{A Fish Out of Water…}

It’s about time to post some news and updates with Amanda K. Photography.  As the school year comes to an end, and a brand new wedding season starts for me, I’ve made some decisions.  Remember a few weeks ago when I posted about Escalate (the conference I went to in California)?  Well it all originated there.  I was inspired to go after some goals of mine that I’ve been kind of afraid to do.  I’ll explain it all in a minute, but at the moment, here’s what I feel like:

First, I’m in between studio space right now.  Although the space in Bremerton was beautiful (once you got through the door), it wasn’t working for me on many, many levels.  I’m taking this summer off to focus on the weddings I have booked, but in the fall will be focusing on finding a great place that will work for my needs and also for my brand.  I’m finding it hard to adjust to not having the studio to fall back on to meet clients and do shoots if it rains, but very soon I’ll be so busy that I won’t have time to worry about that anyway.  My summer and fall are almost totally booked up with some gorgeous and exciting weddings.  I think I have a handful of weekends left (1 in August and September, and 2 in October that are not filled).  In early November I will be taking time to rest from my busy wedding season, prepare for some exciting speaking engagements that I have and spend time with my family over the holidays.  Can you believe I’m already talking about the holidays?  But that’s life when a calendar starts getting filled.

Second I’m transitioning into focusing on mainly wedding and engagement photography.  This is the part that I’ve been afraid to go after.  I’ve felt for a long time “WHAT IF?”…….what if I don’t book enough weddings, what if people don’t like my work……Well I’m still thinking what if, but now it’s WHAT IF?  What if I did mostly just weddings?  How would that make me feel?- AMAZING!  I LOVE weddings!  What if I worked on the weekend and was able to reign in my working so that I stopped working at 6pm everyday?  WHAT IF I actually had the schedule and job that I dreamed about when I first started this whole crazy idea of being a wedding photographer?  I’ve been inspired to really go after what I want in my business and it feels great!

That doesn’t mean I won’t do any Lifestyle sessions, but it does mean that I will be doing them less…..as in much less.  A Lifestyle session with me will be any portrait session that does not have to do with a wedding or engagement and all my Lifestyle sessions will be one price.  I feel like this will streamline the brand that I want to put out there, and also simplify my life, which is another thing I’m trying to do.  I have some great contacts and people that I enjoy calling friends that I will refer out to if I am booked and cannot do a session and I feel great about that!

So with that, I will continue back to my everyday life and conquer the potty training of an almost 3 year old little boy…..Happy Friday! (Here’s to warmer weather for the Pacific Northwest very very soon!)