Thank You : Personal
2008 is winding down and 2009 is coming in. This year has been simply amazing for so many reasons and so much has happened that I am so thankful for. I have learned sooooo much over this past year that I can’t even believe.
Thanks to workshops like the One Light Workshop by Zack Arias and the One Light DVD I finally feel confident about using basic lighting techniques which terrified me at the beginning of the year because I thought I would never be able to understand it. I also have to thank wonderful photographers like Shannon Sewell, Fred Egan, Erik Clausen, Ashley Langford, and Cesar and Tanya Perez who I have built relationships with over this past year and have either mentored me or just answer any random questions I have about photography or business. I wouldn’t have any of the knowledge that I have right now if it wasn’t for wonderful photographers like these! I think one thing that gives me such a passion for photography is that there are others around me that have that same passion who are willing to help and become the best we can be. It is great!
I also want to thank all my clients I have had this year, I would not be where I am today if it wasn’t for them trusting a guy new to the business to capture their wedding day. I had the opportunity to shoot over 60 sessions this year ranging from weddings, engagements, bridals, high school seniors, families, maternity, newborns, etc. It blows me away that God provided all these people during my first year of business while still having a full time job! I can’t wait to see what God does with my business in 2009 as I transition to becoming a full time photographer.
Thank you to all the people who keep coming back to my blog on a regular basis to see what I am doing these days! Many of you are friends who I am thankful to know, and others of you have never met me and still decide to come back whih just blows me away. I can’t say thank you enough. I am just a small fish in a very big internet pond and I get excited when I have more than just 20 people visit my blog in one day haha. I know there are websites and blogs that would average 20 visitors every 10 minutes, but for a guy just starting his business, I love seeing it. This year I averaged around 650 visitors per month, next year I would like to raise that to 1,000! The only way I can do that is with the help of all of you. Thank you friends, family, and people I have not met yet, keep spreading the word about me!
Finally, I just have to thank my wife for a wonderful 2008 year. She has been more than supportive of my photography and the decision to go full time next year, I couldn’t do it without a wife who believes so strongly in me. Whenever I have my doubts she is right there to help encourage me and support me in my decisions. Here is one of Jessica’s favorite pictures of us from our one year anniversary session with Shannon Sewell.

I have big plans for 2009 and I can’t wait to share them with everyone. I am ready to take my business to the next level. I will have new prices for weddings and portrait sessions, new products, new blog and site, new logo. It is going to be greatness!
I’d like to leave you with a few detail shows from a wedding I shot with Poser (Erik Clausen) a month or so ago. I had the pleasure of second shooting with him at a beautiful glass chapel in Hot Springs, Arkansas. This was such a beautiful time to get married because the fall colors were amazing! Enjoy these last shots from me in 2008. I look forward to sharing more with you from my sessions in 2009!
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December 22nd, 2008 at 5:50 pm
i LOVE LOVE LOVE these photos! The street shots are simply stunning!