My love for photography started when I was about 11 and our family went on a trip to Alaska. My dad had upgraded cameras for the trip and gave me his old one which had no zoom nor video. I was thrilled. I started to take pictures of everything! As my love for photography grew so did the quality of my pictures and because of that I upgraded cameras. In 2011, with 6 pictures taken with a digital point and shoot camera (this time with a zoom and some fancy settings), I entered my first contest at age 15. It was the San Mateo County...more