Monday, June 9, 2008

The First Blog

Well, here goes. My first time at blogging. I've been wanting to start this for a long time, but life just hasn't allowed it to happen. I appreciate your patience as I get started on here, I'm sure I'll have the hang of it soon.
There is no other place I'd rather be right now than here in Scottsdale. I am looking forward to the rising temperatures and laying in the sun when it's 115 degrees out. Those days by the pool are so much better than my childhood days of shoveling snow in Wisconsin.
As for my business, I have passed the one year mark since I moved out of the Scottsdale Airpark location in January 2007. I had been there for 22 years, and the transition was not easy by any means. I had made the decision because I received word from the landlord that the building would be torn down in June of 2007. I had one employee at the time and far too much overhead with the space I was renting, so I saw it as a sign to make a change. It was so difficult to part with so many amazing props, backgrounds, equipment, and memories that I had accumulated at that studio. One year later I have finally vacated the three storage sheds I was using to hold on to some of those items. I am so happy that I decided to make that move. As difficult as it was at the time, I now get to enjoy being on location entirely. I continue working with one employee, Kathleen. Having her here allows me to spend more time behind the camera, which is what I enjoy most about my business.
I have the privilege of going to my client's home, to see their style and capture images in their own backyard. The family pets get to be involved without traveling in the car. Some of my High School senior sessions allowed for things like turntables and book collections to be photographed, something that couldn't have been done in the old studio. I also love being able to capture those first portraits of the babies in the comfort of their own home, I'm pretty sure the mom's appreciate not having to pack up the car and drive across town for portraits.
As summer arrives, I'm looking for more of the early morning outdoor sessions or anytime indoor sessions. This is a great time for the publicity portraits where I can come to office locations.
I am also taking time to get back to painting. I have been taking classes to learn different mediums, and I absolutely love it. Maybe in the future when I put down the professional camera, I will be able to continue selling art in a different format.
I think I'm off to a start (maybe even good start?) on this blogging so it's time to get back behind the camera. This afternoon I will be scouting out a location for a family session that I have scheduled on Thursday.
Thanks for reading!!

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