Archive for December, 2010

One week left, what will you do with it?

Monday, December 27th, 2010

**Don’t forget, Our picture of the year contest is going on right now! It ends on Jan 1st at noon, so head over here to vote for your fave!**

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I have this quote in our living room

“what would you attempt to do, if you knew you could not fail?” (-unknown)

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I’m not sure if its this time of year or just the space that I’m in right now,

or maybe both and just a happy coincidence

but I’ve been thinking alot about where I am, where I want to be, and how to get there

dreams, goals, and priorities

you know? all that fun stuff!

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So here is the deal.

There is ONE WEEK left in 2010!

one week.  what are you going to do with it?

Yes, you may not have done everything you wanted in 2010, it may have been a hard year, you may have a few pesky pounds left to lose.

buy you know what?
there is ONE WEEK left!

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So my challenge to you?

Use this next week to take time, like real time

away from phones, email, and conversations

to focus on you, your business, and your future.

dream big.

put it on paper.

start the year off on an amazing foot.


So, here is some homework if you are up for it (these are variations of different things I’ve read online lately and how I’ve used it personally)

take a piece of paper (or empty Word doc) and write everything that comes into your head on these, push yourself to go farther than the first few that come to mind, put on a timer if need be.

*In 2010 I celebrated…

*In 2011 I want to….

*In 2011 I’m letting go of…

*A perfect day to me looks like…

let the voting begin!

Sunday, December 26th, 2010

It’s that time of year! We are voting on our fave pictures!

Click on the picture you want to nominate below…to see the pictures click on the camera icon on the right or scroll on down to all the nominee posts:) Reminder: only the voting counts, not any comments!

Winner gets over $500 worth of amazing prizes, pictures, and product!

Good luck! Contest will end on January 1st at noon!

(click on the like button below or the facebook icon to share with your friends and get them to vote too!)

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED! WE’LL BE ANNOUNCING THE WINNER SOON!

the year in review: 2010

Saturday, December 25th, 2010

ah, 2010.  One of the hardest, best years ever.  It was a year that was amazing for my business, broke me personally, brought me to my knees, and showed me I’m strong enough to stand.  All in 12 months.  This is what I wrote the first of January, 2010. I can say I wholeheartedly accomplished none of it 100%, but did make strides, some tiny but there.

Let’s take a journey back through the year, shall we?

*January: January is my learning month, my month of pushing myself to dream. Last year it started here at Imaging USA and ended with a roadtrip here to Dane Sanders workshop. I don’t think I realized the gravity of this workshop to my year. It’s only now and look back and can see that as the catalyst.

*February: Studio 317 was born. We have a space and started renovations:)

*March: The Pink Label, my boudoir photography collection, launched and we held our first Knoxville photographers shootout. Community was being formed! oh, and me and Lena had fun:) and some more.

*April: Lots, lots, lots of sessions.

*May: I became Knoxville’s SMUG leader. LOTS of weddings, including an epic start and end of a wedding roadtrip to Yosemite.

*June: my heart broke.

*July: Beautiful weddings, Guns, and baseball.

*August: My little girl turned 3, I started finding my new normal and healing, we vacationed and had some cool weddings. and then I finally blogged the vacation :)

*September: Weddings, features, oh my!

*October: I realized I was ok. actually ok. And lots of sessions and weddings, like this one. and this one. and this one.

*November: I found me. and began the journey to the new me (20 pounds down, more to go!). And I hosted Dane Sanders workshop here in Knoxville and dreamed. big.

*December: Launched the new website, turned 30, and had my blog invaded :) And felt peace.

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I literally can’t wait for 2011.  I’m dreaming big, making big changes personally, leaning in and enjoying it.   I’m nervous (way nervous!), excited, honored, humbled, and sososo happy to be on this roller coaster called life, even if it does get the best of me some days.

in the midst…

Friday, December 24th, 2010

in the midst of the hustle and bustle

of traffic, stress, and too much fudge

let us not forget

that tomorrow, deep in the history books,

a baby was born

that changed the world.

merry christmas!!

nominee’s #9 and #10

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

our final nominees! Check back on Sunday because voting begins then!!!

knoxville wedding photographer

knoxville wedding photographer

nominee #8

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

first looks are my favorite.  I love them.  Know what I love even more?  Awesome clients like Lauren and Joshua. Remember their wedding? Ah, love them! Congrats for being nominee #8:)

nominee #7

Sunday, December 19th, 2010

just a few more nominations left:) Here is our next one from Clifton and Lesli’s beautiful wedding.

cherokee country club wedding

nominee #6

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

ah, these nominee’s are reminding me that I have been so blessed to have the clients that I do and the weddings that I have had this year. I mean, seriously, my brides are amazing! And this is why I am so glad that I’m not picking the nominee’s…who could narrow it down to 10? I’d have to have a top 30:)

So, without further ado…nominee #6:)