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Zenfolio and BlackRapid

I’ve been with Zenfolio since before I launched my business.  I discovered them as a place to share my nature and family photos.  I know there are plenty of free resources for this, but I prefer the reliability, customization, and password protected gallery options of Zenfolio, to something like Picasa.  In 2008 when I became…

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Sigma 50 1.4

For Photographers I could not be happier with my new lens, a Sigma 50 1.4. I don’t get very excited by gear most of the time, but this is one of the exceptions. I researched for a long time, read everything I could online, and asked lots of other photographers.

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Washington DC Wedding Photographers

When I first moved to Northern Virginia, I wrote a blog post that I wanted to network with other wedding and portrait photographers in the Washington DC area. I wasn’t sure that anyone would respond. I look at the numbers of my blog readers but yet still always feel surprised when a client talks to…

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New Blogsite Coming

Excuse the inner geek in me for a minute. I am super excited about the new blog-site I am about to roll-out. I’ve been testing it for the last few days, and will be implementing it here, within the next couple days. After much searching, and thinking about what my brand is as a wedding…

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Starting my photography business

This post is continued from my earlier post, “How I almost didn’t become a photographer”. In fall of 2005, we moved to Portland, Oregon. We found a little house to sublet in East Portland, with a big yard and great neighbors that liked to bring us fresh tomatoes and cucumbers from their gardens. In 2006,…

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