my coolness: HTML+JOB

I feel so cool !! I dont know the first thing about HTML codes but I managed to add a code for a 'Like' button on my blog !! whoop whoop! Go me! :)

Oh, and on another note, my coolness can also be explained by my new employment !! I was blessed with a job from a mutual friend of mine.
            
                 Niyyah, I know I keep repeating my gratitude to you and YES now I'm writing a blog post about it haha. But thank you.  I needed a part-time job that will not interfere with my photography and also to keep myself occupied during the week.  I cant wait to start working by your side and learning the ropes.  This is going to be fun and remember Karma doesn't only work with the negative, it works with the positive also. So please remember this when she bites you in the bum, in a 'good' way! =P

I hope everyone had a beautiful and great Easter.  My God is so awesome and I'm very grateful for what He's done & keeps doing for my family & I!

&& because Santana is so much cooler than I am, here he is showing off his coolness.

Fork on the Road

Should I just let it go?  Thats the question that I've been asking myself lately about my business.  I love doing what I do and doing what I love.  But its tough.  Its a struggle at times to keep the bookings coming in.  I dont know much about advertising and money talks.  I have business cards but thats not enough.  To have a website, you must pay.  I'm thinking of getting a part-time job but will I lose focus on my dream?  


A lot of people tell me they love my work or that I do a great job.  But why am I not booking?  What am I missing?  Maybe I'm being too hard on myself.  A lot of people are affected by this recession and I understand how it feels.  My prices are low compared to other photographers and I plan on raising them in 2012 but will I even book clients then?? With higher prices??

I'll take it a day at a time and see what happens.  If I need to get a part-time job, then so be it.  One day I shall quit and be able to give 100% again to my photography business.  Lord, please take the wheel.  It is yours.  Direct me to my next destination and remove me from this fork on the road because I dont know what to do next.  Amen

Family Shoot: Yamila+Rey+Danielle

In 2008 I bought my camera.  A Nikon D5000.  I remember the day it came in the mail.  Kuddy & I didnt know what to do first.  We started with step one which was to pop the battery in.  where does it go??  I'll check the manual.  Yes.  I knew that much about my new gadget.

To make a long story short, I call a very close friend of mine, Yamila, to let me borrow her beautiful baby girl, Danielle, for a mini-shoot.  I didnt know how much to charge or if I should charge but I asked her for $50 figuring eh. its just practice.  & also out of that $50 she received an album that left me with a $20 profit.  But I was all for it because I wanted to get out there and shoot.

We went to a local park and we had a blast.  It was so much more fun shooting a person instead of a glass of juice on a table [thats how I practiced in the beginning].

I know I'm babbling on but I took photos of Danielle, Yamila, and step-dad, Rey last weekend !!

Again, it was an experience I'm so grateful to have been a part of.  Thank you, Yamila.  Your friendship means a lot to me.  I'm happy you have found your love and now your little family is complete. :]

Here are a few photos of our 2008 session .. Please keep in mind, this was my first time and I had no clue. heehee Enjoy !

Now, Here are the photos of our 2011 photo shoot.  I can soooo see a change in my work. Do you?

                             Rey, thinking of a modeling career?? :)

                         Danielle kept finding me through the bushes, so Yamila took action. Thanks mom :)

                                                 Family Time!

                                  Thank you Rey.  You make her happy and you BOTH are too cute!

Isn't she just Adorable ?!

                                                         I Love Love !

                                   This family is just to Fabulous !  I can see them in a Magazine.

                                                           Mommy + Baby Girl :)

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