As someone who always liked taking pictures of nature, and had an eye for photography, Becca Murphy invested in a camera and started her own business, Becca’s Homegrown Photography, in April of this year. Her photo shoots involve families and kids, with most of her sessions taking place outdoors, with nature as the backdrop.
Although she’s only been in business a short time, Becca says she’s received a great reception in Franklin County, where she’s based, as well as in the surrounding communities. Besides her love of photography, another thing that drove her to start her business was a chance to help families capture memories in a more cost-effective way.
“Things are getting pretty expensive out here and I know I had sticker shock after looking into getting photos done after my twins were born,” she shares.
One way she helps families save money is by offering mini sessions, meaning a photo shoot with fewer pictures, around 10 shots, and usually around a theme like 4th of July, or Fair Sessions, which she took at the Du Quoin State Fair.
Additionally, she’s hoping to start shooting some stranger sessions, a concept photographers across the country are embracing right now. As the name suggests, the photographer selects two strangers to be in a photo shoot together.
While behind the scenes images of stranger sessions between two strangers posing like a romantic couple are popular across social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, photographers are also arranging stranger sessions for people seeking friends and moms looking to connect with other moms.
In addition to the themed sessions she’s held in the past, coming up this fall, Becca’s offering Halloween costume mini sessions for $25, as well as fall family mini sessions for $50.
Sharing her story
Recently, Becca shared some of her personal story with her Facebook followers in order to bring awareness to childhood cancer. Becca and her husband have a seven year old son and 13-month old twins, a boy and a girl. However, on February 13, 2019, their first-born child, a daughter named Kinslee, passed away at age three, after being diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
“We found her cancer by a freak accident,” Becca shares.
Becca and her family were hiking at Kinkaid Spillway and Kinslee fell and hurt her leg. When the injury didn’t get better, she took Kinslee to the doctor to get X-rays, and that’s how they found the cancer. Besides leaning on their inner circle, Becca says that there was an organization she and her husband relied on during their family’s difficult time.
In a Facebook post from late August, Becca shared, “One of the organizations that helped families like ours was Friends of Kids with Cancer. They do so much for children and their families during an incredibly difficult time. From toys and art supplies to helping provide moments of normalcy and joy, they remind kids that they are still kids—even while fighting something as heartbreaking as cancer.”
Because the organization means so much to her, for every photo shoot booked with Becca’s Homegrown Photography during the month of September, which is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, half of the session fee will be donated to Friends of Kids with Cancer.
If you’d like to book a session with Becca, or learn more about her business, follow her on Facebook.
