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3 Tips for Taking Portraits in Snow
Taking portraits in the snow can be fun…if you know how!
Maintaining Relationships as a Busy, Self-Employed Business Owner
Maintaining relationships is the true reason why many of us got into photography in the first place. Why is it so hard?
Seeing the Light: On your inner voice…
“Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they…
Seeing the Light: On accepting change…
“Resenting new technology will not halt its progress.”
3 Ways for Photographers to Prepare for Tax Season
The dreaded time is upon us! Tax season! Hear from tax enthusiast, Heather Marie Leicy to bring a bit of optimism for this many times loathed topic.
Wedding Photographers: What happens if you get sick?
Pregnant? Need Surgery? Oh, HI global pandemic!
What will you do if you can’t shoot a wedding you are contracted for? Here are my thoughts…
Working with an Editor
The overall of what happens when using an editor is not giving up as much control as you might think. I still have ALL THE CONTROL.
15 VENUE Wish List Items: From photographers everywhere
Though some of these items might not be possible in every venue space, these are some of the things that will make (or break) photos at your venue, make photographers love (or hate) shooting in your space, and make your couples so happy (or meh) with their photos.
4 simple ways to show GRATITUDE for your VENDORS’ hard work
4 simple ways to show GRATITUDE for your VENDORS’ hard work: From smallest to biggest impact on our businesses.
10 Tips for Stress-Free Adventures with Young Kids
Just getting out the door to go to the grocery store can take ALLLLL morning with young kids. Eat breakfast. Wipe faces. Go potty. Get everyone dressed. Make the list. Re-dress the kids that un-dressed….again. Go potty. Put shoes on. Pack snacks. Eat the snacks before you leave because they are starving. Wipe the faces again. Go potty, etc. It’s exhausting. As I typed only that introduction, Finn asked me to follow him to his room to see his creation twice and I had to go wipe Rita’s bottom too.
Even the thought of preparing to get the kids out of the house makes me tired. So, how are you supposed to have special outings…and actually enjoy them at the same time? Take pictures to “capture the memory” too? Forget it!
Four kids and a business taking pictures of squirmy kids later, I have a few tips that might help you actually make it happen…regularly. And, maintain an acceptable level of insanity to enjoy it at the same time.