeover scene in Charlotte I decided to go back out to car shows and meets again. This is also the moment that my 110% became a no backup plan situation. No money. No time. No way to really grow my name.

The Leap

This is it, how do I explain to everyone in my life that I dumped more money than I even had in my account.... They do not need to understand I did not care nor did I want to know their opinion. I've found my calling finally. something that has been a part of my life since I was a kid and something that I had always been told could not make a living for me, no plan b. No second chance, this is it. I sold my Canon RP and lens at the time. An okay camera with a couple decent lenses. Walked up to the counter. (Had a panic attack when I heard the price). And I purchased a Sony A7IV, along with preordering a new lens, the Sigma 28-105 mm f2.8. Now I'm in debt to the tune of multiple thousand dollars. This is it. I quit my job, stupid right? Well I immediately jumped into shooting cars for dealerships, along with Girls Grom Wild and with the help of a friend I met at a car meet prior this past year. I did it. I made the money to pay my bills and to pay off the debt that looming over from the camera debt.

Where will it end?

Starting up with my own style that things that make me happy. The people that are forgotten by mainstream photographers. I decided that now is the time to hunker down. Do the things that everyone will want to remember. Weddings, branding, family shoots. Concerts. It did not matter. I'm finding out who I am as we go. Doing what I can to make people happy. Things are now looking up, way up. To the point that I'm not exactly sure what's next.

The year is coming to an end as I'm writing this and all I can see is opportunities to grow, My next steps are to develop my own art. Get published as my end goal is to tell stories. and to get some work into a gallery. I have no idea where to start. But I am starting school in January of 2025 for photography and am hoping that one day I can help anyone and everyone capture the moments that they need in their life. Its very anticlimactic to say but I don't think there will be an end to my journey.

What comes next?

2025 is going to be a big year From all of the changes that happened and how quickly life was changing. I took December off. I needed to prep for school and to write this. I needed to breathe after shooting 3 weddings. A job change. Shooting a class of 15-20 people every weekend and editing said photos. So January marks the start of school. which will be written about here. I'm going to start going to car meets more often to get content for instagram. I'm going to learn. develop as a business owner and start printing. Not necessarily to sell but for my own records, this has to be perfect. The blog is going to be a place for me to update you and to share my thoughts with the world unrestrained from the opinions and the sway of social media. so here's to an amazing year! and I am super excited for what is to come!