I’ve been on this photography mission for almost two years now.  It started as a passion project.  I distinctly remember calling one of my friends and asking if I could attend a few weddings with him and take some photos and see what happened.  I bought a used Mark ii… and then a lens, and […]

I have a confession: I don’t know how to vacation.  As a small business owner, it can be REALLY hard to turn it off. I did everything that I was supposed to do this week.  I set myself up for success: my clients were happy, work was done, I didn’t have anything on my to-do […]

Sometimes it takes a small dose of reality to get you back to your “why”. When I say that, I mean your why for your business. Piper, my oldest, goes to PM Kindergarten.  For those of you that are lucky enough to have full day Kindergarten, this means that Piper catches the bus at 11:15am. […]

Marcus Williams with Intellect Media made me an epic promo video almost a year ago.  I’ve sent that video to potential clients, and it’s been the reason that they’ve booked me.  For this, I can’t thank him enough.  Haven’t seen it?  Check it out in all your free time:   Misty Saves the Day Promo […]

Behind-the-scenes pictures are my favorite from photo shoots – they’re always the thing that I can share right away. Oftentimes I’ll bring my camera so I’ve got something to share while we wait for publication. What’s always a fun bonus? When I get behind-the-scenes photos from styled shoots. There’s a few in here from weddings […]

The day that I quit my full-time job was the most terrifying day of my life.  I can remember walking in, with Wrenny Penny, and looking at my amazing boss and saying, “I’m not coming back to work.” I didn’t have any clients.  Chris and I had just purchased a domain name, talked to a […]