Business lessons & a cute couple….

So, last Fall ( yes, last Fall 🙂 ) I was able to participate in the Prevail Workshop (hosted by the amazing Jared Bauman).  We went over so many aspects of  photography, but what I loved most is that we focused on the business aspect.  So many photographers love photography and end up going into business for themselves, but the majority of us do not know how to run a business.   I have heard it said that when you have your own photography business 90% is business and 10% is photography.  It is so true!  Right now I have to schedule pure editing days because my days are full of taxes, marketing, networking meetings, Quickbooks, contracts, and I could go on and on.  It gets to the point where I actually crave editing 🙂 Business lessons from a seasoned photographer is priceless!   You can’t have a group of photographers together though for a long period of time without some shooting though.  So, we headed out into Old Town, Alexandria and got some cute images of Zack & Katie.  Some of you might recognize Katie form my Bridal Show booth.  She is a friend of mine that loves photography and loves weddings, so she volunteered to help me!  When Jared asked if I knew a couple who would love to have their pictures done the first couple I thought of was Zack & Katie.  I was only able to get a handful of images but love how they came out.  Hopefully I will get a full session with these two this year 🙂

My favorite!