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This is what 10 years of photography looks like

From 13 til 23 years old.

Aug 06, 2018

Towson University

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This is what 10 years of photography looks like

David Kirchner

I picked up a point and shoot when I was about 13 years old, just shooting around my neighborhood, taking photos of friends, and even doing concert photos. My first couple photos when I first started out, I'm going to admit, completely suck. But you're supposed to suck at first. This is my work from day one in 2009 until now.

2009 - West Virginia

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2011 became the year I started doing portraits due to some friends asking me to take some for them. I was 16 then,

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David Kirchner

2012 was a strange year for me. Senior year of high school, parents splitting up, and overall being an angry 17- to 18-year-old. Needless to say I didn't pick up a camera much. However, I did pick it up when I went to a school field trip to a place I fell in love with that year. New York City.

David Kirchner

David Kirchner

Then for the next three years I wouldn't be picking up a camera at all. It wasn't until 2016 I decided to buy a Canon T2i camera and a 50 mm 1.8 lens to try to pick it back up again. I went back to New York City not too long after getting my camera and I found all kinds of new inspiration.

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David Kirchner

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David Kirchner

Then 2017 came around and I fell in love with photography again. But it was still a hobby to me at this point in time. However, it wasn't until I went to London, Paris, and Amsterdam and downloaded Adobe Lightroom that the game was completely changed for me.

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David Kirchner

David Kirchner

Then after coming back to America, I went back to New York City.

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David Kirchner

Then after I started going to Towson University, I decided I wanted to take on photography to make it part of my career. I decided to take my camera everywhere I go. I started watching more photography tutorials and applied to my own work.

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David Kirchner

Then things started paying off. My Instagram started getting some attention, I started working some brands like Spin and BANGS Shoes and one of my photos was recongized by one of my favorite YouTubers, TribeTyler.

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David Kirchner

Go to 5:21 to hear Tyler talk about my photo. Yes, I fanboyed hard.

Then I decided I sucked at portraits so I decided to do nothing but portraits.

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David Kirchner

David Kirchner

David Kirchner

David Kirchner

David Kirchner

And this leads to today. Wow, it's weird looking at my work from almost 10 years ago to now. I definitely have grown as an artist and photographer but I still have a lot of work to do and improve. I guess I have to put in some message or moral advice. Umm...just keep taking photos? Yeah, do that.

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