The Personal/iPhone Photograph is an attempt to express myself as a photographer. The passion for photography sometimes gets lost in the effort to please your subjects through your art. So shooting personal subjects is all about the freedom of expression.

Often in photography, we are directed to follow certain guidelines for specific types of work to take the perfect shot: simple things like focusing on a portrait subject's eyes or ensuring there's some product or interest in your picture. Sometimes you need just to break the rules.

Visualizing the world around you and reacting to it photographically is inspiring and satisfying. Taking shots because they’re pleasing. Seeing a subject and then expressing it, helps me with my own personal vision.

I love going out to capture new subjects. Keep my eyes open and explore. It’s gratifying not to think about what I’d like to photograph but respond to what I am seeing.