None of my work - none of these blog posts, my resume, increasingly unhinged cover letters, even my linkedin profile - uses ai. I'm working to put together some sort of official statement on that. Like I have a diversity statement on my homepage that I have gotten multiple positive comments from. I want to … Continue reading AI Statement
buck the trends
One of these things is not like the other…
At the shop this week, I worked on a little task where I was pulling names, principals, and email addresses of interior design firms in the metro area. A modern yellow pages search, if you will. Started with our location and worked out. Click on a website, copy, click "about," write down the name of … Continue reading One of these things is not like the other…
Thoughts on a photography career. That’s not over…yet.
As always, as a neurodivergent perimenopausal women trying to make a living without working in a cubicle ever again, I struggle with EVERYTHING. Imposter syndrome is rife in a world where I run my business by my gut and not how "they" think a small photography business is "supposed" to work. Because I do things … Continue reading Thoughts on a photography career. That’s not over…yet.
Hello HR Managers!
If you've made it to this post, that means you've seen a job application I've submitted and were just curious enough to check me out. Goodness. Yes, I am a photographer, yes, I run my own business. It is full time sometimes and nothing at other times. Currently I am a little psyched for August … Continue reading Hello HR Managers!
The inevitable
aaaand...i went down a rabbit hole looking up prices for mitzvah photographers in the area while waiting for pics to upload from today's shoot from my camera to my computer. and don't get me started on the number of photographers who don't even put pricing on their websites yeah. some of these people are charging … Continue reading The inevitable
A tiny pivot
As I've been contemplating things and how I want this business to progress, I think I want to do less events* and more portraits. Like family portraits, but also just portrait portraits. Seniors, kids, headshots, theatrical headshots...Also? I want to focus more on families and clients who aren't "normal." Which means the people that are … Continue reading A tiny pivot
Happy New Year
It's taken our house four days to finally settle back into a routine (sort of!). January is thankfully a super light month for photography work and a much needed chance to close up business for the previous year (all that fun administrative stuff). It's also a chance to sit back and rethink what went right … Continue reading Happy New Year
Well, Hello!
If you're seeing this, chances are you're snooping around my sparkly new-ish website via my email blast that went out this afternoon. Hi! There's been some changes this year so far. For starters, I'm doing all my invoicing via square. SO much easier to keep up with than my multi-paged color-coded spreadsheets. You can still … Continue reading Well, Hello!
Identifying my ideal clients: A List
people who HATE having their picture taken (raises my own hand in shame...er, solidarity)people who value photography but don't have the time or emotional bandwidth to be concerned about some social media worthy Pinterest perfect outcome - they just want nice pics to document this phase of life and don't care if their outfits are … Continue reading Identifying my ideal clients: A List
Updated Pricing Update
For the folks following this blog with baited breath waiting to find out what my 2022 prices would be, you might have seen a month ago when I posted my updated price list! I was so excited! I was going to make actual money this year and maybe be able to have some leftover after … Continue reading Updated Pricing Update