Wednesday, December 10, 2008

2008 In Review

2008 proved to be another unbelievable year for me. Not only did I have a beautiful daughter to raise and an exceptional husband but my business has continued to grow and flourish. I have been so so fortunate to have the most outstanding, wonderful clients a girl could ask for. I had a wonderful time at each wedding I photographed this year.
Early in the year I was featured in the Spring/Summer 2008 edition of The Knot Michigan magazine. What a wonderful honor to be selected for this publication! It was wonderful to be recognized without having to pay the advertising fees. A few months later I was interviewed for an article in a Lansing Bridal Guide titled "How to Feel Comfortable with Your Photographer." It really meant a lot that I was approached for this little guide. I always strive to make sure each and every person I meet (client or not) feels comfortable around me. So this was a privilege. And as if this all weren't enough one of my photos I took of my darling niece was chosen for a book by Jim Miotke called "The Betterphoto Guide to Photographing Children." If you haven't checked out this book it's worth looking at. You can buy it anywhere from your local bookstore to amazon.com. It has so much information for the professional and amateur alike. I really worked hard on my children sessions this year and ended up photographing over 50 children!

Now, here I am already booked up for 2009 and booking into 2010! Lastly, I was approached by Brides Michigan to possibly be published in their Spring/Summer 2009 issue so i'll definitely keep you updated on that!

So before we start into the new wonderful chaos of the next wedding season lets reflect on all of my wonderful couples from this year:

Deb and Greg - January 5, 2008


Rachel and Dan - March 22, 2008


Lisa and Todd - April 12, 2008


Katie and Sean - April 19, 2008


Angie and Brian - April 26, 2008


Amy and Shane - May 3, 2008


Jennifer and Cody - May 14, 2008


Jennie and Joel - May 17, 2008


Julie and Glenn - May 25, 2008


Lauren and Dan - May 31, 2008


Kimm and John Paul - June 7, 2008


Amanda and Noah - June 14, 2008


Heather and Chris - June 21, 2008


Tricia and Joe - July 12, 2008


Jessica and Aaron - July 18, 2008


Elizabeth and James - July 19, 2008


Rebecca and Alex - July 26, 2008


Kristy and Steve - August 2, 2008


Anna and Dusten - August 9, 2008


Sara and Jeremy - August 16, 2008


Tracie and Nathan - September 5, 2008


Sarah and Chris - September 13, 2008


Andrea and Tom - September 20, 2008


Courtney and Matt - September 27, 2008


Jennifer and Andrew - October 4, 2008


Meagan and Gary - October 11, 2008


Becky and Art - October 18, 2008


Christie and Joe - October 25, 2008


Carrie and Jeremy - October 26, 2008


Laura and Justin - November 15, 2008


Lauryn and Justin - November 22, 2008


Kerry and Chris - November 29, 2008


Thank you SO much to all my wonderful wedding couples. I also want to thank all of my other clients that used me for their family, children, senior, boudoir, engagement, maternity, business, event and trash the dress sessions!
Also, Just a reminder that if you want to be blogged over the next few months just let me know!

2 comments:

Jen said...

Congratulations Jill! I am sure your 2009 will be even more wonderful and exciting!

MJW said...

My favorite is Tracie and Nathan - it looks like a postcard. I'm a frequent lurker on your page. Stop by mine anytime. It's full of randomness :)