About Me

I've always loved to create art.  Whether it be photography, drawing, painting, and even writing, I have always loved every aspect of it.  Photography has been a passion of mine ever since I was a young teenager.  I used to borrow my mom's camera to take 35-mm film photos and then get them developed at my local pharmacy.  The excitement I had while I waited for my photos to be developed was palpable.  I also grew up with my Mom always taking pictures and videos of my sisters and I.  Photography was not just a hobby in my household, it was a way to preserve timeless moments.

 

 If you ask me to remember when was the exact moment that I fell in love with photography, the answer would have to be when I was a teenager.  In the early 2000's, my digital camera was a staple in my purse and it was brought with me everywhere.  Taking selfies and pictures of my friends was my favorite past-time.  My first digital camera will always be remembered.  It was a Kodak Easy Share with 3 megapixels!!  If you know anything about photography, 3 megapixels is a super low, low quality.  But it got the job done!  I had a collection of digital cameras throughout my teenage years and I truly wish that I kept them regardless of if they were in working condition or not.  My favorite camera was my digital Sony Cybershot with 15 megapixels, in pink of course!  Now, I did keep that camera  I also loved buying disposable cameras to take pictures.  As I grew older, I steered away from photography and creating art took a backseat in my life.  Life ran its course but photography was always in the back of my mind.  

 

Fast forward to the end of 2023, I decided to pursue my lifelong passion and step back into photography.  I was influenced by my photography loving boyfriend, Andy, and he really helped me fall back in love with this art form.  When I got behind the camera after all of these years, it was like I was greeting an old friend again.  I welcomed the camera back with open arms of love, admiration and pure excitement.  After all, I was so used to taking photos with only my cellphone camera for the past decade so it was a little strange to learn about this new, different type of camera.  I ended up investing in a Sony Alpha (7iii) camera.  It's truly a beautiful piece of equipment.

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In December of 2023, a light bulb went off in my head and I had a great yet crazy idea.  I decided that I wanted to go back to college for photography, become an entrepreneur and ultimately start my own photography business.  

 

And so, the seed was planted and Amy Costello Photography was born.