Here’s a quick shot of me at work to hold you over:

We had a great time at the BBQ.  Friends and family all showed up.  I tried to reconnect with some old clients as well because I don’t like to just shoot, I like to build relationships with my clients that last forever.  We become friends when the work is over.

I emailed my next two brides that I’ll be shooting in August.  I can’t wait.  It’s been forever since I shot a wedding.  I still have to post a few of my favourite pics from the last weddings I did with AC Images.  They look great and Andrea is an awesome photographer whom I can’t thank enough for the privilege to shoot with her this year.  I hope to get a few more weddings under my belt with her.

The rest of my day was a pretty standard Friday.  Tim Hortons for breakfast, worked my 9-5, home, Pizza Pizza for dinner, play with the kids until they are tired, then off to bed.  I don’t think I’ll need to tell any of you that last part anymore because that’s what I love to do every night.  My kids mean the world to me and I love playing with them.

Tonight Maloreigh had a friend over who’s going hang with us all weekend.  Allie is also going to help babysit the kids tomorrow night so that Susie and I can celebrate our wedding anniversary.  6 years tomorrow.

So for tonights inspiration comes another backyard sunset shot.  I love the back-lighting and the way the sun give such great red to their hair.  I think I could use this shot for a band one day (so any local bands that want to shoot, drop me a note).

f/18
1/40th
ISO 200
430 fired again off camera right, full power, no diffusion

You also get to see how my little helper Desiree worked with Daddy tonight. She wanted to shoot the models and photographer. I think she did really good. This shot is SOOC and I think she even nailed the rule of thirds! Not bad for a 4 year old.

http://www.davidschultz.org/

I just found out that I don’t exist and it’s getting worse.  I have to ask myself, What am I doing?  Well, I thought I’ll get a nice flash website, an awesome blog, a smugmug page, a facebook page, a twitter account, and on and on and on.  Why?  Because that’s what all photographers need right?  We need social media to stay current and capture our clients.  Well, I have them all and guess what?  Clients aren’t finding me.  I post to my blog every day, I twitter a lot(not lately thought), I keep updating facebook.  I’m doing everything that I’m “told” to, but I’m not getting the results. My first step was, go to Grader and find out why.  Now, most people wouldn’t want to show how bad they’re doing, but I do.  This is my testament to all the budding photographers out there.

So I turned to my good buddy David Schultz, who is a web guru to find out why.  So he and I went back and forth through email and it came down to the article I posted above.

I have lots of work to do!  Which is now represented in my picture below.  I’m changing.  I’m no longer saying I’m a Wedding Photographer and doing the blah blah blah that everyone says you have to do.  Yes, I love Weddings, I want to shoot YOUR wedding and that’s what I want to do in life, but now I’m going to be really letting you into my world.  My blog is now going to follow my trials and tribulations of  making it as a photographer, 9-5er and father/husband.  It’s going to be a reality show in a blog.  You can help shape this blog.  I want your input and feedback and I’ll be reaching out to you Mr & Mrs Internet.   We have until Dec 31st to turn this thing around.