Wah, wah, wah, we didn't win, but we're still winners!
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I hope that all of my fabulous Vox neighbors are enjoying the holiday season! Here's a holiday moment from years ago. Can you guess which one is me?
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Much harder than I remember.
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Happy Anniversary to my husband Ray! We're celebrating our sixth wedding anniversary tomorrow. Since we're going to Cambria for the weekend, I decided to write about this today. I wanted to thank my wonderful hubby for being such a great husband who's loving, supportive, patient, and just an awesome person. I can't imagine being married to anyone else, and I'm glad that we can share our lives together. Yay!
Update: I should add "thoughtful" to the list of adjectives that describe Ray. Look at the beautiful roses he sent me for our anniversary. :D
If you're a designer or illustrator, ideasonideas has the perfect blog post for you. It lists how to politely and artfully deal with ten common difficult client requests. This should be required reading for every up-and-coming designer.
Ray and I have been super busy with weddings and portrait sessions the last few weeks, and I'm now just getting caught up.
Congrats to Katie and John who were married on September 28. Ray and I shot their wedding, and I'll share those photos later this week. A few weekends ago, Ray and I met Katie and John and their dog, Zach, at Baker Beach for a post wedding "We Did" portrait session. Katie was brave enough to get her wedding dress wet on the beach!
You can view the slideshow here.
Last Saturday I had a chance to assist and shoot at a wedding with Jules Bianchi, a well-known and extremely talented and charming wedding photographer from Los Angeles. I can't tell you how incredible it was to watch her in action. She's an expert in lighting and has years of experience with wedding photography, and I learned so much from her in one day.
A few days later, I had a private, one-on-one mentoring session (Tea for Two) with Jules where everything was tailored specifically to my needs. We talked about everything from lighting, exposure to marketing and more. Most importantly, she taught me how to become organized and to create very specific, manageable goals--both short-term and long-term. She has helped me to think differently about my business and shared so much valuable information that I can definitely take my photography skills and business to the next level. Seriously, I was beaming when I came home!
If you're a wedding photographer, I highly recommend Jules' Tea for Two session. When do you have a chance to sit down and talk to an accomplished photographer who will answer all of your questions? There's a glut of wedding photography seminars out there, but you just can't beat the personal attention from Jules.
Thank god for Mary Tyler Moore. The opening sequence from MTM made such a huge impact on my psyche when I was a wee one back in the 70s. When she tosses her hat up in the air at the end, that's just fantastic. I can't tell you how many times I did that in my front yard, lol. Are there any TV moments that influenced you when you were a little kid?
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