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Working with Andrew & Tianna is always SO much fun because I’m able to take their brand and take creative license with that to create something pretty awesome.  I have to say: the pictures from this shoot turned out better than I could have ever hoped for (and photos from Andrew & Tianna are ALWAYS […]

July 31, 2018

munaluchi bride

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It’s not easy to do things for yourself.  In life in general, but certainly in business.  It’s easy to say that you get to have control over things, but the downside is that you have SUCH control that you can’t let go of it.  Let me give you an example: I am AWFUL at my […]

July 29, 2018

dragon studio, milky way wedding, iso:alt, doing things for yourself

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I was having a great talk with a potential client today about why I started the company, what I stand for, and I realized that I’d forgotten my roots.  It’s tough, because, as business owners, we get caught up in the “business” side.  We get caught up in gaining more clients, making more money, being […]

July 18, 2018

remember your roots, valerie demo, misty saves the day

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Fun fact: I have about 20 drafts of blogs that I’ve never published.  This is the first of them, written about a year ago. I feel like before I get into this blog, I need to shout something from the rooftops for you all.  A styled shoot should never EVER be presented like a real […]

July 10, 2018

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I’ve had the privilege of being on the ILEA Hampton Roads Gala committee the last few years, and this year was amazing. With the theme of “Emerald City”, we turned the Cavalier green.  This year, I got to co-chair with the always amazing Emily Miller of Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront (and the new ILEA Hampton […]

July 7, 2018

katherine hallberg design, misty saves the day, ilea hampton roads, dragon studio

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“I want to see more of you!” Kristina Knapp of Elixir Media Co. told me (yes, we’re both social media managers, and surprise! also friends).  We were talking about my content Project 365, and the biggest issue that there is with it is that it’s hard for me to get pics of myself.  I needed […]

June 19, 2018

Black and white photo of Misty creating social media content on her computer. Photo by Val Demo.