Today we’d like to introduce you to Veronica Trang.
Hi Veronica, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I am a proud Latina, married to an incredible supportive husband, a full-time mother, and a passionate photographer/business owner.
My passion for photography started around my teenage years. I decided to take a film photography class in middle school as an elective and from that point on, I never once stopped using a camera. Once the course was over my parents purchased a Polaroid camera for me to use in the meantime they saved money to buy me my first Canon camera. When I graduated from high school, I immediately applied to what I thought was my dream job as a Sears Portrait Photographer. I worked for the studio about five years and during the five years, I earned all my certifications from newborns to wedding photography. Soon after leaving the studio, I decided to attend college full-time, pursuing a career as a mortician then a computer engineer to finally deciding to be a nurse. I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to do for the rest of my life but I knew I wanted to help people, so I decided to attend nursing school. I graduated as a nurse but not long after graduating, I found out I was pregnant and decided to focus on my new baby. I was able to get a remote job working from home as a Project Manager for a telecommunication repairs company about two years while caring for my newborn. Unfortunately, I was laid off from that job due to the pandemic affecting the business income. I was laid off at the end of August of 2020 and we had just purchased our first home on August 12, 2020. My worries were high as well my anxiety just scared what will be of my family’s well-being and financially.
So in October of 2020…when most business were shutting down, I decided to start my own photography business (talk about daring, haha). I felt I needed to do something to help provide for my family as well as finding an escape to anxiety. I decided to pick up my camera and do what I’ve always loved doing. I decided to reach out to my family, friends, and social media offering my services. Upon advertising my business, my very first clients were a group of mothers with foster children who were either waiting to adopt the child or children newly introduced to their foster family. In December of 2020, I did five different families with foster children at no charge only asking for tip$. Soon after my business took off, I was booking Family sessions, Weddings, Sweet 15/16 celebrations, Engagements, and charity events. During this journey, I’ve been featured about 10 times in photographer’s magazines which is still unbelievable to me, never in my dreams thinking it was possible.
I’ve always knew I wanted to help people as best as I can and I’ve found a way to do it using my camera. I’ve volunteered my time to several organizations from Pediatric cancer charities, down syndrome foundations to children in need of a forever home. I did a photoshoot for two siblings for the Heart Gallery of LA waiting to be adopted and last I was notified they were no longer on the list, which mean they were adopted. That news truly gave me so much joy that my photograph may have helped capturing the heart of their forever family. That joy fueled me to continue to do more charity work as well as growing my business capable of providing for my family. I still have a connection with some of the initial foster family I started with, yearly doing their Christmas photos seeing the adopted children so happy with their parents.
My goal is and will always be to capture priceless moments and help the community as much as possible with my camera. It is why I decided to name my business…Sweetest Perfection Photography.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
Every journey has its ups & downs. It was a struggle starting my business in the middle of a pandemic questioning myself if it was the right time to even start a new business. Once I started doing photo shoots, I was only doing sessions outside, limiting any kind of contact as well as the number of clients per session. It was difficult not being able to assist clients, to fix their hair, mingle with children up close, or overall get close due to Covid regulations at that time.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
I am a passionate photographer residing in Whittier, California offering my services all over Los Angeles & Orange County. I specialize in Engagements, Weddings, Quinceañeras, Sweet 16, Family portraits, and Models Photography. What sets me apart from others is…I offer affordable services, my turnaround time to receive your photos is quick and professionally edited, I also offer free/volunteer work for charities.
In all my sessions, I love to bring real emotions, real personalities, real joy, and overall have fun. I’m definitely a people person wanting to make clients feel comfortable in front of a camera, assisting with posing but I encourage candid moments.
Are there any important lessons you’ve learned that you can share with us?
The most important lesson I’ve learned was to value life to the fullest, the little moments are the biggest moments, smiles are priceless, and family is strength. During the time I started my business in the middle of a pandemic, many lost a loved one. This made me realize how much a photograph can be extremely important to cherish that moment frozen in time. We can look back at that smile shared with our loved one, that tender, warm embrace, and just reliving that moment continuously. That is the lesson I learned during the beginning of my journey. I apply my lesson onto my business doing my best to capture every single sweetest and perfect moment in every session.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://website.pixieset.com
- Instagram: sweetest.perfection.portraits
- Facebook: Sweetest Perfection Photography
Image Credits
My photo was taken by Ben Lozano Jr Photography
