I am a Peterborough County and Kawartha Lakes Photographer. Relatively new to the industry, but a natural with passion, inspiration and creativity. Surprisingly, photography wasn't my first career choice but it is definitely my passion. Fun fact, I didn't own my first camera until 2020. COVID-19 really messed up the last three years for a lot of people, and I am no different. In December 2019, I gave birth to the sweetest baby boy. All the excitement of being a new and first-time mom was overwhelming and amazing all at once. 

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My childhood was less than perfect, a product of divorce and dysfunctional family dynamics, I couldn't believe I was happily married with a baby boy. I had never seen that life for myself growing up, and so I was determined to be "that mom." You know the mom that does the sensory bins, and takes her child on outings everywhere! The overwhelming joy that I felt getting a maternity leave for a whole year to be "that mom." 

Fast forward, the world shuts down in March 2020 and an already isolating maternity leave becomes more lonely. My husband (an essential worker at the time) was always at work, along with many of the people in my life, family members and friends. It was just my son and I, while everything is locked down tighter than Fort Knox itself. I needed a hobby and my son needed something fun to do with his mom. Introducing the very first camera, self-teaching on YouTube and taking as many photos as I would like in the meantime, we busied ourselves and began not to notice the world's short-comings so much. 

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After 9 months, my work wasn't all that bad and though I had lots to learn friends and family began to ask me for photos. Of course I said yes! I absolutely loved taking photos and it was great practice. They all said "you should open a business!" Unfortunately, I wasn't ready for that step then, and wanted a lot more practice. However, I did open my social media channels for tagging and gave myself the name "Inspired by Griffin Photography." But I didn't take a paying client until the end of that year, and since then we have grown to many families, engagements & weddings, boudoir photography and much more! 

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A blog is coming soon, watch for the opening post about how I decided on the name "Inspired by Griffin Photography" to get to know a little bit more about me. 

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