Hey Steemians, please allow me to introduce myself!
My name is Stephanie Massaro and I am a 25 years old, published, conceptual, fashion and wedding photographer located in New Jersey, right next to New York City.
I first started photography as a hobby back when I was fifteen years old. I was completely self taught and really didn't have much help along the way. I constantly questioned if I would really be able to make a living with photography or if I was all just a waste of time. In my heart I knew that this is what I was meant to do. After ten years of dedication, hard work and persistence I was finally able to quit my day job waitressing and go full time doing something that I truly love, subsequently tripling my income. Although I have a long way to go and am no where near the level I want to be at, I am so grateful to be supporting myself from my passion and I've honestly never felt more free.
I was first introduced to Steemit a few days ago by my boyfriend Dave, better known as @DJAFINO. We've been dating for three years and I trust him more than anyone, but I almost didn't believe him because it all seemed too good to be true. After watching a few videos from @JerryBanfield, I became immediately intrigued as to what this platform was really all about.
I've been spending the last couple of days researching Steemit and honestly I am so thrilled to be a part of this community. Steemit genuinely seems like it has the power to change the world and really help people. I haven't had this much faith in social media in a extremely long time. I hope that I can bring value to this community and help teach and inspire some of you just as much as you've already taught and inspired me.
What can I contribute to Steemit?
I plan on bringing dozens of beautiful men and woman that I have had the privilege of photographing over the past few years. I also plan on sharing my shooting and editing techniques, before and afters, tutorials, tips and tricks, stories, experiences and the ups and downs of owning and running a business.
I can not wait to tell my friends, family, fellow photographers, bloggers and my rapidly growing audience of over 23,000 followers about this platform. I hope that I can contribute some worth to the Steem community.
For now, I'll leave you with some of my favorite photos I've taken in the past year or two. Please feel free to always ask me any questions or to give me your honest feedback. I love helping and sharing whatever knowledge I've learned throughout my experiences.
You may also occasionally luck out and get a bonus photo or video of my big ball of fluff, Tayo ;)
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Thank you so much for taking the time to read my introduction and for checking out my work. Please feel free to introduce yourself in the comments. I can't wait to meet you all!
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Lots of love,
Stephanie Massaro
Welcome! That snake photo is sick!
Thank you! Definitely one of my all time favorites :) I plan on doing a post dedicated to that shoot alone.
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Thank you guys so much! I feel honored :)
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Thank you guys so much <3 That means the world to me.
The pictures here are eloquent attestation of ur self taught craftmanship. You are my source of inspiration today. Will follow u to learn more on photography
Thank you so much! :) I am so excited to be here!!
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Thanks so much :)
I can say that those pictures have really power to attract people. Actually i dont like to take a picture and enjoy seeing pictures taken. but i do love your picture! at a first glance! awesome!! I do want to follow you . go on!
Wow thank you so much, that's very sweet of you. I hope my photography can help to inspire creativity in others :)
Hey @stephmassaro welcome to steemit, your photos are super stunning, following you for more great content like this!
Hah awh, thank you so much! Followed back. Can't wait to see more from you in the future as well!
Hey, Stephanie! Welcome to the Steemit Community! I wish you a great time on the platform, hope you'll make many friends and I can't wait to see your content. I have followed your blog, you can check mine as well and if you like my content don't forget to drop a follow. Have a nice day & Steem on!
Hey :) Thank you so much. I am so excited to be here and can not wait to meet so many incredible people! I have followed you back and look forward to reading your content :)
Stephanie welcome to Steemit! Thank you very much for sharing your beautiful photos with us and mentioning that watching the videos I made about Steemit helped you get started here!
Hey Jerry! Of course! My boyfriend and I love watching your videos. Not only are you very well educated but we always end up laughing our asses off while simultaneously learning so much. Really appreciate what you do and thank you so much for the follow, means a lot! :)
@stephmassaro yay!
Thank you for telling me you get laughs out of the videos because this is very hard to tell when I film them if they are funny and I really hope they are!
hah I could only imagine! Vlogging is something I have yet to explore but it's something I would love to get into in the future. You definitely nail it though!
Welcome to Steem @stephmassaro I have sent you a tip
Wow thanks so much, that's very sweet of you.
wow thats really great stuff i will be hoping for more so i am following you!
and welcome here to this lovely community,,have great time and get rewarded for your creativity,
Thank you so much, that truly means so much to me! :) I have followed you back as well.
Nice Photos - I have Followed your blog
Thank you :) I have followed yours as well!
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Thank you so much! <3
very inspiring story and beautiful photos! I'll go and follow you here and on instagram as well!
Thank you :) I've followed you back as well <3
Cool! Enjoy and good luck here :)
Nice work and welcome. Looking forward to seeing some more.
Thank you! Looking forward to seeing more for you as well.
Hello and welcome! I hope your aims here work out well. Enjoy you stay. Upvoted
Thank you so much, that means a lot.
Amazing work, Steph, welcome to Steemit!
Thank you! :)
welcome - i followed and am David
Thank you, followed you back as well! Thanks for the support :)
Hello! :)
Hey, how are you? :)
Welcome to Steemit, @stephmassaro!
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welcome to the community. your photos are amazing.
Thank you so much, so are yours! Gave you a follow :)
I'm following you because your photography is amazing and that's coming from someone who doesn't take much interest in photography! I'm glad you are here now to share it with us all :)
Oh wow, thank you so much. I haven't been this excited and motivated to post on social media in forever. It's so encouraging to know that I am getting support from people who aren't even actively interested in photography. I can't express how good that makes me feel :)