Baby steps...

just for the business right now, my daughter is very close to her own soon.  I wanted to thank all of my family, friends, co-workers, and friends of friends for pushing my Facebook page over the 100 "Like" mark.  These truly are baby steps for my business and I appreciate every small move forward.

I am pleased to announce that I have a wedding booked for next summer, I know it's down the road but it is something to look forward to.  I am very excited to share in the wedding festivities and shoot such a wonderful event.  I can't wait to book more shoots around it.   

Today I took business cards to The Birthing Inn, in Tacoma, WA... they are the only freestanding birthing center in Tacoma.  I am hoping to move into the realm of labor and delivery photography, very excited about this as well.  Witnessing a birth is an amazing thing.  Please let friends and family know that I would love to book a labor/delivery shoot for a substantial discount, Contact Me for exact amount.  I would love for this shoot to be in July or early August, so email me soon.  Keep in mind that I'm in the South Hill, Puyallup area, so a close hospital would be ideal.  The recipient would receive a shoot beginning when she goes into active labor, all of the labor itself, and an hour post delivery.  My shoot would include pics of mother, family, birth itself, weighing, first bath, foot prints, and introduction to the world.  Tasteful images, within the realm of what mom feels comfortable with. 

I have started the process of finding a professional photo lab for prints.  In the past I shot only B&W film, processed and printed myself so this is a new thing for me.  Trust somebody else with my work and hope they make it look as fabulous as I do, scary.  This will also lead to a more standardized table of booking fees/packages that will be available for clients. 

Okay, off to have some dinner with the family.  Good night. 
Melissa