entrepreneurship (I think thats a word): Random Pictures and some good news.

Things have been very busy in the last week, in fact the last week or so has probably been the most productive few days since I started this business. First things first, I have three (and hopefully 5) meetings with brides and grooms in the next 3 weeks. They have come from the Boettcher Mansion, the Boettcher bridal show, and a referral from a friend (thanks Steph Weber.) Obviously my goal would be to book everyone I meet with, however a realistic goal would be to book at least one of the 3-5 couples that I will be meeting with. I will be meeting with one couple at their home, I am excited about trying it that way to see if it is any different than meeting at my house. One couple is coming Saturday night and will be meeting with me and Jess. It will be helpful to see if meeting with both of us will make any difference.

The biggest piece of news, though, is that a local photographer named Grant Oakes has decided to take me and Jess on as "associate photographers." Basically he will train me in taking pictures and workflow, mentor me, and also book weddings through his name for me and Jess. We will still be booking our own weddings, and doing our own marketing etc. but he will try and book me on days that he already has a wedding, or for brides who can't afford his prices. He will have a certain package price that brides and grooms can book me at, and I will receive a certain percentage of the profit. It is an incredibly great opportunity to learn from a well known photographer who has been in the industry for almost 30 years. He was extremely impressed with the pictures that we took at Mike and Carly's wedding (thanks to everyone who was in those pictures.) He was very impressed with the results we were getting after only two weddings. Overall it is going to be a great opportunity to build our portfolio, and gain invaluable experience.

Oh yeah, random pictures. I have to say upfront that these photos that you will see have been altered in photoshop in some way. I have been learning a ton about photoshop lately, it is an incredibly powerful tool, and I am excited to be able to use it more frequently. However there is no cure for bad pictures, it is still so important to take a great picture. I will show a few before and after photos for you to look at.

We have also been working on a "logo" for our letterhead, mailings and things like that. The "after" pictures all have the "logo" on them. Leave a comment and let me know what you think of this logo.

These photos were all taken in Eagle last weekend.

Before