Taxes? Business plans? Health insurance? Photographer Jessica Lowry understands firsthand the terror of going into business for yourself, especially when your passion is the creative part of your job, not the number-crunching or paperwork filing. But having taken the risk and made the leap to working full-time as a freelance photographer, Jessica can also tell you all about the rewards: freedom to work on projects she's passionate about, more time for family and friends and getting to photograph some of the most intimate moments in a person's life — whether it's their wedding day or their life's work.
"'No' sort of has to become your new best friend, but eventually someone will say 'Yes,'" she explains. "And you just have to make the most of opportunities when they present themselves."