Many of you may remember that this summer, I was lucky enough to have a young man from Millikin ask about interning with us this summer. He’s been a huge help and wonderful assistant for our team here at Green Tree Media. I’m trying to give him a well rounded experience this summer of all …
The Journal
The Drive to Improve…
As someone who really loved school, one of the things I absolutely love about my job is the need to constantly push myself to learn new things. I firmly believe that in this industry, if you aren’t constantly working to improve upon yourself and your craft – you will not succeed. The photography industry is …
House Update: June 22, 2012
So today I had planned to show you Ellen’s senior photos, but we had to reschedule their viewing session due to a sudden trip they had to make. So instead I thought I’d give you a little update about the new house/studio space we’re working on. It’s been over 8 months since our house burned …
Giving Thanks…
Today’s post is a short one, but it’s what I’ve currently got on my mind. I can honestly say that nothing makes my day like a thank you card or a kind email from a client. We photographers invest a lot of ourselves into our job and our work. We work long hours and late …
My Brief Assessment of the Canon 5D Mark III
With the fire that burned down my home, I lost all my photography equipment. Shortly after the fire I replaced the bare essentials for my photography equipment: camera, lenses, computer, software, etc… But before the fire I had several back ups of my equipment in case of emergency and most especially for weddings. Since the …
Be Certain You Hired a Professional
I often find myself amused by the fact that every time you turn around, there’s a new “photographer” in town. I put photographer in quotes because I’ve been stunned by the number of people who have no background in photography, no education in it, and no real drive to pursue educating themselves to improve themselves. …
A Poem about Photography – by James Metcalfe
I find words to be an incredibly beautiful and powerful thing (after photographs of course). Words provide us with the ability to share our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and ideas with others. Think of all the limitations we would have if we didn’t have words! It’s astounding really! So I decided today to share with you …
My First Second Shooting Gig: Breanne and Brian’s Wedding
There’s this wonderful thing about the photography community. I’ve talked before about there being two distinct groups: the bitter, secluded group and the excited, eager to share group. I’ve been lucky enough to find other like-minded photographers who feel the same way I do and share my enthusiasm too 🙂 I’ve been lucky enough to …
A Wedding, Some Insight, and a Pair of Heels
This past Saturday was a wonderful day! For the first time in a very long while Ryan and I attended a wedding. That’s right – we attended one and it was such a blast! I’ll be honest it was hard to keep my camera in it’s bag. Ryan actually refused to let me take it …
The Part You Play…
I love my job! I’m so blessed to get to meet so many wonderful people and have them invite me into their lives to document their special moments and the love and growth of their families over time. But this job is not an easy one. So often people assume that if you have a …