February 28th, 2010
This past week, I started to reflect on my past year with Reflected Spectrum. Although I have been working as a photographer for several years now, it was only one short year ago when I officially formed this company and started pouring every ounce of energy I could spare into building the company and learning new skills and working to become the best photographer I can be. Although I had been planning my move for months, thinking about names and reading all the books I could find about small business ownership, building charts, projections, and business plans, and researching competition, I found myself completely surprised by the way this first year has unfolded. It has been a roller coaster of suspense, excitement, and learning- so much better than I ever could have hoped. I owe all of this to you- my customers, my readers, my friends, my family. You have supported me, welcomed me into your lives, and allowed me to share some of your most special moments. For all of that, I am grateful. As my way of saying thanks, I’m offering 50% off portrait sessions and portrait and wedding prints or digital images for the next two weeks. Just call or email me any time before March 14 to set up a portrait session for any time this spring, or to place a print or digital image order from a previous portrait or wedding session and mention this blog post. This offer is open to anyone and there are no limits on order size or number of orders, so feel free to share it with your friends and family. And thank you all for giving me one of the most amazing years of my life so far!
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February 19th, 2010
A club I belong to, Photo Venture Camera Club, hosts a contest each month with a topic that changes each time. It’s always an exciting event, they bring in a successful experienced photographer to judge all the entries, and we all wait in suspense as the judge critiques each and every image, saving the winners for last. This month’s topic was “Unusual Perspective,” and this month I was the winner!
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February 5th, 2010
Snow, what can we say about it? It’s a magical thing that elicits some type of reaction from people and animals of all sizes. It turns the world a beautiful new color and delights children of all ages. It turns otherwise capable adults into terrible drivers. But whatever your feelings about snow and winter, gosh it can be beautiful! These are some of the photographs I made during our storm today.
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January 29th, 2010
Last night, I was surprised and delighted to find out that I had won third prize in the Advanced/Color/Open Topic division of the Photo Venture Camera Club contest for January! Though I am not sure exactly how many entries were in my category, there were over 100 total entries in this contest, all of which were absolutely beautiful images. The image below was my winning submission. I took this photograph at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, IL on a recent vacation with my husband. There must have been anxiety in the air that day, because it was the same day I photographed a kangaroo fight! Although I’ll never know what these flamingos were upset about, I loved watching them bicker. As an animal lover myself, I am happy to report that no flamingos were harmed in the making of this photo!
Tags: Animals, Chicago, Contest Winner, Contests, Fine Art Photography, Flamingos, IL, Lincoln Park Zoo, Nature, Photo Venture Camera Club, Prizes
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January 22nd, 2010
Alexandria and Daniel had a magical wedding full of love, snow, and happiness. Their ceremony was in a beautiful place in Plainfield, IN called Morning Star Chapel, and their reception was at the historic Rathskeller restaurant in downtown Indianapolis. If there was one central theme I took away from this wedding, it was love- not just between the couple, but coming from all the wonderful family and friends who came to share the day with them.
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January 18th, 2010
Much to my excitement, Reflected Spectrum is featured in an interview published this week by Zoo in a Jungle Marketing.
The full article can be read here: Small Business Marketing Spotlight: Reflected Spectrum Photography
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