Today’s photographer spotlight is on Beth Orey of Tip Toe Photography from San Antonio, TX.

beth of tip toe photography
Image by Kelley of k|d loftis photography.

Check out her work at http://www.tiptoephotography.net, and you can find her on facebook here.

beth of tip toe photography

1. Why do you love this image?
I love this image because I think photography is all about connections… Connections between the people in the picture, connections between the person in the picture and whoever is looking at it, and connections between our present and our past. This is a picture of my daughter, the whole reason I really started all of this photography stuff, and when I look at this picture of her, I see her beauty, her attitude, her energy, her voraciousness. I see her. I see myself in her. And I see a moment captured in time that I will look back on in 20 years and think to myself “Her fourth birthday pictures…I can’t believe she was ever so small, but I remember her.”

2. What were your settings with this image?
2, 1/160, 200

About Photography…
3. What brought you to photography?
I’ve always loved photography. Ever since I can remember, I dreamed of being a photographer. For some reason when it came to actually choosing a path to travel in life, I didn’t think this was one I ‘could’ take. But I’ve always felt that pictures moved people in a way that nothing else could. Pictures of your loved ones are frozen moments in time, they’re absolutely priceless and incredible.

4. What type of Photography do you specialize in and why?
I specialize in portraiture for children, babies, newborns and family. Again, it all boils down to those connections. Saving points in your history for you to reflect on in your future. From the tiny little toes of your newborn baby, to the laughter of your rambunctious toddler, to the love reflected in your eyes while you hug your growing-up-too-fast child, it’s all too precious not to capture.

About your life?
5. Outside of photography, what are your interests/hobbies?
I actually went to school and got my degree in Patisserie and Baking, so I’m definitely a foodie. I love to bake and cook (too much, in fact!). I love to spend time in the kitchen with my family, to cuddle on the couch with my two beautiful kids, to sit outside on the porch with my husband when it’s cool outside, and to just relax with a book.

6. Who or what inspires you?
It’s been said before, but it’s the same for me – my family. My family and the love I have for them, and the love I know they have for me, inspires me in everything I do. There’s not one thing in my life that I do without thinking of them.

7. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, doing anything at all, where would you be, what would you be doing, and why?
I would be strolling through the countryside in the place of my birth with my husband and kids. I was born in Scotland and they’ve never been there before – I’d love to be able to share those precious memories with them and make some more at the same time.

8. What song can you listen to over and over again?
I’m not a big radio person, actually! I hear a song and I memorize it fairly quickly, so I can sing along, but I really don’t have a favorite song. Now, I can listen to Harry Potter (any of them!) on CD over and over and over again. And I have!

9. Can you tell me some quirky or little known fact about yourself?
I’m so boring, lol… I’d say that something quirky about me is that I can’t sit still and do something like watch TV. I can watch TV but only if I’m reading at the same time or playing on my iPad (Angry Birds!) or some other mind thing. I hate driving because I feel like it’s wasted time and I could be doing something else instead. It’s rather aggravating, actually!

10. If you weren’t a photographer, what other profession would you pursue?
I would definitely be making wedding cakes. I’ve done them for a few friends and family members and it’s just a passion of mine. Birthday cakes are fun, too.