The Book; Grayson & Emily

Reading is a rarity in my life these days. Between planning for church stuff, shooting on the weekends, editing during the week, keeping two babies on Th. and Fr., doing the mom and wife stuff, there's not much time to go sit on the screened-in porch, lay out in a hammock, sip a cold Diet Pepsi, and lose myself in a good book. However, I did break down and order a book that came highly recommended, Fast Track Photography. I got it Saturday night, stayed up late, got up early, took it to the bathroom (You know you do it too!), finished it last night, closed the book and felt completely overwhelmed. I'm reading about photographers who have gone on before me who have made their business ultra successful in ONE year. The book is not a "how-to be a photographer" book, but all about soul-searching, finding out who you are as a photographer, and marketing yourself instead of a photo that somebody else in the world is just as capable of capturing. Along with the soul searching, it gives you a LLLLLOOOOONNNGGG list of things to prepare for....which I have not yet done. So in the middle of my stressing, I went to my blog and was reminded that I've been at the business side of photography for about 2 months. TWO MONTHS! My stressing immediately turned to feeling so blessed. In my attempt to begin the soul searching, I've changed my "about me" column to the right. There might be more changes in the works. Stay Tuned. :)

The photos at the top are some shots from yesterday of Grayson and Emily. Kid shoots are always interesting, but we got some great shots. I was feeling some black and white while editing. For a complete slide show click here!