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Spring time can be a bit tricky in the PNW. I definitely end up rescheduling a bit due to rain…
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Spring Color Pallets I am loving!

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When you hire me, you get access to a super cool styling tool called Style & Select! It is so…
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Family Photography Session: Little girl clothing!

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I know, from my own personal experience, how time-consuming and tricky it can be to find clothing for your family…
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In the Family Photographer Marketing Society, I cr

In the Family Photographer Marketing Society, I created this guide to go hand and hand with our main topic this week: using patterns in marketing to help with decision fatigue.
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If you are a family photographer who is struggling with marketing, come join us and snag a copy!
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What is the Society? It all takes place right here on a private Instagram. There is no course to complete or keep up with, just weekly information about a wide variety of marketing topics and a weekly live go answer all your questions! It’s all there to go back to if you get stuck. I’m also there to support via DM as well. It’s only $21/mo ⭐️
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Since it’s inception in September, there are now 180 posts/topics! This week we are also covering instagram captions + specific keyword SEO tips.
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☘️link in bio☘️

Last night I got to frolic (literally - check my s

Last night I got to frolic (literally - check my stories) and each sessions after this long period of limited sessions reminds me how much I love the work that I do. I don’t know another job where I could a)wear whatever I want b)hike, explore and play with friends old and new c) have zero bosses 👀 d)be my true + extremely silly self

Comparison is a dream killer. That’s the cold, h

Comparison is a dream killer. That’s the cold, hard truth. More beautiful dreams fail due to the FEAR of failure rather actually failing.
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The first thing to recognize is that we have created a really nerve wracking way to share our heart-centered art. We create it and IMMEDIATELY throw it out to the judgement (or so we perceive) of other artists, many of whom we also perceive are “better” than us.
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But you aren’t putting art here for other photographers. You are putting your art out here to attract *mostly* non-artist humans who want to hire you.
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YOUR feed looks like 10,000 photographers. Their feed looks wayyyyyyy different. They see mostly the posts of friends, family, brands and random likes. Your art to them is ALREADY beautiful. So stop competing with Susan from Salt Lake (made up human) because you two ARE NOT COMPETING for the attention of your local client. -even if you are there’s plenty of business to go around-
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Comparison is based in fear. You putting yourself out here on social media is terrifying for your brain. This is your brain on fear: what if we fail 😩😫🤯what if that girl from junior year sees us talk on our stories 🤮🥴😵 what if we are ignored 😧😑😬 omg. None of this is helpful.
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Here let me help: you WILL fail. You will flop on your face and be invisible. That’s NORMAL for anyone putting themselves out there. Remember- you are a rare breed for even trying.
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⭐️ so proud of you ⭐️
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Lastly, there is only one person on planet earth with your unique combination of: personality, compassion, style, artist eye, use of light, sense of humor. You are one of kind, baby. So there’s no competition until cloning is mainstream.
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So! Eyes on your own road. Your very own bumpy, beautiful road. We need you out here ❤️

You don’t need anyone’s permission to start ex

You don’t need anyone’s permission to start except your own.
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We’ve all heard that quote and I feel like it can go in one ear and out the other, but it’s extremely valuable. Women especially are often taught to wait until they are invited to the stage. But the chances of someone inviting you into the future you want is low. SO LOW!
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What to do then?
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Step over the nice little velvet rope (your fears) blocking the path to the stage and invite your own damn self on the stage and speak.

“Fear is a bad advisor” especially in this spa

“Fear is a bad advisor” especially in this space. You belong here. You can speak here. You are free to try anything and everything you want to try. The challenge: next time you bump into a fear wall, override and do the damn thing anyway! This will give you sooooo much confidence the next time you face a year.
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Always wanted to go live? Try it!
Want to put together a styled shoot? Do it!
Want to rebrand and start saying no to sessions you don’t love? Goooo!

Fear is not your best advisor ❤️

Thinking about being a Mother to daughters today.

Thinking about being a Mother to daughters today. I feel… weird sometimes being a woman. I don’t like feeling undervalued, I don’t like the thought of my own wants and needs and the wants and needs of my daughters decided by other people.
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My job as a mother this year is harder than last because I have to explain hard things to my daughters about what motherhood might mean in the future: an experience forced by voters rather chosen joyfully when they are ready.
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I am a mother. I’m mad.

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