John Giffen is a dear friend who also helped us find and purchase our first home! We hit up downtown Nashville for a few fresh headshots for his real estate business. My trusty husband James also came along to make sure my strobe didn’t fly away with the wind.
Had a great time with you John! Excited to see your business growing! – Kristin
A photo look-back at 2011 and some resolutions for the year to come! Thanks to the clients and friends that made this year so memorable!
New Journeys
Celebration
Generations
Smoke Bombs
New Friends
Shooting this wedding for Sactown Magazine!
Superheros
Sisters
A home
Dedicated friends
The Promise of Adventure
Beauty
Fun
Stories
Llamas
Soul Mates
New Life
Day Break
Glam
Renewed Love
Art and Music
Magic
My good memories of 2011 include so many of you. Thanks for letting me be a part of your stories.
Love, Kristin
Some goals for 2012:
Personal:
Clean out the basement
Get to know our neighbors
Open our home to friends several times a week
Have defined office hours and don’t work when they’re over!
Wake up for 6am yoga once a week
Get involved in a Bible Study
Go somewhere crazy
Hike a 14er
Cook a healthy meal at least 3x a week
Read at least 2 hours a week
Join a CSA
Plant a garden
Professional Goals:
Blog 2x a week
Shoot more with other cameras (film, iphone)
Finish the 2-3 photo-art projects I have going
Do more work in other states/countries
Collaborate with other artists (not just photographers)
Go to a SCORE business workshop
Meet with SCORE mentor
Shoot to tell stories not just to share beauty
Make large prints of a photo series
Make a wedding album and first year album
Teach more
Hire an assistant
Make a business plan
TAKE RISKS
What are some of your goals??
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Thanks!
Kristin
I’ve recently been doing a lot of thinking about photography and life… and chocolate. *Chocolate is usually floating around in my brain somewhere.* In a world where most everyone has an iphone, constant connection to the internet, and a lifestyle that goes a mile a minute, what is the relevance of professional photography for the every day person? A portrait session should be about much more than getting a good picture where everyone is looking the same direction and smiling. You could get that with a tripod and an iphone camera.
Instead of paying big bucks to sit in a studio, think about this: plan a fun date with your family, your spouse, your pet, or yourself. Go out to coffee, play football in the park, make pancakes in your PJs, go to a corn maze, ride your bikes, have a picnic, play a board game, go to the beach, or go hiking… and invite your photographer to come along with you! Not only will you make beautiful memories with the ones you love, but you will have beautiful pictures to help preserve those memories forever. So while you’re thinking about your Christmas card, think about what your family loves. Think about what you love. Think about childhood memories… and let’s incorporate that in to your session!
Life is an adventure… your pictures should be too.
(music by James Sweeting- used with permission)
