Handmade Portraits: Sharon Montrose

Read the full Etsy blog post.Photographer Sharon Montrose first picked up a camera at age fifteen in a high school Photo 101 class. Sharon says that when she picked up a camera "it was my breath, I was like I'm alive now." During a time when most most adolescents are confused and searching for themselves Sharon had a passion and drive that gave her clarity. Once her training was done she pursued becoming a professional photographer. After a series of failed attempts shooting head shots, weddings, portraits etc. she finally decided that she needed a break from photography. Continuing to hustle and losing her love for the medium was not an option.

More episodes of Etsy

Featured episodes in Learning

Etsy

We are anthropologists of commerce. We’re curious about people and what they make, exchange and consume. By looking around at the stuff that matters to our lives, we believe we can understand more about what moves us as human beings.