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last week, i was really wanting a surprise.
i didn't really care what kind of surprise, but it had to be a nice one.
a big fat check in the mail would have been nice, maybe a box of Milk Duds, the loss of a few pounds, another wonderful client book me, even a cool catalogue in the mail! i wasn't picky, but i was just wanting something fun and different to happen.
i lead a pretty predictable life, which is awesome, but i like adventure and fun, and i LOVE surprises!!! i just needed a little somethin' somethin' to spice up my week.
well, Friday came and went, and nothin'
no gifts, no cheques, no chocolates, no fancy catalogue, no pounds lost, and no firm commitments from the few potential clients that i'm waiting on to book me.
nothing.
it was very sad indeed.
i didn't lose sleep over it or anything, because i figured that i have enough on my mind and a surprise wasn't really that important anyways.
well, i finally got a great surprise on Monday!
it was the end to an already pretty fantastic day.
ok, so i'll tell you about my great day and then i'll get to the surprise.
yesterday was Family Day in Canada, which is a pretty new holiday here. It's a full fledged holiday and i do have to say it's pretty great.
my son Josh is home this week for Reading week, and we all headed out for some good time family fun. it was also an early celebration of my birthday (which is Thursday).
we went bowling, which we usually do about once or twice a year around here (but usually in the summer) , we came home and played some cards (which i won) and then Darryl cooked up a great meal of steak and twice baked potatoes! after dinner i helped my daughter with some chemistry homework (i am a wiz at chemistry and actually took a course at the university just for fun a few years ago) and then we played some canasta.
great times.
so, in the midst of all this family fun, i checked my email.
SURPRISE!!!!
i have been invited by the WPJA to be a member of their association!
i applied to become a member , a few weeks ago, and then i put it out of my mind. i wasn't sure if they would think i had what it takes, especially since they showcase and allow membership to only the best wedding photojournalists in the world! well, i guess i made the cut and i'm tickled pink!!!
i realize that the best compliment to my work is booking great clients and documenting amazing weddings, but being recognized by an international association and by my peers, is something pretty new to me. i have to say that it has been good for my ego, and i've had a perma smile since yesterday afternoon!
now, this type of news might now give another photographer the perma-smile that i'm experiencing, but that's because i have been working at finding my hill.
i think i'm home.
when i first got started in wedding photography, i researched branding and marketing like crazy. there is a wedding photography forum , called OSP that i frequented for a while. a member of the forum, Kevin Swan, is not only a wedding photographer, but he's a marketing guru. one of the things that i took away from his writing, is the fact that to be a successful wedding photographer, you need to find your niche and stick with it. i decided right then and there that i'd be true to myself and find my way. i didn't want to be anyone but the person that God created. i needed to find my hill.
well, my hill is now Wedding Photojournalist and photographer in Windsor and Essex County.
i am the only wedding photographer in Windsor Ontario and surrounding area that is listed with the WPJA.
here is what the WPJA has to say about their organization ~
"The Wedding Photojournalist Association grants membership to the most talented professional wedding photographers in the industry--photographers who focus solely on using their photography skills in documenting weddings."
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