Hello Kitsplit community! My name is Shanel Smith. I am a full time business analyst at Medline Industries and a part time freelance photographer. I have an associates in commercial photography and I have been shooting since I was 15 years old. I attended the infamous Fame High school (LaGuardia Arts) in NYC which helped me hone in on my artistic skills. I am a film photographer first - digital photographer second. I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark III. Which I am absolutely in love with but I do not have great lighting equipment or a studio space. I have been looking for these 2 things so the email I received this morning about KitSplit was right on time! I am hoping to take my photography to the next level in the next 2 years. I would love to quit my day job and just make a living doing my passion - photography.