“I tell my camera what it is going to do. I don’t work for my camera; my camera works for me.” “I love to freeze time and memories forever.” – Amy Mudd
You rarely find those old souls who still believe in living
off the land. People full of joy, sincerity, wisdom, peace, laughter and know
how. Amy Mudd, owner of Picture Peddler Photography, is one of those amazing
finds, with a passion for looking at the beauty in simple things and seeing the
world for what it truly is.
In our current world we can so easily play photographer with
all our apps, cropping, filtering and photo shopping, but where has the true
artistry of photography really gone? It is certainly hard to know, when looking
for a good photographer, if you are getting someone who is self-taught and
hoping to give you good quality after hours of editing, or if you are truly
getting an artist with a gift and years of experience. I am convinced I have
found the latter in this phenomenal photographer.
Amy Mudd, a certified photographer with Professional Photographers of America, prides herself in what I would call, organic
photography. A manual photographer, who prefers working with natural light as
well as film, she believes a true photographer can make their camera do the
work, with little to no editing needed. Although she currently works with
digital photography most often, she plans to go back to her roots in film
again. The unique beauty of how portraits turn out is one value Amy sees in film
photography, with smoother color transitions and less of the hard lines that
digital photography presents at times. Mostly Amy is intrigued by the challenge
of capturing beautiful photos without instantly checking them on a digital
screen. She believes it reveals the truth about an artist’s true ability. This
is what makes Amy stand apart from other photographers. She can simply get back
to her studio and upload photos and not involve photo shopping and she uses
minimal editing. Also, she works with original ideas that come from her
artistic talent instead of relying on popular, often overused, online ideas. 
Her organic look at life seems to permeate all she does. In
speaking with her, it’s evident that she is a woman of the earth who likes to
do things the way they were originally intended to be done. Her studio is in a primitive log cabin surrounded
by woods in west Midland county. It is filled with her own personal charm and ideas.
Besides photography, Amy is also gifted in drawing, painting and pastels, among
other art mediums. She often is creating artwork to donate to charities of her
choice. This “Picture Peddler” uses her talents to make a living, but she feels
that helping others comes first. She often is found helping others in her home
community of Bullock Creek in various ways.
Amy has been a portrait photographer for 20 years, covering engagements,
weddings, maternity, newborns, team photos, graduates and family photos. She
also has worked in the corporate setting very successfully. Although she truly enjoys every type of photography, weddings are her favorite.
She enjoys how fun weddings are, as well as the uniqueness of each family and
setting. Amy has a passion for capturing moments in time that families will
truly always cherish. She also loves helping others see the beauty that can be
captured in themselves. Making others feel good about who they are seems to be
Amy’s heart.
A strong proponent of small businesses, you will often find Amy
Mudd a patron of family owned operations before you find her in larger
franchises. She is fiercely loyal to the small business community. When asked
what she loves about owning a small business, she said she loves the freedom.
Amy has a free spirit which is easy to see and quite contagious. Running a
small business goes well with free-spirited people who are paired with a strong
desire to persevere. She encourages small business owners to not give up in the
pursuit of their dreams stating “it is worth doing what your passions are and
having control of your life”. It is worth fighting through the difficult and
slow seasons, in her opinion, in order to see dreams, become reality. She
contributes her success to having a good support system of family and friends,
great return customers, as well as a good flow of new customers.
Amy is the type of person encouragement seeps out of. She
makes it her life’s purpose to lift others up, whether it is in her photography,
art work or her words and deeds. She enjoys encouraging and coming alongside
other photographers and teaching them more about their cameras and abilities.
She encourages them to learn their cameras and tap into their artistic eye
without going straight to an editing application.
Picture Peddler Photography has all you need in a passionate,
talented and highly skilled photographer. Amy is easy to work with and has a
huge heart for her community. Her God given talents serve the Midland community
well.
https://www.facebook.com/Picture-Peddler-Photography-1444282045880148/
Or contact her at 989-513-8945
Written by Hope Krotzer
Photography by Amy Mudd, Picture Peddler Photography
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