She learned her skills in photography through a burning lifetime passion for photography, and as a student of New York Institute of Photography. Sheila has a huge library of photography books, DVDs and movies, and for over the past 10 years she has been a Professional Photographer . She puts in the long hours, because of her extreme passion for photography, and because of her perfectionism. She grew up in Germany with German as her primary language up until age 12, and then learned fluent English and moved to the United States. Sheila is a world traveler, and has traveled to the majority of the United States (including Hawaii), Bahamas, Jamaica, and Europe.