There is a lot of beauty in the worId to be seen and shared. Many people often don't see half of what is around them because they are busy, stressed out, or just forget to look. Part of my job as a photographer is to share and help awaken people's vision of what is in their world and hopefully share a litle joy. I started my own business: "Creative Lens Art By Melodie," with the more informal style of capturing people, pets, events, and scenes in natural settings. I have since served as a photojournalist for our local newspaper for over a year. I have served as the photographer for our local Chamber of Commerce, a state representative candidate, a fashion show, and 21 of my photos of my town were used by a local development to show the beauty we have in our town for potential customers. If you need a photographer for an event, for advertising, for commercial purposes here in NC check out my portfolio and see if my styles might be right for you. My email is ode2joy@embarqmail.com or mestesphoto@gmail.com. You can connect with me on my Facebook page under my business name. Looking forward to hearing from you, whether you need my services or not. I would love to hear what you think of my work. Thank you for checking my SmugMug site out!