Wednesday, December 30, 2009

New Year=New Prices & New Projects

Out with 2009 and in with 2010. I am excited about the new year and what it has to offer. We will officially open our restaurant, The Top Rock Drive-In, in Alpena on Jan.2. The next two days will find us in the middle of cleaning, ripping up and replacing flooring, and did I mention cleaning?

Michele Graves Photography is entering into unknown territory . . . newborns! I'm excited to report that I have three sessions booked for newborns and can't wait to show the end results. While most photographers love the equity in weddings, I would rather shoot seniors and babies. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy shooting weddings as well, but feel that I miss that one-on-one connection with my clients. It's a hectic and exciting day after all.

Check out my site or facebook page to see sneak peaks of those babies!

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Wanting Newborns

My latest interest is newborn photography. I would be willing to do a free shoot for a newborn no older than 2 weeks if anyone is interested. I think this will be a great market to get into and that we have a need for it in my area.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Break time . . .

The first semester of the school year is winding down. One more day and Christmas BREAK! I know I'm ready and so are the kids. Our new 8 period schedule has taken its toll on students and teachers alike.

I have been asked to present to the student body during out Career Fair 2010. It's an exciting opportunity to show students that I am capable of other things . . . :-)

Well, supper to cook, pictures to order, and taxes to do.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Busy - Busy - Busy

I would like to say that I'm incredibly busy shooting pictures, but that's only part of it. It's finals week at school, and we are working hard on getting the Top Rock ready for the transition.

John and I are very excited about the prospect of working solely for ourselves. We have each owned our small side businesses, but nothing the scale of a restaurant!

The studio is also open in Alpena. I have had to change my business name from Barefoot Photography to Michele Graves Photography, so I will probably have to change blogs as well. I don't know if anyone is even reading this thing or not, so it may not matter. :-)

If you're out there, thanks for reading.