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Summertime | Kirkland, WA Photographer

lisa — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:59:00 +0000

What do feet have to do with summertime? Well, thank you for asking! To me, bare feet represent the essence of childhood and summertime. I remember running around with no shoes, even to Circle K for treats after getting leaves out of my neighbors pool (Thanks for that by the way!). The dirt, the grime, the constant wading into the pool, lake, beach, etc. Who needs clean feet when shoes and shocks won’t be on them and chances are the water will clean them! Who needs shoes in the summertime? It’s a sign- ready for fun, ready for the water, the heat… The special thing about these feet is those cute little freckles on the bottom. Have you ever looked at the bottoms of your feet? I wonder if she even knows she has these? :)

Swimming in the lake | Kirkland, WA Photographer

lisa — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:22:00 +0000

In a moment to get somewhat warm, he ran to the play center. He looked right at me and gave me some typical goofy faces and smiles. He knew what I wanted and in turn did what he usually does… BUT, I missed those. My camera had been switched to manual focus (thanks to my curious husband). I was trying to get focused assuming it was on the auto focus and in the meantime, I could see the blur of smiles and goofiness. I was bummed to miss it! I asked him to wait a second until I fixed up my camera and stole this shot as he was looking and waiting. It was his usual look yet so unusual for the expected performance in front of the camera.

I used my 70-200mm at 2.8. You won’t believe this but guess what? I love this lens. It is heavier than my car but worth it when you get great bokeh.

Mission Beach, San Diego | Queen Creek Photographer

lisa — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:47:48 +0000

I would have loved to say {San Diego Photographer} but that is neither here nor there… I was at the beach and that is what is important.

All I said here was, “Girls, on the count of three turn around and strike a pose.” I think it wasn’t truly a beach day-it was more of a stop at the beach on the way to do other things, type of day. Hence the full clothing (that probably wasn’t a full sentence but added for emotional appeal and dramatic effects. How did I do?) They made due by turning pants into shorts, ditching sweatshirts and removing their shoes. What is more fun than a bunch of girls having a blast on the beach (even without their swimsuits)? My fun was sitting back and being photographer for the day/moment. I probably was smiling and just as giddy as the girls.

Oh, and by the way, I am never to busy to be your beach (family vacation) photographer! Really…!

business to business sharing | Queen Creek Photography

lisa — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:00:31 +0000

I’m so confused, please help me understand… why would somebody NOT want to share business info? Here is what I mean:

ME: Hi, Mr. Retailer. Can you let me know where you get your suckers?

Retailer: Ummm, no.

ME: (completely baffled) I am curious to know why you wouldn’t want to help another business grow. I am interested in giving those suckers to photography clients. I am not selling them (and then my mind went on to say, “and this is not what you business is about so why do you care? people don’t come here to buy suckers, they come for what your core business is about. those suckers are an after thought.”

Retailer: well, I order them for the store in bulk and the company is not interested in new clients.

I began to ask more and more questions so that I could narrow my search to find those suckers. So, instead of giving me the name of the company, I learned all that I need to know about the company to find out who the company was. Like a game of Guess Who? Anyhow, when I hung up the phone, I found the manufacturer within 2 minutes. I called-yes they love new clients and they like anybody want to be profitable and see success!

Why do people NOT want to share? Isn’t that how we get ahead in the long run? In any business, we can share! There is so much to learn from one another. We all have our own tweaked version but knowledge is power. I love to learn and I love to share.

Being fairly new to the business of photography, I found THIS ARTICLE to be so helpful and inspiring. What a wonderful woman to want to SHARE what she knows and has learned. I find tidbits like this, ideas for growth, ideas for success and support and I feel inspired to reach out myself (until I run across someone who doesn’t want to share the information about suckers).

We all learn that you need to give to get ahead. What is a way that you can be remarkable in your business?

I have to share something… I learned today how important it is to be charging taxes and paying transaction privilege taxes on a monthly basis (to avoid problems along with late penalties). You can find out more at AZtaxes.gov. I filed for my TPT license which means I am officially and truly in business. I am for real. : ) I am a real business. : ) The picture is to illustrate what it feels like to not know what to do about taxes and how to charge and what to file. BUT ah-hah, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Taking what I can

lisa — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:31:04 +0000

When you are at the beach and camera in hand, no only are you constantly worrying about something happening to the little precious (I need to name mine but haven’t come up with something yet) but there is opportunity to snap so much… Well, this little one (who happens to be my daughter) was tired of the pictures and lowered her head anticipating that I would put the camera down. But I liked what I saw. Then I realized that the picture is probably better this way than showing a sour face. Is that rude to say? Well, it’s been said. : )