Tag: from the ground up
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For the love of Minnie Mouse.
As a photographer I always hope to be able to connect to my clients in some way. I find this to be more and more important as time goes on. When it comes to family sessions – I have discovered that the best way to connect to the entire family is to find a connection…
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.
“The phone rings in the middle of the night, my father yells ‘Whatcha gonna do with your life?’ Oh daddy dear you know you’re still number one – but girls, they wanna have fuh-unnn – Oooooh girls just wanna have fun!” Is this song now stuck in your head? …. You’re welcome. Cindy had it…
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Making Connections and Shout Outs!
I’ve said it before and I will say it again – making connections and building relationships in your industry is SO important! I am making connections left and right as I build my business. I am answering every phone call that comes in, and any time someone says “hey you should talk to this person…”…
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To Engage or Not to Engage? That is the question.
Most people don’t have a problem booking an engagement session. They love it. They are excited to get married and excited for all the things that involve their wedding planning – including their engagement session. …….. I should rephrase that – most BRIDES don’t have a problem with Engagement sessions. Most grooms couldn’t care less.…
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Shoes – shoes – SHOES!
When I arrived to start photographing the lovely Breanne – or future Mrs. Goodman, I was greeted by all of her wonderful bridesmaids with such bright smiles and warm friendliness. I always have a good time when I photograph weddings, but it’s so sweet when I can tell how truly loved a Bride is by…
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Whatever you do – DON’T say “Cheese” – – it’s cheesey.
So I have been posting a lot of engagement sessions and weddings on my blog but haven’t posted much of anything else. Today I am going to focus on portrait sessions. I really love photographing people together and the love between a couple or in a family… but there is so much to be said…
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Am I Crazy? Or is that Carrie Underwood??
Tell me I am not the only person who thinks this gorgeous bride looks like she could be Carrie Underwood’s little sister!! Amber and Matt were adorable from start to finish. When they first walked through the door to meet with me for their engagement session in San Juan Capistrano I was a little dumb-founded.…
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Bloggers block.
Ok – so I fell off the blogging wagon last week. This week I have been determined to get back on. Monday was crazy so I said, “I’ll write Tuesday.” Tuesday was even crazier than Monday so I figured, “I’ll write Wednesday…” This morning I woke up as sick as a dog, and have been…
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“Enjoy the ride… and KNOW it will be a good one.” – JG
When speaking with a good friend yesterday about the place we are at in our lives we both talked about our concerns and fears. We are both building our businesses and that can be really scarey when you don’t have a cushion to land on if things don’t take off right away. We used the…
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Heart Shaped Balloons and Wildflower Love!
Well I am a few days behind on my blogging… but I still plan to get two blogs posted this week! Looks like they’ll be a little closer together this time… but hey, as long as I keep blogging! I have been surprising myself with how busy I have managed to stay. When your whole…
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