Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Tyrone Thomas. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Tyrone , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today What’s the kindest thing anyone has ever done for you?

When i first was interested in photography, it was around Covid Time and my Girlfriend was a Model and we would pay for cover photos, headshots and etc.., and i had the idea of trying to take the photos my self so i started on my iphone but the quality was mot good enough and it just wasn’t right ,so i tried to shop around on target, best buy, amazon and the prices for Sony ,Canon and Nikon cameras were in the thousands of dollars and i didn’t have that at the time until a friend one day told me about “ Offer Up” and it’s basically a App were people sell different items , and i searched for days to find a affordable but up to date camera . I found multiple brands and nice prices but i couldn’t find a seller who would respond until i finally got a reply and he was selling a Nikon d60 and he was selling it for a couple hundred dollars , so we talked for a while and he came to the conclusion to sell me the camera , he exchanged address and i was on my way!.

I Arrived to the location and he met outside and the first question he asked was “ what do i intend to use the camera for “ and i replied ; To further my girlfriends Career in the Modeling industry and i explained to him the amount of money we pay for Photos and Shoots was outrageous so i wanted to take things in my own hands. After he explained how this was his Daughter’s first Camera and her Beginner camera and how now she is in New York for film school .

Now he Just looks at me for a while and says “ you know what i wanna help someone else young with there career, so just give me $40” and i just stood for a moment in disbelief and i asked him are you serious and he said he Sure was

He was so serious he even gave me a traveling bag that had extra lenses, extra battery’s, also with extra memory cards

I honestly couldn’t believe him because this was well worth more than he even had it posted for.

This act of kindness helped me Push myself Harder to actually take time and study to Learn my Camera and to also one say Give this camera to someone who wants to start a Career in the photography field like i did

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I started this Business to help my girlfriend in her Career now it’s blossomed into something that i feel in love with

My most proud moments is Having my Picture on the front page of Selin Magazine

I want Future clients to know to this is a Black owned Business, something that started from a Idea and became something Bigger . I have been published about 15x times and I continue to show the World My Work

What’s been the best source of new clients for you?

Honestly its been Social Media for Me Instagram have been pivotal in People seeing my work and also for all my Models and Photographers “Kavyar” look it up IYKYK.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

The Most rewarding Moment is seeing your Work in Magazines, its like thousands will see This and See this is my Work

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/westside_camera

Image Credits

Image credits
Di-jana keyes
Klyde Wright
Sevin Sabali
Khayla Connor
Nykhia Bass
Perri Jordan