Clients.  Taxes. Emails.  Deadlines. Paperwork.  The to do list of a business owner can get really overwhelming REALLY quickly.  

Anyone out there get overwhelmed by the pure organizing side of their business?

I LOVE PLANNING MORNING ROUTINES.

Yes, maybe I am crazy.  Okay, I’m crazy. But here’s the deal: I’m a morning person, and I LOVE planning.  So planning morning routines are probably one of my favorite activities, like ever.

Ever since I was a little girl, I have been BEGGING my parents to get me my own puppy.  I promised I would take care of it EVERY DAY and spend time teaching it so it would be the PERFECT DOG.  However, they declined every time I asked, saying that they would end up having to take care of it. I was EXTREMELY upset by this, up until the day I actually got a puppy… and then my perspective completely changed.

Probably one of the MOST asked questions I get as a photographer is “how do I use my DSLR camera???”

Whether you are shooting photography professionally or just want to learn how to use your camera better, this post is for you!  I have had this typed out on a note in my iPhone for YEARS and just send it to people when they ask (which happens often!), so I thought it would be much more useful to share with you all on a blog post :)

How in the world am I supposed to balance my full-time job with my side hustle??? Everyone makes it look so easy.

If you are feeling this way at all, there is hope!  As some of you may know, this photography business is actually my SIDE HUSTLE.  I work full time as a technical lead (web developer) for a non-profit company. Because of this, I have dealt with the CRAZINESS of a completely full schedule and learned (very slowly) how to make the most of my time, for my work, business, and time to relax/refresh. 

I still remember sitting across from my friend when she asked me to photograph her wedding.  Complete shock and excitement filled my gut. And a LOT of doubts.  

You see, I wasn’t a photography major in college or anything (I studied computer science, for goodness’ sake) - I had done a few family and senior sessions over the past year and built a mini portfolio for my brand new business.  And suddenly - BAM! I was faced with the decision - do I want to jump into wedding photography?? Can I even do it?