One thing I LOVE learning about is how to better my workflow! Photo Mechanic is one tool I was on the fence about for, well, a LONG time. I finally started their trial and instantly feel in love and bought it! Now, I am sharing with YOU how I use it and also why I love it so much.
Read MoreLibby and James engagement session was the first time I have ever been to the Seattle Pacific University and its SO pretty!! We started off there and ended at Discovery Beach as the sun was going down!
Read MoreKristen and Jeff celebrated their wedding day at the Arctic Club Hotel in Seattle! This beautiful venue/hotel has an incredible dome room for an indoor venue in Seattle!
Read MoreEngagement sessions on Whidbey Island are so much fun and SO dang beautiful! I have known Jess through a mutual friend for a while now, and when her and Eric booked me last year for their summer wedding I was thrilled!
Read MoreIs your grand exit going to be when it is still light out? Are your ceremony and reception at different locations? Does your venue not allow certain things to be thrown through the air to be left for them to clean up?
Read MoreMorning routines!!! Love em or hate em? I highly suggest you start LOVING THEMMM!! When you are working for yourself, being your own boss, walking 5 feet to your desk, it is easy to fall into the routine of pj party all day, erry day. Right?
There's no doubt about it, planning a wedding has a lot of choices, decisions, and high stress factors. So let me help you with deciding on this one thing; plan your engagement session for sunrise or sunset. I PROMISE (yes I bolded that) you won't regret it! Even more so, you will receive photos full of that magical golden hour glow or if its cloudy it is still HIGHLY suggested in doing your engagement session at sunrise or sunset.
Read MoreOver 2 years ago I started my photography business. I have been through trial and error with different programs and software and have found the follow apps and software to be the best for me in my business. Here are all of the apps & softwares I use for my business and a little bit of HOW I use them, so hopefully it helps you decide whether or not they are the right fit for you!
The wedding photographers workflow!! Gosh the items we have to do along the way when we are serving our clients and creating an experience for them, its long!
Read MoreWhen creating a great experience for your clients as a wedding photographer, questionnaires are such a great way to get the information you are seeking from your client, and KEEP the information that you client gives you.
Read MoreAre you a wedding photographer struggling to systemize your processes? Do you write email after email when responding to inquiries when really you need something that says the same thing and you can add in some personalization to the email to attract clients you are so eager to work with? I have crafted 12 free email templates for wedding photographers!
Read MoreWahoo!! Are you ready to get so much done you don't know what to do with yourself!? Okay, I can't promise that completely because it's really up to you, BUT I can say that the way I have laid out my FREE(yayyaaa) Productivity Outline I have created a way to break up the main "categories" if you will of your business.
Read MoreJen & Anthony had a beautiful spring wedding day in Snohomish, WA. I had not been to Swan Trails Farm before their wedding, and it was incredible from the moment I got there! There was such ease to the day, some sprinkles that came and went (fun umbrellas shots to help us with that!) and an awesome group of family and friends to be there for them on their day! Happy wedding day to these two, April 28th 2018!
Read MoreKelly and Brendan introduced me to the the cutest downtown area in Langley, WA. I had never been there and instantly fell in love, and definitely need to go back from a overnight stay! After venuturing around Langley and Seawall Park, we headed to Ebeys landing for sunset and boy it did not disappoint!
Chapter one! Well I am going to get all of the things out of the way right now! I am creating this newsletter blog series as a place to share my thoughts, feelings, successes and failures with other creative entrepreneurs. From where I started, what I have learned to the things I hope to provide others within creative business ownership.
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