Hey! I'm Megan (Wilson) Eckers - connoisseur of fine wine, music and SNL skits on hulu. I love God, many things, and many people - including my ridiculously wonderful husband of almost a year, Gabriel (just don't call him Gabrielle!). I currently live in Lakeville, MN. I have an amazing family, on both sides, and I don't know many things for certain, but one thing I do know is that it just feels really great to get behind a camera.
I guess I'm not someone who can say that I've always known I wanted to be a photographer when I grew up. I liked taking pictures, that's for sure, but with Facebook and MySpace...who doesn't? I inherited a Canon AE1 from my mother who got it as a graduation present back in high school and promptly signed up for a B&W photography class in college. That's when I first realized I loved taking pictures, because to develop them you have to be in a dark room, and those are pretty rad in my opinion. But at that point it was just a hobby, making a living off of it didn't seem very feasible at the time, because, well, what did I know? And then, the hubs, in a classic display of one of the many reasons why he is ridiculously wonderful, introduced me to my first Nikon Digital SLR. And shortly thereafter, I came across an issue of Rangefinder magazine completely devoted to wedding photography and, well, that was that! It was like this lightbulb clicked on in my brain and the career path I wanted to take was just laid out there on the glossy pages in front of me. And now I can't remember the last time I was this excited about anything. It's all I can think about! It's the first dream I've ever really had that I just wanted to drop everything to follow. It's a little scary as a newbie coming into a great big world that I know so little about, but I'm learning as I go along and loving EVERY second of it. No lie!
It seems to me that at its most natural, life is this really amazing, painful, crazy, glorious thing...and I like that. I like that it's not always easy and it's not always pretty and it's not always dressed perfectly with every hair in place. People just being comfortable with themselves are so beautiful. I love relationships and how two people in a relationship - whether it be as siblings, parent/child, husband/wife, lovers, friends - interact with each other. They are all so fascinating and I love that no two are the same! I want to capture YOU doing what you do, whatever that might be. I love meeting new people and hearing their stories, learning about their lives. This is my passion and I'm determined to follow it, whether I'm successful or not!
If you took the time to read that or you're taking the time to check out my blog at all: Thank you!
And now I leave you with the hardest working man in show biz. Do what the man says:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ROzGihgCj8&feature=related
love boldly. live wildly.
Wow, Megan. I had NO idea! Why'd you keep mum at Sheila&Vince's place? I would have loved to hear about your new endeavor. This looks wildly wonderful. Plus you can write the copy with as much finesse as you take the photos.
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