Published by Keyshawn Talley
In the small town of Montevallo, Alabama. Inspired by the beautiful landscapes and eye-catching views that the town gives. Avery Lawley started at a very young age, seeing the beauty of life through the lens of her camera.
“When I was little, I remember sitting in my grandmother’s lap and looking through photo albums with her of my mom. I can remember thinking photographs were the coolest things ever. When I turned 14, I got my first camera and started my first photography lessons with a couple from Homewood and ever since then I have loved it. Photography is so special because it is one of the only ways to freeze a memory,” Lawley said.
Having the passion of working behind the lens with the beautiful scenery and being free of the mind with creativities. Lawley found out quickly how competitive and cruel the photography industry really can be.
“Starting in the industry I didn’t know how competitive the industry was. I also didn’t know how mean people in the industry really can be, but it is and has caused me a lot of tears. However, the more I got into the industry and realized more of the industry ins and out I realized that’s not how I wanted to be and change it,” Lawley continued saying “With photography being so fun and free. Having the ability to be creative and express not only myself but others through the lens of my camera has made me fall deeper in love with my passion for photography,” Lawley said.
With just landscapes and nature young Lawley found herself capturing photos of her sister, horses, and anything else that would stay still. In small Alabama gaining skills or knowledge for things half of what people dream to do Lawley scouted out to hers become reality and being a part of the competitive in the industry was in her destiny.
“I practiced, practiced, and practiced. I watch YouTube camera tutorial video to learn how to work my camera, which it also taught me how edit my photos. I also reached to as many photographers as I could to get extra help,” Lawley said, “I attended two out of states workshops in California and New York. I did some small pop-up weddings to gain experience.”
Typical day in the life of a photography when asked what some essential items Lawley is carries with her to a shoot other than her camera and lens. She said, “It depends on the day and the shoot. If it’s a studio shoot, I will be my backdrop, all my props that I will be using in the shoot, body of my camera, lens cap to hide the shade and 99 percent of the time I bring this thing called the reflector to reflect the sun off the shadow area to hit the client.”
However, being a client of Lawley, “I had the best time of my life. She was such a hype woman and made me feel so comfortable in my own skin the entire shoot,” Carley Briles said.
Briles recently did a lingerie vintage valentine shoot with Lawley.
“The shoot was 20-30 minutes long and I got 45 great quality pictures back. I didn’t have any complains about any of the photos I received, Briles said, “even to the set ups it was so fascinating. One set up was a vintage couch and she had flowers and a little disco ball which was so cute. Then, she had a set up with a white background. Which may sound basic, but the picture was great and during the time of the shoot she played music which was more relaxing and fun,” Briles continued.
“Shoal Creek Park here in Montevallo. There is so many things and places there to take good, cute photos. There’s water, beautiful bridges, fields, dirt roads, and so many others great geography assets there,” Lawley continued saying, “I love prefer to shoot at sunset because my brand is a golden hour type of aesthetic and I like when its sunny outside so you can see the sun.”
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