Day 1524 – Business Lesson Learned
I’ve been photographing weddings for almost nine years….whew, every time I say it I feel a little older! Since I’ve been full-time, I’ve realized a LOT of things I was doing wrong or poorly. Today I...
View ArticleDay 1549 – Home Again After A Week In Vegas – Wedding MBA Conference
Ah, so great to be home! I’ve been away for about two weeks now. We house sat for friends for a few days and then I went to Vegas for the Wedding MBA conference. It was a great conference learning …...
View ArticleDay 1595 – Planning Your Wedding In Baltimore Maryland: A Word About My...
I have a great list of recommended vendors. I wanted to say that these folks are some of the best of the best that I’ve worked with. I keep this list fresh, updating when I work with a new, great …...
View ArticleDay 1600 – I Don’t Think The Dog Will Let Me Work Today
We are house sitting for friends and I have a suspicion that their dogs do not want me to work. - They are perfectly content sleeping in. - When I started to work on the computer, one of the dogs, …...
View ArticleDay 1605 – Learning In The Sun
I started reading the Shark Tank business book today…not too bad! The dogs and I enjoyed the sun!
View ArticleDay 1659 – Today Is The Day! – Or – Win A FREE Wedding! – Or – Open House At...
Eeeeep! I cannot contain my excitement for the open house tonight! I’m sitting in my chair just shaking! Wait…scratch that….that’s the coffee kicking in. But I am super excited! Why am I really this...
View ArticleDay 1666 – Getting Off My Butt And Making Changes – Or – Website Tweaks
I have been pretty much no good to anyone since I got home from vacation. Man! I’ve never had so much trouble getting back in the groove after vacation! I’m slowly but surely getting off my butt and...
View ArticleDay 1671 – What I’m Reading Today…
As you know, I’ve been reading a lot recently. I highly recommend reading and reading a lot…especially for a business owner. I can’t remember where I heard/read/whatever about this book, but I added it...
View ArticleDay 1714 – How Did I Get Here On My Photography Journey? Or God Has Other Plans
How did I get here? “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.“ Psalm …...
View ArticleDay 1718 – Show Me Your Rings – or – If I Could Change The World, This Is...
As you may or may not know, I’ve been photographing weddings 9 and a half years. I’ve loved it since the beginning…ok, maybe half way through the process of my first wedding. Over those years, I’ve...
View ArticleDay 1724 – My Other Office
I love that I can do some of my work away from my desktop! I actually did a good deal of website wording editing at this session! Take a peek and see if it sounds like us and what we’re … Continue...
View ArticleDay 1731 – Behind The Curtain – Ongoing Business Education
One of the things that isn’t as “cool” and “sexy” about running a business is ongoing education. I try to do as much as I can as regularly as I can. Thankfully, there is a great local photographer, Kat...
View ArticleDay 1735 – Ten Ways To Finding Motivation When All You Want To Do Is Eat Ice...
Ok, I’m going to be 100% honest with y’all here. There are some days, most days, all days(?) that I have no motivation. I don’t want to get out of bed. I don’t want to put myself out there again …...
View ArticleDay 1739 – My Reading Obession – or – What I’m Reading Now – or – Goodreads...
I had heard about this app/website a few times…seen my friends post reviews…but I never signed up for it. It wasn’t until I had coffee with a friend that I finally got on the ball. Seriously Jen, why...
View ArticleDay 1752 – My Office Has Wheels!
Today I met up with one of our new brides to sign their contract (Welcome Tim and Amanda!) I also stopped by my friend and fellow photographer’s home to pick up an album she digitized for me. This...
View ArticleDay 1760 – Personal Post – Why I Am Truly Thankful For This Job (And It’s Not...
I’ve been doing photography full time for about 2 and a half years. I still can’t believe it’s been that long. There are a number of things that I’m sooooo thankful for. I used to think the biggest...
View ArticleDay 1766 – My Second (And Third) Office
Since I don’t have a dedicated office space, I meet my potential clients at Panera Bread pretty regularly. Today I had two appointments at two different Panera’s! I seriously need to get stock and/or...
View ArticleDay 1768 – What Does A Typical Work Day Look Like For A Wedding Photographer?
You may be wondering what my typical work days are like. I know I get asked every so often about my blog (how do you find time to blog every day??) I get the “that must be a fun job!” … Continue reading →
View ArticleDay 1773 – Getting Organized – or – Small Business Owner Tips
About a week ago, I was talking to my dear friend and my wedding photographer, Shawna Sherrell of Shawna Sherrell Photography about some photography gear. We both watched an online photography class...
View ArticleDay 1788 – I Need Your Help!
I love writing this blog every day, I really do. But there are some days I’m really shot for ideas! And some days I feel like I’m posting totally silly stuff! I’d love to know what YOU as my reader …...
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