Founder’s Story
The world is my coloring book, Look! New discoveries every time when I color outside the lines” – Talib Kweli
As children, we’re taught to color inside the lines. But why color within those lines and keep ourselves in a box? When you color outside life’s lines, you valiantly open yourself up to a much bigger world out there ready to be explored. Better yet, when you color outside the lines, you not only learn more about life but more importantly you learn about yourself and your boundless capabilities. And if life has taught me anything, it’s that when it comes to embarking on new journeys such as going to school, moving to a new city, applying for that dream job, or starting your own business…Color Outside the Lines!
I’m Brian Zapata, the proud founder and owner of Fire Flicks LLC. Fire Flicks LLC is a real estate photography company that offers photography services to real estate agencies, apartment complexes, and Airbnb owners in the greater Chicagoland area.
Taking a picture isn’t about taking and posting it on social media for all of your friends and old high school classmates to see. It’s about keeping a record of your greatest memories. As a child, my mom and sister always had a camera or camcorder in hand for every occasion you can think of Birthdays, vacations, holidays, or just a random Friday night. I didn’t know how significant this would be in my life until I grew older. At 33 years of age, I’ve unfortunately lost a few family members along the way. This includes my grandparents and my father. Whenever I have the opportunity, I always look at the pictures and home videos my mom and sister took to not only remember my humble beginnings, but to reminisce on the memories that I shared with the loved ones that are no longer with us. This inspired me to pick up a camera and record my own memories so that one day my children and grandchildren can look back at captured life moments and see what their father and grandfather was all about.
But the inspiration didn’t stop there. Instead, much like a river flowing into the sea, its strong current only further fueled my dream to create Fire Flicks LLC, so that I can use one of my life’s passions to be of service to those around me and to the community I live in. I take great pride in helping local real estate agents, designers, and builders; in capturing the beauty of the homes they are selling to tell potential buyers a story. A story that hopefully involves a start of a new chapter in their lives. My hope is that through creating Fire Flicks LLC, the happiness I find in capturing memories will help potential home buyers find the home of their dreams in order to create beautiful memories of their own.
Brian Zapata
Founder & Owner of Fire Flicks LLC