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Photograp{HER} Story

A photographer and a US military combat veteran just trying to find show the world the beauty in it while providing for her family.
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Hello, my name is Cassandra, and I wanted to take the time to introduce myself and give you a little insight into where I came from and who I am. I have lived in South Texas since my family moved here when I was 2-3 years old. Despite military deployments, summer family trips, and traveling any chance I’ve had, I have never called anywhere else home.

My photography journey began over 22 years ago in a junior high elective class. I fell in love with the entire process, especially when I had to process my camera’s film roll in our class darkroom. The smell of the chemicals and the magic of transforming blank photo paper into an artistic photograph captivated me. Within the first year, I won my first photography contest, which had entries from all over. I went on to high school which didn’t have a photography class & without a darkroom, I eventually put my camera on the shelf and prioritized high school.

During my junior year of high school, at the young age of 17, I became a mom. On my 18th birthday, during my senior year, I joined the military to provide for my daughter as a single parent. After honorably serving six years, I separated from the Army for personal reasons. While trying to care for my two children at the time, I went to school and worked part-time in the bar industry.

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, I picked up a camera again and began taking pictures of wildlife and nature. Slowly, I started to fall in love with being behind the lens once more. Here we are, 22 years later, and I’m married to my best friend. We have a total of six children now and last year welcomed our twin granddaughters, who I often refer to as my babes. Fun fact, the twins are the reason I decided to pursue photography professionally and decided to dive head first into the digital era & decided to open a business doing something that I love.

My journey here was not an easy one, filled with self-imposed challenges, medical diagnoses, and the struggles life brings. I am new to the business side, but I am not new to the industry. I have left some things out of here, as I will be discussing them in another blog entry soon, where I will share my experiences both behind and in front of the camera.

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  • Hi! Welcome to #CassConfessions….

    This is where I will be sharing all of my experiences through out this journey with you. The good, the bad and the downright fugly. From the day I decided to take the leap of faith & finally jumped into being my own boss and becoming a small business owner. To the nights I have cried my eyes dry because my PTSD was triggered by all the stress of trying to start up and grow a business, while I continued working at my job plus take care of the whole house with 3 teenage daughters, my husband and 2 grand daughters all under one roof & two more we get every other weekend. Some days, I felt like I was failing and it was just impossible to do this and I was just putting my family through an unnecessary financial struggle. Then some days I am reminded what someone once told me “you can’t have good days without the bad ones”. I’ve had some amazing sessions that have been so exciting and nerve wrecking at the same time and ended up being a day filled with little happy dances (literally in front of clients) because I got the shot I was hoping for. I have also gotten to meet some amazing people I have met and blessed to have the opportunity to collaborate with. I will also share some horror stories from my time in front of the camera and also share tips and tricks that I learned and still use when I know my picture is being taken and have shared with friends, daughters and clients so they can feel confident and beautiful in their portraits. I will also share where I want this road to take me and The dreams I have of where I want my business to go and the projects I have planned to give back to our veterans and to the people that our down on their luck Like I have been so many times in the past. So come back weekly for more #CassConfessions.