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Back in January, I took a photo editing mentorship with Andee Tate of CRAVE Photography. I learned sooooooo much and use these new techniques on every single photo that I take. Below is a sample of what one of my photos looks like straight out of the camera. I shoot in a mode called RAW, which is similar to a negative in traditional film photography, which is why the image looks so blah until after the editing process is complete. Then I covert it to Jpeg for printing an sharing!
Oh wow, so I just found out that my unborn baby is a little girl! Photographing these sweet little girls makes me sooooo excited about dresses and bows and that girly stuff!
Maggie was such a pleasure to photograph. I love to photograph small children, but high school age kids are sooo much easier and I love glamming the picture up in post-processing! So fun!
Abby found my photography through a mututal friend. I’m so thankful for new clients. I totally enjoyed photographing her sweet children. :)
Amy and Daniel are one of the sweetest couples that I know and they’re adopting soon! Yay!
Chloe is so pretty! I hand selected her to do some promo test shots for Grilled Cheese Creation Co’s “grilles.”
Cooper is a precious little 3 month old! He cooed and smiled at me so much when I arrived at his home. Here are some photos from his session.
Well, I had nice break during December and the first part of January. I took a lot of time to rest and did some mentoring with a nationally know photographer and photoshop educator. So…. welcome 2012! I can’t wait to put my newly learned skills to use!
Up first………Selah was a super easy baby to photograph. She has a naturally happy and smiley personality! I fell in love with her!
Andee Tate from CRAVE Photography is offering an awesome Nikon or Canon 85mm lens give away! You can enter the giveaway by commenting on her blog, here. —> http://cravemyphotography.com/blog/ Also, visit her Facebook page. She is one of my favorites and I will be doing a mentorship with her next week that I am VERY excited about!!!!!
2011 is coming to an end! Has it flown by or what? Six months ago when I started this photography journey, I never thought I would get such a good response. I have truly been blessed with some awesome friends and new clients that have helped me build my skill set, confidence, and portfolio. My only regret is that I wasn’t able to squeeze everyone in! I just wanted to take a minute and tell you all how thankful I am for you… for trusting me enough to allow me to photograph your families. Being new is hard and many newly opened businesses just don’t make it.
Let me share some of my plans with you all. As you know, I’ve finished up all my sessions for this year. I plan to start booking again around the first of March. It’s just too cold to do outdoor photos in the winter months. My shooting locations will still be any location of your choice, as I do not have a studio. (Nor do I plan to find one any time soon.) I’ll be limiting my sessions to 3-4 per month so book early! I wish I could do more. If photography only consisted of actually taking the pictures, I could blaze trails, but the editing process takes MANY hours to complete and I do still have my day job that competes for my time. My Spring 2012 pricing will remain at the same price point of $125, but will likely go up a bit in May 2012. (Again, better book early!) This will continue include my creative fee (sitting fee) and a minimum of 20 pictures on CD or downloadable website.
In the meantime, I’d like some feedback. What would you like to see from W. June Photography in 2012? For my past clients, what made you choose me? Has not offering prints been a burden for you or do you prefer the CD? For my future clients, is my pricepoint effective? What styles of photography are trending and appeal to you? When dealing with photographers in the past, what were you pleased or displeased with?
Thank again everyone! I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!
