How often are you speaking with your event photographer before your upcoming event? I can’t tell you how many times, I’ll have a client send an email asking for an event photographer to shoot their upcoming event. I’ll share with them my rates and a quotation and we are all ready to go to shoot the event. Then the crickets come in. No responses to my emails –or calls–about having a quick chat about the […]
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Just because we’re no longer in lockdown doesn’t mean the power of networking virtually is irrelevant. I was able to campaign an entire marketing campaign for Charlotte, North Carolina while working full-time in Tokyo. With a combination of a few tricks I learned during the pandemic, a lot of those tried and true opportunities paid off! Here are a few things you might want to consider if you find yourself a bit far from the […]
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I love capturing images that tell my client’s story of their event creating images of client’s guests enjoying the atmosphere their host has provided for them. Often times I’ve seen posts of some amazing events ranging from birthday parties to formal gala events and the images used were smartphone images taken by the host or their team. I always wonder if the person taking the photos was able to live in the moment provided by […]
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I was at a networking event earlier this month sitting next to a man at a pretty cramped table. Naturally, we do the song and dance of questions everyone meeting for the first time asks but it was the last question the man asked that I was really bracing myself for: “What do you do?” With 150% confidence and joy, I answer, “I am a portrait photographer based in Tokyo.” This answer usually elicits several […]
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First, let’s clear something up. When I say senior, I don’t mean our 70+-year-old elders, I’m talking about high school juniors or 3rd-year students, who will later become high school seniors or 4th-year students this upcoming September. Senior portrait sessions have been popular in the US for over a century! Formal portraits of high school seniors in formal tuxedoes and elegant gowns in hopes of making their debut into adulthood. Fast forward to the 21st […]
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