As you all know this past weekend was Fourth of July weekend, and Ryan got a three day weekend to celebrate the holiday. Usually weekends don’t mean a whole lot for me because as a business owner I am always working on something. This weekend was the first time in at least a year that …
The Journal
Time Flies
I have been so busy this past week that as whole week passed by without finding time to post. A lot of my busy-ness this past week has been with the design side of my business and with my own marketing. So I’ll just give you a quick little update about the new things I’ve …
Ashley Mattingly Senior Photos
I was so incredibly blessed to get to do Ashley’s senior photos. Ashley is an absolutely gorgeous girl! She has the biggest brown eyes I think I’ve ever seen and the most beautiful smile! I had so much fun chatting with her and snapping pictures while we talked and wondered around. I even got to …
Thank You Notes
I received this card last week from one of my photography clients and it absolutely made my day. I love getting mail (non-bill mail that is) and it’s so nice when you get a handwritten thank you. It just meant a lot to me. The words both written and printed were some things that I …
Branding and Marketing Pieces
So I mentioned in the last post that I would post up some pics of the couple marketing pieces I printed out. I’ve actually made some tweaks and changes to the layouts over the weekend. So they no longer look exactly like this. All my marketing pieces will have this same look, there are just …
Marketing and Branding
As someone who started out in the advertising industry and spent half of her college career studying graphic design and marketing, I truly understand the importance of branding and the difference it can make on your marketability and appeal to potential consumers. When I first started up my business back in 2008 I had developed …
Canon Macro Lens vs. Tamron Macro Lens
So I’m looking into getting a macro lens for my camera. I feel that it would be super beneficial to have one for taking pictures of wedding rings, jewelry, and some specific commercial work I’ve been asked to do. So I started looking into finding one and I found this article comparing the tamron lens …
Update…
Wow! It’s Wednesday already! This week is just flying by. I have a little break from photo sessions this week, which worked out perfectly because I’m working on getting caught up on some website work for a few clients as well as marketing for myself.The first website is actually one that I just recoded for …
Childerson Maternity Session
I was so excited about getting to do Sami and Matt’s Maternity pictures. I met Sami several years ago at TEC, a Christian Teen Retreat. She is such a sweetheart and it was an absolute pleasure getting to meet her husband. We were a little concerned we might get rained on but we managed to …
Chris & Jennifer Engagement Shoot
I first met Jennifer a couple months ago when she booked her September wedding with me. I was excited to get to take their engagement pictures and to meet her fiance Chris. It was clear during our session that these two are down-to-earth people who enjoy the simple things in life. Spending time outdoors, playing …