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Earlier work from 2012 (above)
Presets Used: A Quick Clean, Center Light, Contrast from Clean and Creative Advanced Workflow and Flare Horizontal Creamy Sunflare Left from the Luminous Collection
Meaning, focus on your photography business, and do not worry about what other photographers are doing around you. Some people may charge more money, others may charge less, but price yourself according to your worth and cost of doing business. I noticed that some people are charging way more than me, but I remember that they, too, started somewhere and had to build up the right clientele to charge what they are charging now. I've learned to pace myself, and slowly adjust my pricing as I see fit according to my increase in skill level, equipment, and cost of doing business.
Earlier work from 2012 (above)
Preset Used: Pretty Onyx from the new Summer Limited Collection
When I first started my photography business, I dabbled in so many things-- weddings, engagements, family portraits, events, nature... the list was endless! If you asked me to shoot it, I would do so willingly. Would the photos be amazing in each area? NO! Would they be acceptable? OF COURSE. It was only when I realized that I absolutely loved photographing children and capturing natural expressions that I began to focus more on child photography. I've seen the most growth in me as a photographer, when I focused solely on photographing children. That is what I loved to do! My creativity and imagination takes over with each photo shoot. I come home from my shoots excited to edit and I smile when I see the joy and innocence in my photos while editing. Instead of sitting in front of a computer, bored, editing a job that I really didn't care to do in the first place, I am excited to edit each of my photo shoots, and a general sense of accomplishment comes over me as I do so.
Presets Used: A Quick Clean, Center Light, and Contrast from the Clean and Creative Advanced Workflow and Fairy Dust from the Bonus Bokeh that came along with the Summer Limited Collection
Presets used: A Quick Clean, Center Light, and Contrast from the Clean and Creative Advanced Workflow
I used to post only a few photos on Flickr here or there, visit my Facebook fanpage a few times a month. Little did I know how detrimental this was in 2015! I am actually a bit late to the game, as I just started getting active on Instagram a couple of months ago. Since then, though, I've had big sites like the Huffington Post collaborate with me from simply seeing my hashtags on Instagram! I've also booked most clients this year through Instagram and Facebook. Social Media is powerful, and it pays to keep up with it as a photographer.
Presets Used: A Quick Clean, Center Light, and Contrast from the Clean and Creative Advanced Workflow
Kristen Umunna is a wife, mother (to four children under the age of 4), and a published child photographer currently servicing the Chicagoloand and metro Atlanta areas. Kristen's passion for child photography was ignited upon the birth of her first child in February of 2014, and continued to grow from there.
With over 5 years total under her belt, Kristen has been published in several magazines, blogs, as well as been a speaker for Out of Chicago conferences. She continues to use her creative spirit to capture timeless, emotionally provoking images for others to cherish for decades to come.
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