Before reading: Please enjoy some photos of yours truly, being awkward in front of the camera (see above.)
Hi friends! Where to start with my first blog post… I guess a little intro will work! (Don’t worry - the fun adventure stories will follow soon.) So where did the name come from? AVAL is not only a type of Indian rice, it also means “her” in Tamil language, it means “downstream” in French, it describes a legal financial binding in English - OH! Almost forgot… It’s first and foremost a shortened version of AVory ALlmand, my name! Similarly stated on my “about” page, I have created this website to showcase my photography portfolio/business. Why not kick it up a notch and add some tales in blog form to make it more interesting?!
I have loved taking photos ever since I got my hands on my first camera, a Polaroid i-Zone when i was 7 (yeah… remember those bad-boys?) Ever since then, I have had countless digital cameras and ended up taking 4 years of photography in high school. Senior year, someone stole my $600 school camera, a friend dropped my small digital camera lens-first into the sand, then the replacement for THAT was dropped in a pool by another friend… yeah. I quit cameras for a while.
Fast forward 10 years to age 27… I’ve decided to invest in photography again. Seeing as I now live in beautiful Colorado AND happen to travel quite a bit, I love to document all of the interesting places and people I come across. My degree from Western Michigan University was actually in Graphic & Printing Science with a multi-media focus, so I do still dabble in graphic design from time-time as well. Whatever you’re here for or however you’ve found me, thank you for being here and I hope you enjoy!
-Aves