Family Photo Week: The Best Locations for Family Portraits

It’s Family Photo Week and we are discussing

The Best Locations for Family Portraits:

• Home - there no place like it!

• Park- local national parks offer a variety of scenery based on all the seasons of the year summer green spring flowers fall foliage and winter

• Art Districts in your city - looking for fun colorful elements to add to your images look for art murals in your town

• Studio - standard Classic let’s get it done session a studio session is always a classic option

• Peerspace- For a Variety of indoor environmental backgrounds for your family search out Peerspace for the perfect location to match your family’s personality!

If you are looking to update your family photos… Tis the season… Schedule you an appointment today!

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Our Photography Journal: Day 26 : Jade Ladson -Special Event Planner Extraordinaire

We are telling our story of how we entered into this photography journey and how things began for us……Our Story!

The Year 2010

Jade Ladson Special Event Planner Extraordinaire

She came to us from a referral from Brandi Starr

Jade, reached out to us for an event she had coming up And needed a photographer.

We came serviced the event everything turned out great.

After the event Jade arranged for a meeting with her to learn more about our services. We are able to meet and I was able to share more of our photography services and shared our portfolio of our custom decoration that we’ve created thus far.

From that meeting Jade hired us for more events. We were thankful for the opportunities she presented to us. In the process of the growing relationship between our companies Jade became a business mentor assisting with many internal challenges that we would face as a small growing company. She assisted with our communication style in dealing with unhappy clients as well as helping us to manage our emotions in business.

We continued to work together more events and custom decorations.

One major opportunity that came to us via Jade Ladson (The Special Occasion) She placed an order with us for a custom Polo Inspired theme party supplies we created this project for the client and posted our creation on our blog. This particular project we organically began to received clients all over the country requesting orders for these collection.

For the next several years (2011- 2014) This was our top selling collection to date. We could go on and on about Jade and the work she done as an wedding planner, event planner Business mentor (coach) & Problem solver. So very thankful for the referral and all the history that was created in between.

Jade Ladson currently is the principal planner and owner of J.Ladson Weddings Full Service Wedding Planning Firm https://www.jladsonweddings.com/

It’s Our Anniversary!

15 years and counting…

Kustom Kreation Photography

www.Kustomkreations4u.com

Our Photography Journal: Day 25 : Networking

We are telling our story of how we entered into this photography journey and how things began for us……

Our Story!

The Year : 2010

Networking

This was the year when we made a point to attend networking events.

Initially I was calling up my buddies and friends and we would go out to some pretty good networking events meeting all types of business owners and professional.

When others weren’t able to make it I had enough confidence to start going on my own.

To this day I have many connections from that time that are in my networking circle today!

It’s Our Anniversary!

15 years and counting…

Kustom Kreation Photography

www.Kustomkreations4u.com

Our Photography Journal: Day 24 : Experience Photography Workshop

We are telling our story of how we entered into this photography journey and how things began for us……Our Story!

The Year : 2010

Experience Photography Workshop

We were inspired by Brandi Starr

That there was a photography workshop by Ross Oscar Knight taken place and it would be a good idea if I was able to attend. After doing the research and receiving the cost of attendance I was on a mission to go. Once again I reached out to my oldest brother and ask if he wanted to invest in my future and how taking this class will make a difference in my photography journey.

My brother than sent me a portion of the monies to attend the class and I was able to hustle up the remains. The cost of class was $950

So happy to be in attendance the class was just like the name of the workshop : Experience. Photographers from all around the country was in class to develop and learn.

1st day was all about photography and Toss equipped us with his formula in taking pictures the 2nd day was all about the business of photography. There was also two sets of models during our workshop where we all were able to capture images to display our different styles. We were able to submit our images to get honest feedback.

Despite equipment intimidation and the need to advance my gear

This workshop allowed me to open myself up more to the world of photography all the possibilities and to network with fellow photographers from around the country.

If you are not familiar with Ross Oscar Knight check it out his work is phenomenal https://www.rossoscarknight.com/

It’s Our Anniversary!

15 years and counting…

Kustom Kreation Photography

www.Kustomkreations4u.com

Our Photography Journal: Day 23 : Milestone Dinner Party & Aj'sCatering

We are telling our story of how we entered into this photography journey and how things began for us……Our Story!

The Year : 2009

Milestone Dinner Party & AJs Catering aka Anthony James

December 2009

We were booked to capture images of a milestone birthday dinner party. The dinner setup for the guest was all so beautiful I hadn’t seen anything like it. There was a fellow at the table and I ask if I could take his pictures ( not being familiar with any of the guest at the party I thought he was a guest)

After learning he was the caterer I knew this was a person that we definitely wanted to keep up with.

We are telling our story of how we entered into this photography journey and how things began for us……Our Story!

The Year : 2009

Milestone Dinner Party & AJs Catering aka Anthony James

December 2009

We were booked to capture images of a milestone birthday dinner party. The dinner setup for the guest was all so beautiful I hadn’t seen anything like it. There was a fellow at the table and I ask if I could take his pictures ( not being familiar with any of the guest at the party I thought he was a guest)

After learning he was the caterer I knew this was a person that we definitely wanted to keep up with.

I proudly wear my AJs Catering Apron when duty Calls.

So thankful of that day in December when I didn’t just meet caterer I met a friend someone I can now call brother!!!

Love you

It’s Our Anniversary! 15 years and counting…

Kustom Kreation Photography

www.Kustomkreations4u.com

Our Photography Journal: Day 22 : Certified Event Planner

We are telling our story of how we entered into this photography journey and how things began for us……

Our Story!

The Year : 2009

Certified Event Planner

This particular year we had added celebration decorations to what we do and open a Etsy shop and we are now selling the things we make. Always wanting to learn more after searching through Craigslist I came across an event training certificate class this was a perfect opportunity to enhance my knowledge and skill and learn more of this party stuff that I’m doing Signed up attended them class and walked away with a wealth of knowledge

The instructor Helena Paschal was great very knowledgeable about everything regarding events planning marketing and how to get paid what I learned in class was more than me making cupcake toppers ,banners for parties and making things look cute It would be 2years later before I saw Helena again and this time is was for a grand opening of her business initially when I signed up I didn’t know whose event it was I just knew from the description of the event it would be fabulous and it did not disappoint.

When I saw my instructor Helena I was at awww and I ask did she remember me and she said to me nice and graceful “I never forget my students” After the re acquaintance I ask if it was alright to take a few pictures at the event. It was at that time my Instructor learned of my photography business. It would be several other events I attended of hers and would share my images that she gave me the opportunity of hiring me for many of her events.

Our services were able to assist in building portfolio images capturing headshots for her and other students of her event certification classes and capturing special events. We went on to be published in online publications and more

To this day my instructor Helena has assisting us in this journey referring our business in her classes providing business coaching support and having our photography work published.

Helena Paschal is currently residing in Houston and hosting a women’s retreat this October 1-3 , 2021

Grab your tickets today!

https://www.pinkchampagneretreat.com/

Also to become certified in event planning sign up for her classes : http://correlationsllc.com/

It’s Our Anniversary!

15 years and counting…

Kustom Kreation Photography

www.Kustomkreations4u.com

Our Photography Journal: Day 21 : Work Life Photography Balance!

We are telling our story of how we entered into this photography journey and how things began for us……

Our Story!

Work Life Photography Balance!

So as I continued my journey in photography and was seizing every opportunity that I could. Our schedule as a family was pretty full being a solo parent and having a elementary student and a toddler can keep a person pretty busy!

The passion for succeeding in this photography thing was burning inside of me and kept me going… I was active in my sons school as a parent he was in activities and sports kept up with my youngest son who was very toddler while still pursuing my photography endeavors and working …..

In the words of rapper Fat Joe : Nothing can stop us We are all the way up!!!

It’s Our Anniversary!

15 years and counting…

Kustom Kreation Photography & Celebration Decor

www.Kustomkreations4u.com

Our Photography Journal: Day 18: Drive By Photo Sessions

We are telling our story of how we entered into this photography journey and how things began for us……
Our Story!

The Year :2008

Drive By Photo Sessions

Walgreens photo center use to have this photo print package for $9.99
It included over 50 prints of one image a variety of 8x10s 5x7s 4x6s and wallets
An awesome Deal!

So I solicited this drive by photo shoot I’ll drive by grab a photo and you have this total print package.
All for the Great price of $35!

Well one family took advantage of this great deal !

I went by the McBride Family Home and they were all prepared to take their photo

And to make things even better Cheryl (the one in charge) who hired me told me I can make more money by taking individual family pictures and they can pay me my fee for their family photo.

So thankful for the opportunity I was able to go around and capture individual family images and walk away with lots more monies than I originally set out for for this photo stop!

So very Thankful to The McBride Family
Since that time I’ve had the pleasure of capturing lots of milestone memories and family events!

One things for sure you never know what avenues life will lead you I had no idea of what my future held with this one stop family session.

It’s Our Anniversary
15 years and counting…
Kustom Kreation Photography
http://www.kustomkreations4u.com