Giving Back

I was enjoying the slow start of 2010, but now it seems like the fun is starting to pick up again.
Last weekend, I volunteered at my daughter's school for their Moms and Muffins event. I love volunteering, it's one way to give back to the community. It is so sad that the school budgets are constantly being cut and our children are not given the same exposure to art, music and field trips.

I am very excited that a few Lammersville moms have a heart of gold. They donate many hours of their time and money to participate heavily in the fundraisers. These ladies truly inspire me!

A trip to the Krispy Kreme

Today, I got a day off with the kids. Every month Aislinn need to do a family project for her school. This month, we are going to Krispy Kreme. I've been dying to take the kids there. It is like the PBS shows where you can see how things are made. Well, I guess that's the old school days. Now we have show like "How things are made". LOL!

Small Business Owners

When I first wanting to become a professional photographer, I never thought I would also be a small business owner. Now I know to be successful in this, I would need to know my expensives, my budget and my books. Wow, sound so complicated. The left brain is definitely have battles over the right brain.

Today, I got an email from a talented baker, Cali Matthews, whose the owner of Foxy Bear Bakery. In her note she said, "I'm always sooooo encouraged by your enthusiasm." I'm so glad to hear. Being a small business owner, the odds just not in our favor. I think being able to encourage each other is very important since there are a lot of ups and down that comes with the journey. It is just so important to have a support system and many cheerleaders on your side.
Here is some of the wonderful goodies she makes! Find her on MySpace or Facebook.

Family fun with the Scudders

Today, I heard the nicest comment from the father of one of my clients. He said that 'he had the best photo session ever and he had so much fun doing it'. Let's face it, most dads are not fans of pictures. Maybe a couple of point and shoot, yes.. but full on for an hour of professional photography, not so much. It is like pulling teeth. Do the dads out there agree?

During my shoots I try to make it interesting and exciting, and I have to admit a little silly. But it's all in an effort to have a better session, which in turn, will produce better photos. Check it out!

Kiana

Talk about a spunky, outgoing girl, Kiana is the one. I wouldn't mind her rubbing off on my daughter a bit. It was fun hanging out with her for the day. She knows how to work the camera and not over do it.

One of the goals of being a photographer is to make the photo session exciting and captivating. When I went to Joe and Melissa's house for the post-session sales consultation, Kiana was definitely excited to see me. That really made my day, I felt that I accomplished my goal as a photographer.

Reids

Katharine is one of my biggest cheerleader and supporter for my photography business. She's always pimping me to her friends and I thank you so much for that!

Here's some of the shoot from the photo shoot. Marissa always have a heart of gold, although the creation session was for her mom and her, she wanted her friends (my kids) to be part of it. They were having a lot of fun blowing bubbles and playing cowboys.

As always this creation session was a load of fun, watching the kids play and catching up with old friend, good times...

Life Been Good And Fun ~ And Check Out the Beautiful Album!

Excuse the current temporary new look of the blog, it is work in progress. I am having the blog re-designed and also trying to work out some issues. For now, this is the temporary new look. This year, business has really picking up and I've been getting many bookings and many return customers. For those who are friends with me on Facebook know I've been posting many new pictures of my shoots (feel free to add me under tammy.coombs). It's been a lot of fun, especially working with new clients. It's always fun meeting new people.

On top of that, it's so much fun ordering new products to check out the quality and craftsmanship, it's like Christmas all the time. I do like the UPS trucks stopping by my door :)

Here's one of the product I order for one of my good friend/client. This book is BEAUTIFUL!!! I feel like I should be wearing gloves when handling.