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JN Post 1: About Me

 Hello~!


My name is Paisley, but I also go by Mavis! Its a nickname from my family, since to them, I remind them of Mavis from Hotel Transylvania.  I was raised by my grandmother who has taught me the basics of life, and she still continues to. I moved to a ranch with my mother when I was 13, after that from 14 to 15, we lived off the grid out in the middle of nowhere, literally. Living with my mom had taught me a lot of hard lessons but also it has given me a HELLLLLA good work ethic! So I won in the end, I guess.

I remember the first time I ever said I wanted to be a photographer. I was on a walk with my dad and I had to be only, hmmmm, like maybe 5 or 6 years old, I cant fully remember. I told him I wanted to be a "photo-grapher" when I grew up, and he had supported me like he always did. Again, I cant remember much after that but once I moved in with my mom, I started really deep diving into taking photos. Living and working with her was not an easy time for me, so I started to look for the things that made me happy that I could document. Looking back, it was an act of hopeless optimism. Plus, there was also the pressures of posting the most aesthetic pictures on Instagram. Its hard to look back at a lot of the photos I took but when I do look at them, they remind me that I have grown a lot since then, physically, mentally and with my photography. The funny part is now, I don't even want to be a photographer. I want to help push forward the environmentalism moment and maybe change the way our world works in a way or two. My mom used to say "Paisley for President" but I'd be happy with mayor at most haha.

Once I got to high school I was in photography almost every single year. When my friends and I would hangout after school, we'd do photoshoots while we were walking around town or to the mall. As we started to grow up a little I became the one almost always behind the camera, which really I don't mind! It kind of lovely to always have my friends say they appreciate how I can capture moments. Plus, alot of the time, they act surprised when I show them I was taking their picture while we're roller-skating or on a hike, maybe its my need to never miss a photo-opp.

This is one of my favorite pictures I have taken. Its an unknown to me mother and her son at the beach in Newport, Oregon.
             

Having graduated only four months ago in December, I was worried about starting my first full term at LBCC. Now that I have been through the first week, I know now there's not that much to worry about. With photojournalism I'm hoping to expand my ability to communicate through writing and photographs. I'm hoping to also make a friend or two in this class, or get more out into the world to see new things! Lastly, I hope to get more photo editing skills. 
        Yoga has been a blast ! It was so relaxing, my friend fell asleep on the first day.

      I have been exploring the campus and finding nice spots I say I'll study at, but probably never will.


       It was TACO TUESDAY at my job ! This is my lovely boss making blue corn tortillas. YUM!



  Thanks for reading my post! You SLAY 💁

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