Hey there! Today we’re talking to Stacey Trombley about PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES and Photography!!!!!!!!!

Hi Stacey! Your main character is a photographer.

Mine too! Are you a photographer in real life?

Actually, I am not a photographer but once upon a time I wanted to be. In middle school and into high school photography was something I loved! I took pictures of sunsets and what little nature I could find in my little suburban neighborhood. We had a digital camera, which was pretty modern at the time, but it was huge and saved pictures onto floppy disks (do teens even know what those are anymore? I’m making myself feel old!) but it had a screen that showed me the pictures after I took them which was awesome!

Ha! I remember floppies, but not inside cameras. I think I got into photography for the same reason: I loved seeing the pictures right away, and you didn’t have to wait to develop before you know if you captured the image or not. 🙂

I really wanted to take a photography class in high school, which was an option at first… the high school I went to my freshman year did offer one (my older sister took the class. I was super jealous) but I ended up moving to a different school district the year before I could take it (you needed a basic art credit before you could take the photography class). My new school, though better in many other ways, did not have a photography class. And so my dream died.

Oh! That’s so sad!

It’s okay. I had the option to take photography in college but I had developed other interests (production media) and it just never seemed to fit into my schedule so I never perused it.

So, in a way, photography is my lost hobby. My lost dream.

Another big sad face! How do you think all of this effected PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES?

Perhaps I’m living vicariously through Myra, who is perusing an art college scholarship through her photography. But in the end I found a new outlet for my creative side when I started writing and I can’t imagine anything being better than this so maybe it was simply meant to be!

Omigosh, me too! I still love my camera, but there are not too many things I like to do more than sinking into my own world. Thanks so much for stopping by!

About Pushing the Boundaries

Myra goes to Haiti with one goal: take the photograph that will win a scholarship and prove to her uber-traditional family that she has what it takes to be a photographer instead of a doctor. Her camera has always been her shield against getting too close to anyone, but she didn’t expect the hot teen translator who has an ability to see past her walls.

Elias needs his job as a translator to provide for his siblings. He can’t afford to break the rule forbidding him from socializing with a client. Except this girl Myra insists on going outside the city to capture the perfect picture, and he steps in as her guide in order to keep her safe.

The deeper they travel into the country, the harder they fall for each other. Now they’re both taking risks that could cost each other their dreams.

If they get too close—it could ruin both their lives.

About Stacey Trombley:

Stacey Trombley lives in Ohio with her husband, new baby boy and the sweetest Rottweiler you’ll ever meet. Any chance she has she’s off doing or learning something new. She went on her first mission trip to Haiti at age twelve and is still dying to go back. Her “places to travel” list is almost as long as her “books to read” list.

Hello out there!