She’s so genuine and down to earth! I really got to know Ali during WPPI last year and it was a great time! During our time together in Vegas, Jill, Ali and I jokingly decided to do a fun styled shoot for Jill’s bridal portraits. We put a random date on the calendar and guess what! It HAPPENED! We made it work and we all met at Jill and Buddy’s farm last April! It was awesome and Ali is the BEST dog hearder I’ve ever seen!:) Ali has a fantastic style and I was so excited when she moved to VA! I’m still hoping for a double date sometime with her and her husband sometime! (Ali we need to make that happen! Ok? Ok!) So enjoy this little interview of December’s Feature Friday Photographer!! Have a GREAT weekend everyone!!

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5. During your first year of business, what is one thing that you would have done differently?

I felt a ton of pressure to be a world known wedding photographer. The next J*. I wanted 1000 inquires. I wanted to be able to turn people down. To be this ideal wedding photographer I made up in my head. I compared myself to others, tried to mimic their editing techniques…UGH!  It is hard living up to anyone’s expectations, let alone my own! This is what I would do differently: Draw up a vision. Draw up practical goals that will lead you onward toward that vision. And even then, draw up practical steps that will help you achieve those goals. There is no way I want to be the photographer I described. That was not my own vision. That is a mixture of what I think everyone else wants. Plus, none of that stuff is even practical for the way I’ve been called to live my life. So, in a round-a-bout way, I’d just start out more organized and confident about who I am, and the person I’m called to be. [So vague I know. Katelyn, these questions are what books are made of!] For those of you who are wrestling with this right now, I’d find a good friend and have a brainstorming session about you and your business, and talk about those things! Vision, Goals, and Steps!