Hey- Let's Get Professional For a Moment:

So... First of all, it has been almost nine months since I split my professional photography blog off of this one. To be quite honest, the Photography Blog is kinda dry... the photos are fun, of course, but it's not really a showcase of my sparkling personality. I really only set it up because Typepad Blogs have a "photo album" option that made it possibly for me to set up galleries (A., B., C., etc.) of my work to show prospective clients. That's really it....

In a lot of ways, it would be great to channel the photo stuff back into THIS blog, because I think a lot of what "sells" an artist to a client is their persona, not just their work. So. Hey-- random poll: Would you ELW readers be bugged if I started reintroducing the sneak peeks and sample photos and all-around pro-bloggin' junk back on here? Is it a good idea? Should I keep the Pro Blog, and just make the effort to be more interesting over there? Is work and play best kept separate? Would I scare away the prospective client with my wacky, mood-swingin' self on here? LOL! I'm going to put a poll on the sidebar... Give me your honest, anonymous opinion and I'll see what I can do.

ANYWAY-- back on track here. the point of this post is to mention that while I do tend to keep the pro stuff separate, I am aware that some of you would maybe pay me to take your photos as well, and since many of you are friends and family and people I care about, I wanted to mention my January Dealio so that you can take advantage of it if you like. I'll keep it short, and try to keep it simple, and if you are at all confused or want more info, you can hop over to said DRY BLOG and read the more detailed report.

Okay-- here it is. I am launching an OFFICIAL Flash-run website, but not until March 1. Because of that, and because winter is dead and blah anyway, I am offering my 2008 prices through February 28. That means that although I am changing my pricing somewhat for the new season of photography, I won't make the change until the website launches. So now is the time to get in on this! You can do it two ways:

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1. Book a session IN January or February. We still have options and cool locations and fun things we can do, even though the world is dead and frigid outside. Trust me.
(I am only booking four sessions for each month, and Jan. and Feb. already have one of the four booked).

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2. Book a session for the REST of 2009, any time, fall, summer, etc., but get it booked and deposit sent in to me BY JANUARY 31.... and you'll lock in the 2008 rates. Deposit is $50, and goes towards your actual session fee, which is due the day of the shoot.
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So.... either we can go out and play in the winter weather soon, or you can get your fall family photos SCHEDULED and LOCKED IN by January 31.... either way, you get to keep the 2008 rate.

Sound good? Tell all your friends.

And.........take that poll I'm gonna put in the sidebar. Because I blog here for my own sanity, and for my loved ones.... And any cool, fun, zany lurkers that may be out there... But if adding the pro photo stuff back in here sounds like it might be okay, it's be great to know your opinions.

Happy New Year!

P.S. I have two 6-hour train trips in my VERY near future. SOOO cool! And my plan is, on those trips, to craft my CREDO and get zen and centered for the new year. I'll make sure I come back to report.

And tell you what a CREDO is.

And inspire you to maybe craft your own.

Then end.

For now.

(Ha!)