Jennifer Brown Photography

It’s enough to make a girl’s head hurt (or completely knock her out in sickness!)  My brain is being pulled into every direction and just won’t stop.  Since going back to a full-time job I’ve been running and gunning it since July.  I may have had a day or two completely off from working, but other than that the past 4 months have passed in a blur like you would see in an episode of Star Trek — you know when the ship goes into warp mode or whatever you call it.  Even this past week when I was bedridden sick I couldn’t stop.  Clothed in the comfiest of pj’s, under warm covers, sipping orange Gatorade, I was thinking about the next steps of my business.  Mainly marketing and differentiation.

With every click on Facebook, Twitter, and other photographer’s blogs I feel I’m in a never ending rat race and so very behind.  What can I do to keep up?  How long will it take me to update my site again?  How many wedding commissions should I take next year?  Is it time to change my business model to a more specific niche?  Can you hear me screaming through your computer screen?  Thought so.

I love my business with every inch of my soul.  I love it because it is “me.”  I am what makes my business different.  My humor, my insecurities, my confidence, all the way down to my mismatched painted toe nails – that’s what makes my business me.  I have a story to tell.  Sometimes it’s mine, sometimes it’s yours.  Sometimes it’s sad, but most times happy.  Either way I’m blessed to have a voice in order to tell it.

Luckily – the end of this story has a happy ending.  A sweet couples session. Meet the Reagans!