Just a quick update as I get back to work... it's been a long two weeks of zero processing of photos while I researched, ordered & waited for new equipment and I'm happy to say I am finally ready to roll! I really can't believe the amount of processing work I have in front of me- by far more than I've ever had at any one time and I am shooting two weddings this weekend! Crazy. The good part is I've got a really great monitor and a new color calibration tool to help me keep your printed images looking good! It's always exciting to have new equipment : )
I'm still getting used to the new monitor so I'm sorry to say everyone who is scheduling or has scheduled appointments and projects with me this summer is going to have to bear with me while I recover from this setback. I usually try to get photos to clients within two weeks of our shoot (4 weeks for weddings) but that won't be the case for a while. I've already called my massage therapist to schedule a string of appointments and I'm thinking that trade I did for laundry service is going to come in very handy in the near future!
I thought since I was sharing a photo of the new monitor it might be fun to share a few photos of my home office work space as well, lest any of you think my job is ALL just running around in beautiful parks playing with cute kids! 75% of my work goes on behind the scenes. From marketing to communications to processing to shipping, this is where it ALL happens...
This shot was taken from as far back in my kitchen as I could go. My work space used to be a corner in my bedroom. As my business grew, it took over the dining room. Now Asher & I eat our meals Japanese style in the living room : )
Things are usually a bit more cluttered than this when I am working but I like to start fresh when I have a steady stream of work coming at me, so today was a good day to take a picture : )
My work space is limited so I keep it pretty efficiently organized, but I need to have room for some fun personal affects too. I zoomed in the above picture to show you a couple of my favorite things I keep on my desk. The first is my Dwight Schrute bobble head. Asher and I are big fans of the show
The Office and last year I ordered him one of these for Christmas. Somehow, I was shipped not one, but two bobble heads. I didn't ask any questions- I just figured it was from Santa, since I'd been such a good girl : )
Asher also received his very own label maker for the same Christmas, so naturally my Dwight always has a descriptive label stuck to his brow!
My other favorite thing is the little dish that holds my miniature statue of Buddha from
Archie McPhee in Ballard. I put this together about four years ago when I was working a lowly $10 an hour receptionist position. I kept it next to my monitor every day to remind me to keep a little Buddhist nature about me (not always easy at that job) and it remains next to my monitor today. Besides Buddha, it's always held a different variety of little tokens (and usually whatever jewelry I wore last!) Right now it holds the cacao bean I brought home from my shoot at
Theo Chocolate, some shells I picked up on adventures to
Lummi Island &
Birch Bay and a cool seed pod- from who-knows-where!
Okay, it's time for me to start making this w0rk load a little less daunting! It might be a bit before you hear from me but I'll do my best share what I'm working on when I can. I'm involved in a lot of super fun projects this summer so be sure to check back ... both at this site and at my
Soulstice Imagery site (where I share all of my work with non-human subjects!) Also, if you are planning to schedule an appointment with me for some time in Autumn, early September would be a good time to get in touch!
Wow, I can't believe it's been a full month since I've been able to post new photos! Playing catch up is a slow process but I'm finally comfortable enough with the new monitor to share some new pictures... and just in time too because Summer and Chris are getting married in just four days.
I'm always trying to figure out ways to feature the ring when I do engagement photos and Summer's ring is so gorgeous that I had to have some fun with it. I love the deep sapphire blue against Chris' classic blue oxford.
While I corrected it in files for Summer & Chris, I had to save this photo in its original state because it was such a memorable part of our shoot. I'm not sure how many times I had to instruct the three boys jumping into the falls to stay clear of our backdrop while I got some shots. They didn't seem too interested in appeasing the bossy lady with the camera! Ahhh, who can blame them? That looks like a lot of fun to me!
Can you spot the photo bomber?
