5 Things I'm Embarrassed to Admit:
• I don't really follow camera news and improvements. I shoot with what I have, love it, and perfect it in Photoshop. I'm much more into the creative, Photoshop aspects than the technical, scientific camera side of things. • At 28 years old, I am still terrified of opening a can of cresent rolls.
• I don't take nearly enough pictures of my own kids.
• I bought my first SLR camera (a D80) because I liked the pictures my friends took with theirs. I did zero additional research. Opps.
• I almost always forget the husband's name of a family I'm working with 5 minutes after they've told it to me. When in doubt, I refer to him as "Dad". Sneaky, right?
5 Things I Can't Live Without:
• My DVR.
• My iPhone.
• My 85mm lens. Best purchase ever.
• Chicken fingers and fries - my go-to meal just about anywhere.
• Coke.
5 Things About My Business:
• I designed my logo and branding my senior year of college as my final project.
• I'm at a place where I love my business structure - my pricing, my policies, my paperwork, etc. I'm past the "portfolio building" and "growing pains" of starting a photography business. I have a workflow that I've perfected and works for me.
• I'm legal. I pay taxes, have a federal tax ID number and my brain hurts come tax season.• Right now I'm focusing on adding to my lens collection, not upgrading to the newest and best camera model. A great camera does not always a photographer make.
• The greatest reward of doing what I do is walking into a client's home and seeing my pictures in frames or on the walls.
5 Things I'm working on:
• Not chopping off limbs in weird places. I move so quickly to frame a shot that sometimes I don't realize this. I'm very critical of my work after the fact.
• Losing the baby weight. 10 pounds to go!
• Saving for the Nikon 24-70mm 2.8 lens so that I don't have to keep renting it when I shoot the occasional wedding!
• Managing an almost 3 year old. Terrible twos? Yeah, give me those any day over this 3 year old tantrum business!
• Not stumbling over my words at a session when trying to describe how I want the client to move or position themselves. When in doubt - act it out myself!
5 Things I Wish My Clients Knew:
• When it comes to kids, not to stress out or get frustrated when they won't sit perfectly still or smile. I can get a smile and their attention without them realizing it, but parents getting upset or frustrated make the child shut down and my job actually much harder.
• Wearing small stripes can make your prints look kind of goofy - almost like a mosaic. They don't photograph well, so it's best to avoid them if you can.
• I love what I do.
• It's okay to talk, be silly, and forget I'm there. Candids bring out the real emotions in your images!
• I can't tag you on Facebook unless we're friends on my personal account. I love it when you tag your own images so your friends can find your images on my page!