Vision of Me Photography

Megan Hernandez-Tillmon is from Milwaukee Wisconsin. She and her family decided to relocate to North Carolina in June of 2016.

When she first started photography she had a business called Amelia's Illuminating Shots and Creations. She started that business in 2013. At the beginning of 2017, she decided to re-brand her business and with that she changed the name to Vision of ME Photography.

She received a dslr camera as a gift and started taking pictures in 2011. Her first pictures were of her four kids. She wanted her photos to look better so she started watching YouTube videos and reading books on photography. A year later she had family members asking her to take pictures of their children. They began posting the pictures online, and from there her friends started asking her to take pictures for them. The demand for her photography skills became popular and increased from there. 

Her first real photo shoot experience was actually with another photographer. She was asked to tag along with the other photographer to her shoot. Megan was super nervous because she had never met the model that she was doing the shoot for and she wasn't sure of they would be okay with her taking pictures of them. She remembers laughing about some of the poses that didn't come out quite like they envisioned. She had never worked with another photographer before so she recalls having to adjust to working around another person so that she didn't mess up her shots nor the other photographers'.

Her favorite type of photography is portraiture, especially when it involves kids and pets. She thinks kids are fun and they really allow their personalities to shine through in their photos. She also loves doing head-shots and has developed a love for boudoir photography as well. She thinks that it is important for women to love themselves and appreciate the greatness that they are as women. She, personally feels every woman should do a boudoir shoot at least once in their life time.

She took an online class a couple of years ago at Shaw Academy. They had a beginners and advance photography course and she decided to take both.  Prior to that she just read books and watched videos and of course practiced, practiced, practiced.

She thinks the biggest challenge that comes up is getting models to change their facial expression. Some people are super serious and others want to smile and laugh in every photo. She found that it makes things a little easier if she gives them an emotion to think about because that automatically changes the expression on their face, which gives their images more variety.

If she could do a shoot for a celebrity it would have to be Alicia Keys. She just loves her attitude. She says she seems very down to earth whenever she sees her doing interviews. She is beautiful inside and out. She loves that she is comfortable with or without makeup and she encourages young women to love themselves and to follow their dreams. She is also an inspiration to her daughter who plays piano, so she thinks it would be an amazing opportunity to just see her face to face and take pictures of her.

There are many beautiful destinations all over the world to do a shoot. But, If she could do a shoot anywhere in the world, she would want to shoot at Komodo Island in Indonesia. The sand there is pink and she thinks she could get really creative with the right model and the right swimsuits.

Advice that she gives from the heart: 

She says if photography is something you love don't give up on it. Also don't make shooting just about the money; make sure you are having fun and know that its okay to just shoot for fun. It gives you extra practice time but it allows you to truly tap into your creative side. Lastly, don't be afraid to ask other photographers for advice; like any field ,there will be some photographers who won't want to share information with you but there are so many that will.  

Contact and Gallery Information

Instagram: @visionofmephotography

Facebook : Vision of ME Photography

Website: http://visionofmephoto.wix.com/mysite

Cell Phone: 919-295-2685 or 

Email: atvisionofmephoto@gmail.com

Henry Finch- From Rock to Pop

His name is Henry Finch and he is from Los Angeles, CA. He has been singing for about 6 years but has been performing for about twelve years off and on. He used to mainly be a guitarist. He performed that way as a teenager, until he evolved...

K-Dubb Transforming The Music Industry

She goes by K-Dubb. She is an Artist from "Uptown" Philly. She has been an Artist for about four years but has been around the music industry since she was a kid. She didn't become her own Artist until late 2013. Her name K-Dubb stands for “Ka-Vona Don’t Understand Being Broke.” It’s an acronym she created after she started to take her music to the next level. When she says she doesn't understand being broke she means it in an oxymoranic and or motivational kind of way. In her world it means having goals knowing what you want in life, having a positive rich mindset.

She is from a musically inclined family. Her uncle was the late John Whitehead. He was known for his hit single “Ain't No Stopping Us Now” and her older sister sings. She would always want to write and try to sing so she could be like her big sister. As she became an adult and experienced different life lessons she began to write about life. She found she wasn’t good with singing so she focused more of her delivery on her rap skills. A few Artists' she loved as a kid who inspired her in her music career are: Aaliyah, Missy Elliot, and Lauren Hill.

She writes her own music and as of now she would say she has written a good 100 songs, some of which she hasn't even recorded yet. It's the creation of music that lead to her first stage performance which was placed on broad street with a band playing behind her. She remembers she was nervous but was able to keep her composure and get through the show. 

K-Dubbs' biggest supporters are her family, especially her daughter. She knows her songs when they come on and loves to see her perform. The audience that K-Dubb attracts is pretty diverse. She definitely believes her versatility brings in an assorted crowd especially because of her distinct sound and because of the little "swagg" she has going for herself. 

In her life she was given the advice to basically stay true to who she is as an Artist, to try to not let the industry change her. When she knows that she has a performance coming up she usually rehearses twice a week until show time.

She shares that the one thing she would change in her life is her bank account digits lol. She just wants her family to live comfortably for the rest of their lives. During that time she also adds that in five years she sees herself on tour and of course investing into things that would keep food on her table.

She can be contacted at the following: 

IG is @1kdubb

twitter is @the1kdubb

Youtube is @Phillyrapperkdubb

sound cloud @ 1k-dubb

for any bookings or inquires can contact at bookkdubb@gmail.com

Comedy Coming Up From The South: Darren Brand aka "Big Baby"

Darren Brand is a multi-faceted individual with great taste in style and comedy. He is from Southern Pines, NC. He was twenty-five years old when he realized that he wanted to be a comedian. A lot of people know him as "Big Baby" from the WildnOut cast season 7&8.

He became be a boss, comedian, and host just through his everyday interactions. It kinda just happen. He really didn't know you could make a living being a comedian and not have a huge name, but he had business partners in "nxlevel" who later inspired him to become an entrepreneur.

He drove from Charlotte NC to NYC for his first 15 minute audition. He later recalls that his first time meeting NICK CANNON was at his second audition in NYC. His adventures continued with him recording live and some of his most memorable moments he had on WildnOut were smoking with Snoop Dogg , the hype vibes of the Travis Scott and Waka Flaka episodes.

He has been busy making boss moves with hosting and and co-hosting homecoming step-shows, Women's empowerment, Joking Off, and being the opening comic for Comedy Central. He found that audience love him on stage and he has performed stand up comedy all over the world. He does it full time now. It's how he makes the majority of his living.

When he isn't on stage making money off his jokes and witty comical style he enjoys listening to all types of music. He shares that some of his favorite artists are Drake, Big Sean and Wayne. He gets to hang out and party with Music Artists, but when asked if he could party with any famous celebrity he joking replies that he would choose President Obama and his reason was "cause I know he turn up behind closed doors."

When asked If he could give advice to his 15 year old self he said he would "Start doing stand up now and take it serious." In all his success he still has goals for himself. The two goals that he would like to accomplish in let's say the next 5 to 7 months are to be apart of a theater or arena show of 2500 or more people. He is always pushing himself to achieve greater and when asked what was the hardest thing he had to do in his career he told us that it was when he quit 9-5. He jumped out there and started depending solely on his talent and it was scary but it had to be done.

He can be reached through social media at:

darrenbrand.com ig : darrenbrand_ snapchat : darrenbrand5 

Champion Queen MC of Buffalo, NY: Shanta Fanta

She goes by the name of "Shanta Fanta" from Buffalo NY #716. She considers herself to be an MC. Her 1st mix-tape is called "Who is She" simply because no one knew she rapped. So when they finally listened to her music, she knew they would want to know who she was. Her second (latest) mix-tape is called "Time Machine Vol 1" because she did all throwback beats.