Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Jef’free Atchison . We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Hi Jef’free , really happy you were able to join us today and we’re looking forward to sharing your story and insights with our readers. Let’s start with the heart of it all – purpose. How did you find your purpose?
If I’m being completely honest, my purpose found me! Photography has been in my life since I got my 2nd cell phone in 2003… talking photos was always so intriguing to me. Looking at Moments I captured just felt good for my soul. It was at that moment I knew what my purpose was.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
My name is, Jef’free! I worked at Chrysler for 12yrs and decided to take that leap of faith and quit to start my own photography business. In 2021 I started my own business, “Freezing Time Photography!”
I always had a gift at taking photos with phones and became intrigued with cameras when I was modeling years ago.
I began to eat, sleep and breathe Photography! It was all I cared about. Getting shots and thinking of concepts others weren’t thinking of.
There’s a lot of photographers today and the only way to get the most business is to stand out from all others. It has to be something special about your photos that set you aside from everyone else.
I’ve had my own solo gallery, I’ve been featured in 5 other galleries and I also have some of my work hanging in, “Hotel Indigo” downtown Detroit, but of everything my proudest moment is quitting Chrysler and going for what I truly believed in… My passion, “Photography!” @Freezing__Time__
I’m looking to have my 2nd solo art exhibit Fall 2023…
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
1. DO IT TODAY!!!
2. STOP WAITING FOR THE PERFECT TIME!
3. LISTEN TO YOURSELF NOT OTHERS WHOM YOU HAVE NOTHING TO GAIN FROM!
Stop telling your dreams and visions to everyone… This is the all time dream killer. People tell others their dreams and they shoot them down instantly. Learn to stay quite and just show others your growth!
What was the most impactful thing your parents did for you?
My mother ALWAYS pushing me to be great at any and everything I did in life. Always telling me that NOTHING can hold me back/down. She believed in me even at times when I doubted myself. She has always been my rock. I am and will forever be grateful for my mother and all the love she’s shown me this far!
Contact Info:
- Instagram: @Freezing__Time__
- Facebook: Jef’free Photo’s
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