NCCA Conference 2008-12-16

In late October I was asked to shoot a conference for the National Christian Counselors Association.  They recently posted some of the photos.  While I don’t specialize in conference photography, it was a enjoyable event with pleasant people attending.  The conference was in beautiful Orlando, Florida however the organization’s headquarters is in Sarasota, Florida which is just south of Manatee county.  We enjoyed the beautiful weather and made it to Downtown Disney more than a few times.

About Me 2008-12-16

While I’m sure that you got the idea from my prior post, my prime motivation for starting this blog is to promote my career as a wedding photographer.  Even if it fails miserably, perhaps I can have still have a little fun.  I’ve been shooting weddings for several years, however my marketing has been word of mouth until just recently.  At the beginning of 2008, I decided it was time to formally go into business and launch a website, get the business cards and make a real effort to plunge headfirst into a career that I love.  Since my formal launch, I’ve been lucky enough to shoot around seven weddings (with four scheduled for 2009) and numerous portrait sessions.  I’ve reinvested virtually all my profits into more equipment and educational materials in an effort to really give my clients the best images possible.  I think that I naturally fall into the artistic, fashion and photo-journalistic category of shooters which blends well with wedding photography.

Vacation 2008-12-16

I’ll be taking the next few days off of my day job.  I hope to get a little Christmas shopping done and catch up on some things that I’ve allowed to build up.  Next week, I’ll be in Tennessee somewhere near the Kentucky line.  I can’ t remember where the family actually got the cabin this time around but hopefully I can post some pictures because it promises to be very quaint.

Lakner Wedding 2008-12-16

I didn’t get to blog about Josh & Jill’s wedding at Lakewood Ranch Country Club (since this blog didn’t exist then) but here are a few of my favorites of the day:

You can see so much joy in this one…it just captures the rapture of two people in love…

 I love the textured old world feel of this one…

Jill looks so content…

The Mind of a Bride to Be 2008-12-18

So I got a couple of calls from today inquiring about 2009 weddings and it seemed like they weren’t really sure what they wanted to ask me. Of course, it’s my job to sell myself and my services but I was suprised when they asked about the style of photography that I shoot. Pictures definately speak louder than words and I believe they would have looked at my galleries before they even called. Believe me, I am not complaining about getting calls from potential clients, but these left me wondering if I’ve missed something on my website. While I know it’s early on and I don’t have many followers at this point, if any of you have suggestions where I could improve my main site (www.whitleyphoto.com) please let me know.