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MAY 18, 2023
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We're in the thick of it now! 2023 is shaping up to be Toni and I's busiest year yet. I finished my undergraduate degree, and Toni is wrapping up her master’s in biology. We both love to garden, so we've been trying to find time in our spring rush to put our plants in the ground. Things are crazy!

But honestly, it's great. We both absolutely love getting to do photography for all sorts of new people. We don't have a lot of spare time, but we both love going out and taking photographs, whether it’s people, plants, or something else. Each session, each wedding, and every other shoot we do I can see Toni and I getting better results. This is in part due to becoming familiar with some of the areas we've used repeatedly, such as St. Pat's Park.

Another part however, is the equipment we are able to use. Toni and I have shot photos for a long time, but never have we used $3000 cameras and $2000-$3000 lenses before. I was always a little skeptical of how much the results of these expensive 'pro' lenses would differ from cheaper alternatives. Even now I'm still hesitant and skeptical about renting equipment and using the rented equipment's performance as an absolute indication of how all models of the same model lens or camera would perform. I think rental equipment tends to get a little beat up, and may not produce favorable results, etc. Taking the plunge and buying the high-end lenses has been absolutely worth it. The results we're able to get opens up so much more, creatively, that's possible. Neither of us have even been able to test the limits of what our equipment is capable of yet, but knowing there is still room to grow is exciting.

The new equipment has, unfortunately, eaten up any and all profits we've made so far, so that's unfortunate. This is alright though, as Toni and I are in this for the long haul, and at some point very soon there will be very little that Nikon makes that will even be applicable to us, let alone peak our interest. There are one or two more lenses that sound interesting, but aside from those and replacing old cameras with newer ones every few years, we may finally be set on equipment!

The last thing we've talked to each other about is attempting to find and be a part of wedding conventions. Previously we haven't given it much thought because we were just starting up the business, doing taxes, trying to manage our website and WeddingWire / The Knot, and finishing our degrees – all of which have eaten up our time we could have otherwise thought about advertising with. Now that the pandemic has died down, and the backlog of weddings is over, I think it would serve us best to expand into other areas to reach more of you out there.

We’re both very happy to have met everyone that we’ve worked with so far, and it’s been wonderful to be able to provide something for others. We look forward to seeing more of you as time goes on!
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