How do you write a blog post when you haven’t written one in two years? I’m tempted to ask Chat GBT. AI continues to change this career. Editing is more efficient than ever. I’m asking Chat to help me with my Career Day presentation tomorrow at my son’s school. On my to-do list for several months, it’s said “Write one blog post this week.” Blogging keeps your website fresh and helps the Google algorithm. But, the thing is, I receive 3-5 inquiries a day about photos, and so I don’t know that I need to go out and get more people coming through the studio doors. I’m bursting at the seams. And, as I sit here, 7 clients wait in the queue for their photos, so it seems frivolous to write this. Last year, I shifted my approach from gaining new work, to caring for the clients I already have. Some changes in my personal life prompted me to question what I’m doing in my career. I realized once again how grateful I am for the clients I have. It’s really incredible how this career has grown for me– from weddings to families, to branding and corporate work. And then there’s that one weekend a year where I am the bunny photographer. I was telling a young entrepreneur last week that in the beginning, you just throw a bunch of stuff at the wall and see what sticks. I hope bunny portraits continue to stick. It’s just wholesome fun for me and you and your kids and sweet Jack and Captain. I’ve received 4 emails today about bunny portraits. They’re intermingled with requests for architectural and design photography and people who need to update their headshots and a request for a courthouse wedding. In 2008, during a deep valley in my life, someone put a camera in my hand. It seemed random at the time, like it might be a temporary thing. From where I stand now, when I look back down the mountain, I can see it must have been orchestrated by the ultimate Creative. 

Whew, I did it. I wrote the blog. I did the thing. Check it off the list. I hope to write another one next week, or next month or who really knows, maybe two more years from now. Years ago I longed to be a highly sought photographer whose career could support her family. Here I am. Living that Dream. Thankful.

The link to book your bunny session is HERE. Enjoy a few of my favorites from last year. 

Since 2020, many teams work almost entirely remotely, which can make capturing relevant marketing content of your team a challenge. When you gather annually for a board meeting or conference, consider hiring a professional photographer for headshots or corporate event photography to gather team photos. For this female-led marketing agency, we leased a few conference rooms at WeWork Office Space and Coworking in the Clearfork area of Fort Worth. The mixed ambient lighting meant we added some studio lighting to balance the green tones in the lighting.

My short, simple portrait experience  was born of necessity. People would write to me and say “I want to do some photos, but I want something different, and I don’t know what.” They wanted to close a chapter or start a new one with a series of photos. Or, they had a big birthday approaching, and they wanted to mark the moment. I admire Danika Franks and the trail she’s blazing in her community work to change the culture of medicine, and any time she comes in for portraits is a great day.

There’s immense power in seeing ourselves. Isn’t that what we all want– to be seen? And, after a certain age, we may feel invisible. I’m speaking only from my own experience, of course, and what my client tell me.

I went to NYC last month to photograph my editor’s surprise proposal, and I had the opportunity to see Ming Smith’s exhibit at the MOMA. I took a photo of what she said about photographing people because it expressed what I feel, too:

“Whether I’m photographing a person on the street, someone I know, or on an assignment, I’m doing it because I admire them. I like the sense of exchange– they’re giving and I’m taking, but I’m also giving them something back…Whatever I’m shooting, whether it’s a portrait or a place, my intention is to capture the feeling I have about that exchange and that energy.” – Ming Smith

If you’d like to book your own portrait experience, click HERE for more information, or send me an email.