Personal, Photography, Travel
May 24, 2018

Our Trip to France & What I Learned About Travel Photography!

Honestly, I’m not a travel photographer.  It’s MUCH harder than it looks.  Between tourists photobombing, demanding schedules, safety, and just plain travel exhaustion… it’s a whole new job in itself. That said, I loved EVERY GOSH-DARN-MINUTE of this trip.  And I learned so much about travel photography and how to get good photos while traveling to new places.  So today, I’m writing the 6 things I learned about taking good travel photos, and all about our time in FRANCE!Read More

Personal, Photography, Travel
June 16, 2017

Unicorns Are Real – The Truth of Being an Entrepreneur

It’s been a heck of a long time since I shared anything personal here.  Maybe I’ve been too busy to take the time to share anything about me… but truthfully I’ve known what I want need to say and I’ve been to afraid to say it.  I wrote the words below to give as a talk at a women’s event this spring… but, I wasn’t able to deliver then, so i’m sharing now! 

You know, social media can really make being an entrepreneur look like unicorns and rainbows when most of the time it’s actually ramen noodles, day old yoga pants, credit card debt, and a messy house while you sit in front of a computer screen for hours.

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Notes on living a happy life and engagement photography from the sand dunes
Engagements, Personal, Photography, Travel
May 2, 2017

Spencer & Belen | Notes on living a happy life

Today I’m sharing some notes about life along with images of three of my FAVES!  Spencer, Belen & Hendrix are wild and fun, we had such a blast at the Little Sahara Sand Dunes last month.  This is the perfect time to post this because the amazing Belen just graduated with her degree in nursing!  As someone who totally struggled in school (and never finished), I completely admire Belen doing the work to graduate! I know it took many sleepless nights and lots of hard work Belen, Great work! Congratulations… You da BOMB!

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Personal, Photography
June 30, 2016

You can’t please everyone, you’re not pizza.

 

A note about focusing on your strengths.

Last fall I had a really horrible-unhappy customer.  They yelled and threatened and argued and demanded free products for nothing.  They left me my first poor review & loads of anxiety.  I couldn’t believe it.  I’d gone above and beyond for them, I’d given them free upgrades, and their images were some of my best work. I felt betrayed and confused…

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