The Jenny Lens

I enjoy writing, marketing, reading, decorating cakes, anything outdoors and I coach basketball on occasion. That's not what you are here for. So, let's talk photography. My earliest memory of my love for photography came at the age of 12. As many young girls do, a friend and I lacquered drugstore makeup and suave hairspray on her younger sister. I hijacked this really cool camera from my mom, the

disposable Kodak camera. It was cool at the time! And.... off we went. Three girls, one small midwest town. Down to the beach. To the woods. The playground at the school. Unable to see in real-time what the result of that point-and-shoot was. I'm sure I harassed my mom ad nauseam to get the film developed. When the product of our middle school play came back (Kmart prints), I remember being surprised and so was everyone else. They turned out beautiful! I mean, as beautiful as 1980's disposable camera with spackled makeup, stiff hair, and Kmart photo processing can be. It was the lighting. Her connection with the camera. Her comfort with me. That! was undeniable; even with all of the technology and youth we had working against us. As life would have it, however, I went on to do other things. I joined the US Navy, which took me to many different countries. I earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Management. Worked in Corporate and Small Businesses. All the while using photography as a hobby to document the memories of my life. Until....

One person's request to document their memories, turned into another, turned into another, turned into writing an 'about' section for my own photography website and social media sites. Which possibly turns into you and I talking about documenting your special moments and memories also....