March 2, 2012

Goals | March 2012

Let’s just be honest…. my day job is kicking my booty! This should be a relatively slower time of year for me, but the last few weeks have been nuts, and unfortunately, the next 2 weeks will be just as crazy! Let’s look and see if I got *anything* accomplished on February’s to-do list…. 1. Order albums galore…. currently 8 need finishing and ordering… did a little work, still waiting on a few revisions, but one arrived and it’s GLORIOUS! 2. Do some serious filing, blah. hmmm didn’t happen 🙁 3. Finish editing 2 baby sessions & blog edited, and blogged one! (that counts for something, right?!?) 4. Photograph Maggie & Rory’s engagement DONE! 5. Deep clean my house (we’re having guests in 2 weeks!) Cleaned… now it’s messy again, humph 6. Enjoy some down time with hubby! a little! 7. Deliver boudoir albums….oohlala! oh yes… rawr! 8. Be more frugal…. we’re saving to start construction on our beach house Doing much better! on to March… 1. Continue working on album orders 2. Begin working for Iredell Living Magazine (today!) 3. Work on editing & blogging 4.  Blog some film we shot I’m keeping this list light, because the next 2 weeks will have me heavily tied up with traveling for work… I’ve already crisscrossed NC 3 times this week, and will do it about 5 more times over the next 14 days. It’s making me exhausted just thinking about it! Here are a few instagrams from February… notice the travel aspect has taken center stage, as has drinking lots of coffee!   Also….. here’s a little preview of Saturday’s engagement session with Maggie & Rory!  
February 23, 2012

Wedding | Ashley & Kaelan

Back in the fall I was contacted by Amanda Suanne to shoot with her at Ashley & Kaelan’s Kannapolis, NC wedding at the Irish Creek Golf Club. I was so excited she had me with her that day, it was stunning weather, at a beautiful location with an awesome bride and groom! Here’s a handful of my favorites from that day…. Following their first dance they gave us lots of time for portraits right as the sun was about to dip behind the trees, while their guests hit the buffet… the light was so warm and magical!    
February 21, 2012

Business | Pinterest!!

Have you jumped on the Pinterest bandwaggon? Do you love it or not understand it? I’m here to help! Pinterest is a fabulous tool for organizing all those neat things you find while surfing the web. I find it so helpful for organizing my ideas for wardrobe looks (both for myself AND clients!), I love pinning ideas for the beach house we hope to build, and lots of yummy receipies! I especially love it because I am still working a day job, so while on my work laptop if I find something I want to save, I don’t have to worry about saving it to my hard drive! It’s also become a great tool for sharing ideas. One of my brides has let me join in on pinning images for her wedding, it’s a great way for me to share my vision with her, and her to share ideas with the rest of us.  It’s really awesome to have a clear vision of what a wedding will look like before we show up to shoot it…. I always tell our clients, the more we know about your wedding day, the better we can serve you. I can’t imagine a more concise way to share your wedding vision than through Pinterest! If you aren’t already on, and need an “invite” let me know!! I’ll be glad to invite you 🙂    
March 2, 2012

Goals | March 2012

Let’s just be honest…. my day job is kicking my booty! This should be a relatively slower time of year for me, but the last few weeks have been nuts, and unfortunately, the next 2 weeks will be just as crazy! Let’s look and see if I got *anything* accomplished on February’s to-do list…. 1. Order albums galore…. currently 8 need finishing and ordering… did a little work, still waiting on a few revisions, but one arrived and it’s GLORIOUS! 2. Do some serious filing, blah. hmmm didn’t happen 🙁 3. Finish editing 2 baby sessions & blog edited, and blogged one! (that counts for something, right?!?) 4. Photograph Maggie & Rory’s engagement DONE! 5. Deep clean my house (we’re having guests in 2 weeks!) Cleaned… now it’s messy again, humph 6. Enjoy some down time with hubby! a little! 7. Deliver boudoir albums….oohlala! oh yes… rawr! 8. Be more frugal…. we’re saving to start construction on our beach house Doing much better! on to March… 1. Continue working on album orders 2. Begin working for Iredell Living Magazine (today!) 3. Work on editing & blogging 4.  Blog some film we shot I’m keeping this list light, because the next 2 weeks will have me heavily tied up with traveling for work… I’ve already crisscrossed NC 3 times this week, and will do it about 5 more times over the next 14 days. It’s making me exhausted just thinking about it! Here are a few instagrams from February… notice the travel aspect has taken center stage, as has drinking lots of coffee!   Also….. here’s a little preview of Saturday’s engagement session with Maggie & Rory!  
February 23, 2012

Wedding | Ashley & Kaelan

Back in the fall I was contacted by Amanda Suanne to shoot with her at Ashley & Kaelan’s Kannapolis, NC wedding at the Irish Creek Golf Club. I was so excited she had me with her that day, it was stunning weather, at a beautiful location with an awesome bride and groom! Here’s a handful of my favorites from that day…. Following their first dance they gave us lots of time for portraits right as the sun was about to dip behind the trees, while their guests hit the buffet… the light was so warm and magical!    
February 21, 2012

Business | Pinterest!!

Have you jumped on the Pinterest bandwaggon? Do you love it or not understand it? I’m here to help! Pinterest is a fabulous tool for organizing all those neat things you find while surfing the web. I find it so helpful for organizing my ideas for wardrobe looks (both for myself AND clients!), I love pinning ideas for the beach house we hope to build, and lots of yummy receipies! I especially love it because I am still working a day job, so while on my work laptop if I find something I want to save, I don’t have to worry about saving it to my hard drive! It’s also become a great tool for sharing ideas. One of my brides has let me join in on pinning images for her wedding, it’s a great way for me to share my vision with her, and her to share ideas with the rest of us.  It’s really awesome to have a clear vision of what a wedding will look like before we show up to shoot it…. I always tell our clients, the more we know about your wedding day, the better we can serve you. I can’t imagine a more concise way to share your wedding vision than through Pinterest! If you aren’t already on, and need an “invite” let me know!! I’ll be glad to invite you 🙂