He was so excited to enter the world that he didn't even let his mama make it to the hospital. Welcome to the world little dude, you're a good story to tell! Many, many thanks to Bean Work Play Cafe for giving us a beautiful indoor setting for a cold winters day photo shoot.
I have a friend getting married on the beach in July. We have been texting about it most of the day. I have made some serious "Beach Wedding" board progress on Pinterest which is only increasing my anticipation.
The excitement about her wedding has me thinking about other Photography related goals I would like to set (and hopefully meet) in the next year. But, I have a complicated relationship to goals. I am not competitive so if I don't reach a goal I am never upset, knowing I can always try again.
I am going to throw my "goals" for 2013 out there. I hope to accomplish a few. But, above all else, I hope to have another fun year with my camera.
Goals:
I was worried I couldn't come up with 3 goals, now I have thought of so many I could keep on going. This list seems like a good place to start.
If you have any advice, comments or suggestions about my goals please give me some feedback. I had to turn the comment section of the blog off because the 10,000 spam messages were annoying. Talk to me on Facebook, shoot me an email, text me, call me. Whatever! I want to hear what you have to say!
Hello almost 2013! I am super excited to see the New Year. 2012 was filled with challenges, changes and I made a lot of wrong, slow turns. Nothing is more inspiring than feeling like I get to start all over. In the life of a small business a New Year also means figuring out what works, what doesn't and what needs to change. Here is my list:
1. I decreased my prices (I know what the business-y photography diehards say about decreasing prices, and I don't care…I am doing what *feels* right to me).
2. I am offering Mini Sessions year around
3. I have re-introduced the Belly + Baby Package and First Year Package
4. All images will be now be delivered via Digital Download only
5. I have cut out all paid advertising and marketing and am working toward a more organic client referral program
I am happy to feel "settled" into my routine as a photographer. After years of self-doubt it's a nice place to be.
I also want to give-back more, but I am not sure how to create or structure a program. I was thinking about taking monthly nominations for deserving families or couples. What do you think? Any ideas?
I have updated my galleries and pricing pages. Take a look and see if your smiling mug is on there!
Every time I go see Kelley and Brian she jokes the only place I haven't photographed in their house is the bathroom. I want to get ONE shot in the bathroom sometime soon just so we can laugh about it! This time of year we, luckily, have free rein of the outdoors and didn't have to resort to the bathroom. But, the truth is, I love this family so much I would be happy to photograph them anywhere. We took full advantage of the beautiful weather and headed over to Woodward Academy. Woodward is beautifully landscaped, the perfect place to photograph the sweet Sorrows.
Time to announce my new Client Referral Program. It's pretty awesome, I must say. And, I do say, because I use the word "Awesome" a lot. Send your friends my way, you get a free session. It really IS that easy.
It seems so crazy posting Holiday Mini-Session dates in August, but fall calenders fill up fast so here is the info! These are my most favorite shoots of the year. I love seeing the same families year after year. Let me know if you have any questions. 9/29 and 11/10 will be at Hahn Woods (super close to Emory) and 10/27 will be at Mason Mill Park. Can't wait to see you!
In June little Emily turned 1. She had a great back-yard birthday party, complete with family, friends, a water table and beer! The handmade details of this party were adorable, I can tell Laura had a great time planning the day.
I am super happy Laura hired me to capture this day. Most Mamas are good at taking pictures, but not as good at being in the pictures. I love that Emily and her parents have images of them together on her first birthday.
(She was upset when Mama took the cake away)
I just looked back, my last blog post was in February. Ummm, whaattt? That's crazy. I am posting quite a few pictures to the PictureMommy Facebook page. It's quick and easy for me to throw images up there. If you're on Facebook give PictureMommy a "Like" and you will see the fun images I post there. There are some discounts offered at the end of this post if you're so inclined…check them out!
Despite my lack of blog content, I have kept busy with a few family shoots, two weddings and some cute kiddos. I have also been swimming with the girls, running the trails and putting some serious hours in at the hospital. I am a nurse by schooling, working part-time for the last 7 years. In March I started working more hours to get a few projects off the ground. The increase in workload and time away from the house was significantly harder than I ever expected. I hadn't realized how much my little family ticked right along because I was around and accessible to the girls and Chris most of the time. I am returning to part-time hours again in August. I am forever grateful to my sponsoring physician for being understanding and flexible. It's not often that one person gets to have two equally fulfilling jobs.
This week I am putting together my fall shooting schedule for Holiday Mini-Sessions, I hope to announce those details by the end of the week. These sessions are so fun for me, I look forward to them every year.
I am offering 20% off any Full or Half session booked between now and Thanksgiving. I am also offering a referral "Thank You" if you refer a friend who books a Full or Half Session.
Have an aweome August! With any luck I will have a few more blog posts up between now and September!
She was such a tiny peanut when she was born that seeing these fat cheeks is a celebration of her growing. Love her, love her, love her!!
Back at it today! Today is my first session of 2012, woohoo! We have been trying to schedule this session for the last month. No joke, I think we have re-scheduled it 6 times between rainy weather and winter colds. As a celebration for my first session of 2012, I thought I would finally tie up my 2011 retrospective. Better late than never.
Looking back, 2011 was the best year of my life. Hands down. I worked hard, traveled far, ran a lot and settled down into a nice rhythm of life. I know years like 2011 don't come along often. Enjoy these last images of 2011, I look forward to everything 2012 has to offer.
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