Tomorrow I am going down to the state offices in St. Paul to apply for an llc for my photography business! Yes, I will still manage Camelot, and yes I will still be a photographer for Camelot, but I will also have my own business as well. I will not reveal the name until after tomorrow when it is a full llc, and no one can swipe the name from under me! Yes, I am a bit paranoid about it! But, I am not going to lie, it is super cute!!!
I have offically finished the portfolios for the website, and all the wording. I am leaving it in the hands of Kyle and Mac Kenzie at this point! I have also made the logo! These things seriously took FOREVER!!! ... forever. But, now that I have a base started, it will be easier to update things as opposed to starting from nothing. After the site and blog go up, I need to market, market, market! I know a couple people in that department! :)
I can't believe I am going to be a business owner!! YAY!!
So, if anyone has any advice for me, please feel free to comment!
and FYI- it is super nice and sunny here today! It is the warmest it has been in 7 months!!
xo!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Worst Blogger..... ever. and Easter!
So, here I am at work again, and still not photos of, well, anything to post!! :)
Here is the deal, it isn't that I don't want to, it is that I currently barely have to time sleep let alone post photos!... but I am on here now, so where are the photos?!... Well, they are on my personal computer and I am at work! Work seems to be the only place I have a couple spare minutes to even write on here!
So, my mom is coming to town on Thursday, we have a few big days planned, and then hopefully things will settle down a bit. I have a photo shoot for Aimee that I took, and I have to edit and color correct, and then I also have to FINISH the photos for my website/work blog!! I understand these are trivial things, but they are really more time consuming then people may believe!
So, now on to Easter!
Easter weekend was really great! Derek and I had a date night on Friday night! He planned a nice dinner in St. Paul which turned out to be a restaurant I choose for us 3 or 4 years ago for one of our anniversaries! He apparently didn't connect the facts that it was an Italian restaurant in the same building he knew he had been to before! Oh well, it was wonderful regardless! After dinner, we went to Best Buy, Target, and Wal-Mart to look for a few things we needed (like earphones for my ipod that Isabella managed to devour when Derek put them on the stairs).
Saturday I worked at Party Booths, then we went to Kyle and Mac Kenzie's for a fun night! Sunday we went to church, then out to eat with Mike, Laurie, and Heather. We went to the Machine Shed for their brunch, and it was REALLY good! Apparently they have really good, crispy, bacon! Derek mentioned how great the bacon was about half a dozen times! But, I had 1 1/2 mini waffles with whip cream and chocolate chips! YUMMM.... After brunch we went to Jerry and LeAnn's house and hung out for the rest of the day. We had appetizers, yum stuffed mushrooms!! Ok, so maybe I shouldn't be writing this at the end of the work day when I am really hungry and want to go home and have supper!! :)
Now that the weather is getting nice, my allergies have decided to kick in!...
So, that is an update... nothing too crazy or outrageous!
My mom comes to town tomorrow... yay!
xo!
Here is the deal, it isn't that I don't want to, it is that I currently barely have to time sleep let alone post photos!... but I am on here now, so where are the photos?!... Well, they are on my personal computer and I am at work! Work seems to be the only place I have a couple spare minutes to even write on here!
So, my mom is coming to town on Thursday, we have a few big days planned, and then hopefully things will settle down a bit. I have a photo shoot for Aimee that I took, and I have to edit and color correct, and then I also have to FINISH the photos for my website/work blog!! I understand these are trivial things, but they are really more time consuming then people may believe!
So, now on to Easter!
Easter weekend was really great! Derek and I had a date night on Friday night! He planned a nice dinner in St. Paul which turned out to be a restaurant I choose for us 3 or 4 years ago for one of our anniversaries! He apparently didn't connect the facts that it was an Italian restaurant in the same building he knew he had been to before! Oh well, it was wonderful regardless! After dinner, we went to Best Buy, Target, and Wal-Mart to look for a few things we needed (like earphones for my ipod that Isabella managed to devour when Derek put them on the stairs).
Saturday I worked at Party Booths, then we went to Kyle and Mac Kenzie's for a fun night! Sunday we went to church, then out to eat with Mike, Laurie, and Heather. We went to the Machine Shed for their brunch, and it was REALLY good! Apparently they have really good, crispy, bacon! Derek mentioned how great the bacon was about half a dozen times! But, I had 1 1/2 mini waffles with whip cream and chocolate chips! YUMMM.... After brunch we went to Jerry and LeAnn's house and hung out for the rest of the day. We had appetizers, yum stuffed mushrooms!! Ok, so maybe I shouldn't be writing this at the end of the work day when I am really hungry and want to go home and have supper!! :)
Now that the weather is getting nice, my allergies have decided to kick in!...
So, that is an update... nothing too crazy or outrageous!
My mom comes to town tomorrow... yay!
xo!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Things, things, and more things....
So, you are probably wondering where the photos and details of Louisiana and my most recent photo shoot are. Well, to put it simply, I have not had time to get on here at home (Yes, I am currently writing this a work, because I am at work more than I am at my own house these days!), which is where the photos are!
I knew this would happen around this time of year! Things get crazy, and I have to prioritize things that should all be at the top of the list! :) I need to get better at time management, anyone have any suggestions?!
I have been working late evenings at Camelot because of consultations, which is a GOOD thing! It means people are getting married, and even more importantly, they like our photographers!
I have been working endlessly on my portfolios and wording for my website that Kyle and MacKenzie are graciously helping me with! I love having connections! :) haha! So, any spare minute is basically dedicated to working on those things.
In addition to Camelot, I have a part time job at Party Booths doing office work on Fridays and Saturdays.
I am also getting busier with photo shoots and post production work for my own business. I am not complaining!! I love that the word is getting out about my work!
Derek and I are also getting more involved with church functions. I volunteer to teach every Sunday morning, so I don't leave church until 12:30 most Sundays. We also have a small group every other Sunday evening.
I also had my first wedding of the season on March 28th. It was a 10 hour shoot.
Last weekend was Brad and Noah's birthdays! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
Derek and I are going to have a date night on Friday night... a real live date! We haven't had one of those forever! He is taking me out... I don't know the plans, but it should involve looking nice, eating, opening car doors, and possibly even flowers! :) (derek take note if you are reading this) It should NOT include the couch, doing laundry, computers, or sweatpants and tennis shoes!
So, that is a quick update of my life!
I will post photos as soon as I remember to!! :)
xo!
I knew this would happen around this time of year! Things get crazy, and I have to prioritize things that should all be at the top of the list! :) I need to get better at time management, anyone have any suggestions?!
I have been working late evenings at Camelot because of consultations, which is a GOOD thing! It means people are getting married, and even more importantly, they like our photographers!
I have been working endlessly on my portfolios and wording for my website that Kyle and MacKenzie are graciously helping me with! I love having connections! :) haha! So, any spare minute is basically dedicated to working on those things.
In addition to Camelot, I have a part time job at Party Booths doing office work on Fridays and Saturdays.
I am also getting busier with photo shoots and post production work for my own business. I am not complaining!! I love that the word is getting out about my work!
Derek and I are also getting more involved with church functions. I volunteer to teach every Sunday morning, so I don't leave church until 12:30 most Sundays. We also have a small group every other Sunday evening.
I also had my first wedding of the season on March 28th. It was a 10 hour shoot.
Last weekend was Brad and Noah's birthdays! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
Derek and I are going to have a date night on Friday night... a real live date! We haven't had one of those forever! He is taking me out... I don't know the plans, but it should involve looking nice, eating, opening car doors, and possibly even flowers! :) (derek take note if you are reading this) It should NOT include the couch, doing laundry, computers, or sweatpants and tennis shoes!
So, that is a quick update of my life!
I will post photos as soon as I remember to!! :)
xo!
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About Me
- Jessie LS Newbauer
- Twin Cities, MINNESOTA
- I am a graduate from the University of Minnesota. I have a B.A. in Communication Disorders, and I have taken classes in photography and visual arts. I have a wonderful husband, a house, and two cats. I am an office manager and photographer for a wedding photography company in the twin cities, and I am working to start my own photography business in child, baby, belly, family, and high school senior portraits. I love natural lighting and I like getting as many candids as possible. I also love setting up photo shoots with backdrops, props, and cute outfits! I enjoy "choreographing" shots, not posing! I feel my style is mostly photo journalistic with a little bit of traditional and artistic thrown in the mix. I started this sight to share my work as well as keep updated with my family and friends! We seem to get more and more spread out across the country, but I am hoping to keep everyone informed on what is happening in my life with this blog. I also hope to share a little bit about myself with the people I photograph. I feel like I am photographing important moments and people in their lives, so I want them to get a glimpse of who I am as well.