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I’ve never been so great at taking care of myself. Don’t get me wrong – I tend to do kind of what I want to do, but sometimes that means that I end up in a place I don’t want to be. I might gain weight, I might be tired, I might overextend myself. The […]

January 28, 2019

cyclebar red mill, cyclebar virginia beach, misty saves the day

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I had the opportunity to do a TON of amazing things in 2018, and work with a bunch of amazing photographers.  I didn’t always have my camera with me to capture the epicness of the behind-the-scenes, but here are just some of my favorites from styled shoots and weddings this past year.  Thank you SO […]

January 16, 2019

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This was the first year that I really went full-force with second shooting. I’m lucky that I have an awesome friend in Mike Dragon of Dragon Studio who let me intern with him for what felt like a million weddings starting in May of 2017 and taught me a TON of awesome stuff so that […]

January 8, 2019

Photo for Valerie Demo

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Whenever a new year begins, I try to think of a practical New Years Resolution.  Nothing too crazy.  Do I want to lose 40 pounds?  Totally. I’m doing things to work on that, like going to CycleBar almost every day (it’s become a bit of an obsession- seriously, you should come with me!). Am I […]

January 3, 2019

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Having epic content for your business is CRUCIAL when you’re a business owner.  So many people rely only on cell phone photos and don’t take the time to show people who they are.  The process.  The behind-the-scenes gets me every time.  I started working with Sierra Sunshine last month on her Instagram account, and with […]

December 6, 2018

sierra sunshine, hampton roads tattoo, port 13 tattoo

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When I first sat down with Sonya Schweitzer of The Intentional Marketer to plan her headshots and branding photos (because, you see, I was styling them and photographing them, which was something new and different for me), she challenged me with a question. She asked me, “Are you a photographer or a social media manager?” […]

November 21, 2018

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