Today we’d like to introduce you to Jaime Estrada.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
It all started when I was around 15, I was scrolling through my social media and stumbled upon those photos where people would pose with burning newspapers, I didn’t have a camera at the time so I recreated the photo with my iPod touch. Once my photo was posted I received lots of positive feedback which was what motivated me to continue taking pictures. I started taking pictures of flowers, the sky, fields, my friends, etc… I continued taking photos with my iPod for a couple of years until one Christmas morning my Sister gifted me my first camera! I felt unstoppable! I began inviting my high school friends on walks and I would bring my camera and take photos of them, I learnt to work with my surroundings and with the little bit of stuff I had.
Fast forward to a couple of years later I got a job and was able to upgrade my equipment, with this upgrade I considered taking photography as a business and not just as a hobby, fast forward a couple of months and the name jaimesvision was brought to light.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
It has not been a smooth road at all, I have faced a couple of struggles throughout this journey, but I have learned to work on them and not allow them to stop me from what I want to achieve.
My biggest struggle has been balancing my personal life with my business. And trying to prove myself to the people who once doubted me and my art.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I am a studio photographer specializing in portraits such as maternity and families, I am mostly proud of my maternity work and how fast I got comfortable into shooting in this category.
Can you talk to us about how you think about risk?
For me risk-taking is the key that opens doors, I come from a family full of risk takers as well, My biggest risk I can say is coming into a different country years after not living in it and trying to build something out of it, I lived in Mexico for a big part of my life and while I was living there I never saw a future for myself there, so I took the flight to the United States and do not regret it one tiny bit.
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