PLN #1

Bradley Blizzard

          My love for photography is everlasting. I was first taught how to take professional-like pictures in the eighth grade after moving from Washington D.C to Palm Beach Gardens, FL. I rapidly became involved with after school shoots, school events, and photo shoots amongst peers in my community. I would constantly have the urge to keep taking photographs, even though they might not have been what others would consider "professional." Going into freshman year, I was one of the only incoming freshman to be invited to Mr. Miller's honors photo class. Instead, do to schedule conflicts, I volunteered to assist Mr. Miller in teaching a regulars photo class about photography and how to take a good picture. In that class, I noticed the intense compassion for photography from two Juniors [at the time.] Both Stevan and Donato are now professional photographers in South Florida. After being inspired by Stevan, who managed to gain a ton of positive attention his senior year, I began to follow in his foot steps. I began to create my own photography website [www.bblizzardphoto.com] and a Facebook page [BBlizzardPhoto.] These two media sites got a ton of hype my Junior year, 2011-2012. Over the past couple years, my photographs have been featured all around North Broward, Atlantic Ave. Magazine, and I even photographed events such as SunFest 2012 [West Palm Beach, FL], Susan Rice press conference [Boca Raton, FL], and the 2013 Presidential Inauguration [Washington D.C.] My experiences with photography helped me in unexplainable ways and will never be forgotten as I move forward with photography.