Summer is officially in full swing here in the Pacific Northwest signaling not only a mountain of sunshine and good weather but by far the busiest time of year for a food and event photographer. June seems to be prime time for corporate events to take place and restaurants eager to update their menu images, so
Who has two thumbs and has been absolutely awful at blogging lately? This gal. Since taking off the whole month of April for a leisurely jaunt through Asia, updating this blog has been pretty hit or miss, due mainly to overly ambitious goals. By now I was hoping to have my full recap blogs for
As I write this post from The Coffee Academics cafe on WanChai Road in Hong Kong, all of last month's happenings seem so far away. But alas, March was the beginning of freelance photography busy season. While the month wasn't balls to the wall busy like it probably will be a few months from now, there
Hard to believe we're nearly halfway though March already! After compiling my monthly statistics and metrics for February, it was pretty obvious in terms of the numbers that there weren't huge differences between January and February, other than a pretty big uptick in photo shoots. The beginning of the year is typically the slowest period of
Recently, I've noticed that my blog posts and overall outlook on life have been a bit depressing. This has been made even more apparent by the emails and notes of encouragement I've received from some of you (thank you! it means a lot to know that my words are being read and considered). Hardly a
If it hasn't been obvious by my last two blog posts and lack of a post last week, 2016 has been off to a rough start. Dealing with setbacks with one of my business partners, prolonged and escalating family drama, and the usual winter slump freelance depression has taken its emotional toll to the point where I
This past summer, I was privileged to attend the annual World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon. I was ecstatic to finally attend this global gathering of entrepreneurs, creatives, and digital nomads from around the world. Throughout the weekend, there were a series of speakers, and I couldn't help but notice that many of them had
What comes to mind when you first heard the word, "manifest?" For me, I think immediately of the term I had to memorize in high school history classes: "manifest destiny," a belief in the United States that American settlers were destined to expand throughout the continent. The notion of manifesting is more general, as it has
Last week, I posted my annual review of 2015 and was overwhelmed by the email responses. Among the many thank you and happy holiday notes, I noticed a constant question being asked: how do you conduct an annual review? This week's blog post addresses that question, along with the inclusion of a free, downloadable annual
Three years old. That's how old my self-employment business turned this past September, and I couldn't be more shocked. When I left the 9-5 desk job world in September 2012, I never imagined I'd make it this far. I had a rough sketch of a business plan to make it as a self-employed creative, but
