{"id":33,"date":"2017-08-18T19:33:41","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T19:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christinachapmanphotography.com\/blog\/?p=33"},"modified":"2020-07-18T09:04:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T13:04:20","slug":"sanford-nc-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christinachapmanphotography.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/sanford-nc-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanford NC Photographer\/ I&#8217;m coming out!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yikes! This is my very first post on my very first blog as a Sanford NC Photographer! I&#8217;m so excited to have a great place to share my thoughts, tips and tricks and images of my gorgeous clients! The first thought is where should I start? What better place than with me!<\/p>\n<p>Hello, I am Christina! A mother, wife, photographer and coffee lover! I adore my little family to pieces! I married the worlds greatest cheerleader and supporter of my business almost two years ago! You can often find me chasing my 4 year old son with my camera begging for a smile! Usually a cookie does the trick! If you had asked me two years ago where did I see myself today I definitely wouldn&#8217;t have said that I would be so honored to be a full time lifestyle photographer. For many many years I have loved photography on the side, in between being a mother, a wife, and a dedicated finance manager. While fiance was something I enjoy for several years it really doesn&#8217;t allow for any creative expression. So what&#8217;s a girl to do? Grab her camera on the weekends and go crazy! Buying new throw pillows for the couch also helps!<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>I was working 50 plus hours a week missing out on everything new that my sweet boy was doing and feeling less and less like finance was my calling. Enter wonderful, supportive, cheerleader husband! With lots of love and encouragement I took the leap from hobbyist to business owner! 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So what&#8217;s a girl to do? Grab her camera on the weekends and go crazy! Buying new throw pillows for the couch also helps! I was working 50 plus hours a week missing out on everything new that my sweet boy was doing and feeling less and less like finance was my calling. Enter wonderful, supportive, cheerleader husband! With lots of love and encouragement I took the leap from hobbyist to business owner! I have had the privilege of capturing wedding days, births, newborns, graduations, proms and everything in between! I cannot wait to see where this journey will take me! 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