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xoxo,
joy
Had to share a quick favorite from Meg and Brad's e-session at Minnehaha Falls tonight. Beautiful, right??
I had the whole Sticha family come in to the studio for a session last week, and it was such a pleasure to finally meet the whole crew! Paul and I worked together back in the day (and actually unknowingly went to college together, too!), and he and his wife welcomed teeny little Elliott into the world on June 1st, so it was the perfect opportunity to get together. Elliot was wide awake the entire time, but so amazingly calm and peaceful -- I don't usually see those things go hand in hand! Big sister River, on the other hand, was full of energy -- she apparently hasn't stopped moving since learning to walk, but we managed to get her to sit still for a few photos by bribing her with cheese. And really -- who doesn't love cheese? I love it.
So thrilled to finally get to shoot some photos with you guys! You have a beautiful family, and those kids are just going to get cuter and cuter as they grow up!
My new collateral went to press today at Studio On Fire -- just a few peaks at things to come! All new branding to be unveiled in a couple of weeks!
Stop, rewind, and backup to the end of March -- my first wedding of the season. Sarah was a bridesmaid in a wedding I shot in 2007, and I was thrilled when she and Andy decided to hire me as their photographer! I love couples like this -- laid back and up for anything (so I even busted out the Holga for a few shots!). They had their ceremony and reception at The Buckstone Lodge at Buck Hill -- I SO wanted to do some photos on the chairlift, but I figured I'd spare making Sarah trudge through the mud in her white dress before the ceremony even took place. :) The details of the wedding were lovely, down to the inscription in Andy's wedding band, and the beautiful cover of Hallelujah played during the ceremony. Enjoy a few favorites from the day!
I just sat down to write this blog post that has been a LONG time coming (in many senses of the word), and I peaked through my (very small) archive of drafts yet to be posted. One of them was titled, "Making the leap -- FEAR." Ha. Fear. Yeah, you don't scare me much -- go back to from whence you came.
It's funny how life can change so dramatically in such a small period of time. For those who know me on a personal level, I kind of thought my world was ending just about a year ago. And here I am today, HAPPIER than I think I've ever been, because I have made the leap, and I'm chasing my dreams and doing what I love and am so excited about the world of possibilities and the path that lays before me. Over the past year, so many things have happened to bring me to this moment: I had the opportunity to network and learn from some fabulous Twin Cities photographers; I was blessed by inspiration at the awesome Making Things Happen Intensive Tour (see my story here); I was somehow brought together with seven other lovely women to share an amazing studio space right in my neighborhood; I've had the fortune of working with the fabulous Aurora of Red Organic on my new branding (coming very soon! I can't wait!); I was offered any opportunity to work with First Day Photo, taking photos of wee teeny newborns at local hospitals; finally, perhaps most importantly, I was enlightened to how truly amazing and loving and supportive my friends and family are -- thank you & I love you. So the stars all seemed to align this past year to bring me here:
I AM A PHOTOGRAPHER.
That feels damn good to say. Sure, I've been saying it for quite some time, having been in business since 2004... but I always felt like I had this disclaimer -- ".... but to make a living, I do lab research...", I'd have to explain that I only spend part time on my passion, and that it was just too scary to make the big leap into doing it full time. But now I'm here, DOING IT. And I'm not gonna lie -- it IS a bit scary, because I don't know what the future will hold for me any more. But that also makes it kind of exciting, thinking about all of the possibilities that lie before me! It really all came down to the fact that I've been putting off chasing this dream for so long...but what was I waiting for? Would there really ever be a perfect time to take the jump? How much longer was I going to be afraid of taking some risks, and in the mean time, living with regret? "Feel the fear, and do it anyway." That's the MTH2010 motto, and it rules. I urge you all to take that advice: feel the fear, and do it anyway. And read this blog post by the fantastic Ms. Lara Casey -- do it.
So, as of this week, I'm living the dream and pursuing Joy Lengyel Photography full time. And it's about damn time. This means so many awesome things: more time to devote to serving my wonderful clients; more time available for sessions!; faster turnaround times from session to delivery; more time to devote to blogging (sorry for being so horrible at it!), social networking, and my NEW newsletter (you know you want to sign up!); more time to nurture my creative ideas and processes so that I can constantly improve and give my clients better and better images. All is amazing.
I am so excited to see where this path takes me, and am so grateful for the opportunity and for everyone who has supported me along the way. Life wouldn't be as sweet without you, and I'm so glad to have ya'll along for the ride with me!
xoxo,
Joy
The computer tech came, we figured out the problem, computer's been fixed, and we are BACK IN BUSINESS. Shame me if you will, but I'm one of the few photographers who hasn't bought into the Mac world. Sure, a Mac is sexy.... but I like my Dell just fine. :) And through this experience, I've come to learn that they're customer service and tech support is top notch, so.... GO DELL!
And while I'm plugging businesses, I have to recommend BackBlaze to ANYONE that has anything valuable on their computers that should be backed up... photos, documents, anything. I've been saved by them twice now, and it's totally worth the price of a latte a month that it costs to back up all of your important files on their servers. DO IT NOW.
For those of you that have been waiting for your photos, we're sitting at about a week delay, but they'll be out to you ASAP! And for the future, I've bought a new backup computer, so I'll have a system to continue editing and stay on track, should this ever happen again (*cross fingers* -- hope not!). Thank ya'll for being so patient!!
So it seems that my computer woes of the past 3 months have not yet ended. It turns out that the motherboard on my 2-month old computer is dead, and I'm waiting to get a new one shipped out and replaced, hopefully sometime early next week. This means that there will be a delay on all sessions currently being edited -- I apologize for this. Just pray for my hard drive and hope that the problem hasn't extended that far, as well! :)
This also means that I may not respond to emails as quickly as I might normally be able to.
Stay tuned in the next few days -- I'll post an update when we're back in business!
We'll be shooting the sessions in my new studio, just off of Hwy 169 and Excelsior Blvd in Hopkins. I'm SUPER excited to get some of you in there to see the space -- the natural lighting is divine! Each session includes a 20 minute sitting, and you'll receive a disc in the mail with your images on it within 1-2 weeks! Contact me now to reserve your spot!
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