Through my lense

As many of you may know, I have a passion for photography. I took one
course in my last year of college and just fell in love with the art. I have
often wondered if I should have taken that path. I always loved it and
did it only as a hobby until very recently. As a store owner, it really comes
in handy to have knowledge and skill in photography - as I need shots of
my store, product shots for print ads, my website and more.

Since my divorce, I moved out of my master bedroom in my apartment
above my store and turned that room into my photo studio. I only use
natural light. I now do professional photography as a side business. I
truly enjoy the work and the challenge. The business happened by
accident. Customers would see photos of my niece in my store and ask
who took the photo and then they began to ask me to take photos of their
children or grandchildren. So now, I take appointments to photograph
babies and expectant mothers. I also do commercial work and shoot
products and items for websites as well as lifestyle shots.

You may view a sampling of my work on my website www.elizabethhouse.us . I do not shoot traditional photography... I have a very different look and most of my photographs are not the "portrait" type of photos. They all have a little edge to them, a different angle, different coloring, or severly cropped. It is just the way I see things through my lense....and now you get to see them too.

I am blessed that my work has appeared in national and local magazines such as Mary Englebreit's Home Companion Magazine, Romantic Homes, St. Louis at Home, Alive Magazine, and St. Louis Magazine.

I am always up for a challenge and hope to continue to learn more about this art and discover more ways to express myself creatively. That is what it is all about, isn't it?

It is a way to express what is going on inside this noggin of mine.

from my noggin to your noggin,
Elizabeth