A wedding timeline can be structured or fluid-taking whatever shape the newlyweds desire. Due to COVID-19, couples all over the world have adapted from the weddings they once knew to small weddings. An umbrella term for a few main categories: mini, micro, elopement, and minimony. No matter the month, time, or place-there’s no real difference between a $10,000.00 wedding and a $100,000.00 celebration. You’ll find all of the same core elements at each price-point distilled here for your reference:

1. Photographer arrives and photo coverage begins.
2. Getting ready photos.
3. First look.
4. Couple and wedding party photos.
5. Family portraits.
6. Relax and downtime…

Some of my earliest memories of photography and the magic it holds were physical. The innocence of childhood. Picking up the handmaid photo albums my mother put together with wonder and intrigue. The turtle shell texture and carbon color binder held hundreds of polaroids and convenience store Kodak prints. As a kid, my finger would make its way over the neatly organized rows of photos sleeping under the vintage layer of cellophane film to see if I could find myself. Eventually, when I did, grinning from ear to ear, I’d find a way to mess up that neat creation and…

Last month, I was asked a series of questions my body has yet to find a response. These questions touched on the obstacles created by the COVID-19 pandemic, racial equity, and in what ways have I shown grace with myself and the connections I’ve gained in a stressful year. Weighty, right?

If I’m honest right now, I don’t think sitting down for three or four hours to write a post could do it justice. Nor do I believe the experience of a global pandemic could be properly paid off in any reflection.

It’s been a full year since I’ve put…

Millions of people will post on Facebook today in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The hashtag #mlkday on Instagram alone currently has over 700K posts associated with it. Between these two social media channels, how many of those posts spurred any true heart change or self-directed action (other than the FOMO of not making a post)? There’s a silent battlefield on the web across devices all over the world. Where culture goes to war for attention and it’s only audible or visible when someone opts-in to see what’s happening. …

Compared to other offerings and certifications in the project management space, at $950.00 it’s very reasonably priced. Just in case you find it’s not a fit, they offer a 100% Money Back Guarantee. If your company makes room for employee development or training as part of their budget, you could have your job cover it for you. From what I’ve gathered over virtual chatter in these past two months of the course, there are 1) professionals who sign-up to just get a certification, 2) professionals who are genuinely interested in learning to improve their skills, and 3) professionals who are…

Managing Projects and Encountering the Resistance
Why is it so difficult to say or do what we want to do?

“We say we want one thing, then we do another. We say we want to be successful but we sabotage the job interview. We say we want a product to come to market, but we sandbag the shipping schedule. We say we want to be thin but we eat too much. We say we want to be smart but we skip class or don’t read that book the boss lent us. Or as Steven Pressfield describes it, the resistance. The…

What Defines In or Out? A Master Services Agreement can define terms between one or more parties. In my experience working on them, I’ve noticed they also contain a lot of legalese. What’s included in an MSA varies from organization to organization and contains topics like payment terms, annual agency fees, or exclusivity to certain types of work. It can even reach granular levels like detailing staffing allocations. MSA’s pair with Statements of Work to define what’s in or out on a project by project basis. I thought this week wasn’t going to be very exciting, but it actually allowed…

Kids grow up fast and if it weren’t for the parents, uncles, and aunties of the world who take endless photos when they’re young, the special years of being a child would fly right by.

Family photos. Not everyone’s favorite subject, but now that I’m older, looking back on my old albums really make me appreciate each polaroid or printed Kodak image that represented me in the first few decades of my life. A time I’ll never get back or experience again. To me, that’s what makes a part of photography special. …