Category Archives: Creativity + Inspiration

We are meant to be different

This week, I am going to post an article a day. Each furthers the series I started last Friday about the state of the wedding and portrait photography industry and how we can all work together to make it better. But first — to set the tone — a quote that reflects the crux of […]

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Personal accountability, a quote

I just finished reading Josh Kaufman’s The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business and wanted to share some inspiration with you. The quote below is from B.C. Forbes, founder of Forbes magazine. I think it’s a good reminder for all of us: Your success depends on you. Your happiness depends on you. You have to […]

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Art adventures: Auckland’s Bead Hold

Continuing my art adventures, I decided it was time to learn a little bit more about beading. In Hawaii, I had taken a beginning wire-wrapping class and learned a little about stringing and earring design, but there were still a lot of things I didn’t know. My art clay instructor recommended the Bead Hold in […]

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Strrretching my comfort zone

Do you ever have to psych yourself up to go somewhere new or go solo to a group event? I do. That may be because I’m a homebody at heart, but I also think it’s because it can be difficult to change our regular habits. I’m comfortable going out with Brian; I’m much less comfortable […]

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