I have enjoyed photography since I received my first camera when I was in 2nd Grade. It was a Kodak Brownie. I was always the family photographer and also my daughter's personal photographer. Upon retiring from teaching, I decided to get more serious about the hobby that I have always loved. I named my company Melanie's View because, quite literally, what I shoot is what I love to view. I hope that my photography makes people stop and look at the many wonders of nature and begin to VIEW what is around us every day and there for our...more