So, as some of you may know, I dabble in the world of photography. I even started a small business on the side… taking pictures!
I came into photography out of a desire to capture better images of my own family. I wanted to tell the story of our life… through pictures. It began quite simply really- with scrapbooking. But I quickly became frustrated with the quality of the pictures I was scrapping. Honestly, at first I just wanted to figure out how to take a sharp picture. One that didn’t have red-eye and wasn’t all blurry. So… I set out to learn. I love to learn! Eventually after receiving accolades from several people close to me… I began Katrinaelizabeth Photography.
I’m not sure how it is all supposed to work, but I’ve heard about some fantastic photographers out there, who just happen to be pretty accomplished. They began their business and it spread like wild fire. People were just drawn to their work, their creativity, their honesty! I wish I could say that it is all happening like that for me too, but that would be a lie. While my business has steadily grown each year, I feel far from accomplished. I have had limited time and energy to put into my small business over the past couple of years, and while I really enjoy taking pictures and feel like I have grown tremendously as a photographer… I am not extremely sought after. I wish I were. I wish I could run my photography business from home, and stay home! But that just doesn’t seem to be on the path for the immediate future.
I am always excited when a new client contacts me for photos, but I have noticed that the cold call contacts that I receive from Yahoo or Google searches, usually do not pan out. I offer pricing and dates of availability as requested, and then often do not hear from them again. My best clients have come through personal reference. If you are one of those people that has referred me… THANK YOU! I appreciate it.
Ahem… well enough with the bla, bla… on to my idea.
So I’m a teacher. No really… like I have a masters degree in education. I am a wife, mother etc… and I am a photographer! I’ve been thinking… what if there was a way to put all of these things that “I am” together. A way to smoosh all the parts of me into one single solitary… fulfilling personality?? I know about how to teach, I know about family and children, and I know about photography.
Teaching + family + kids + photography = teaching families how take photos!!
I’d love to teach moms and dads, just like me, how to take better pictures. How to use their fancy “pro-sumer” DSLR. The basics. Maybe… just maybe there are other people out there who wish they could take better pictures? Maybe they’d enjoy being able to benefit from my knowledge and not have to read a ton of books or take several years to get there? So there you have it. I’m thinking about offering a basic introduction to taking great pictures of your own family… seminar. I feel like it would be most appropriate to gear it toward moms? That just feels easier… but maybe there would be some dads out there too?
Anyway… I’ll keep thinking about it! Stay tuned for more information to come. Who knows, I may end up doing more than just thinking. This would be a great time for everyone to become empowered to take better photos. Christmas is just around the corner (scary ;o)
Shooting this adorable family of 5 was so much fun. We met down at Del Mar Beach by the Powerhouse, and just set out to play. This is the second time that I have photographed these boys, and it was so fun to be officially joined by both their mom and dad, this time around.
