I have a new blog!

I just went for it and got a new blog for photography!

julestrandem.com

It's still in the beginning stages and only has a few posts, but I've had fun figuring it all out.

Thanks for all the inspiration ... this group has been wonderful!

Jules

Inspired by Cama

I took to the outdoors. BUT we don't have a garage so I set up my portable back drop, tv gray and my big girl with the setting sun as side lighting. Pleasantly pleased. 

Thank you all for the sweet comments!  I appreciate the feedback.  Looking through everyone's work, I think it's safe to say that we all have grown!

Brooke, what a stinky situation.  I don't know how I would handle it.  I might confront her or see if she'd be willing to meet and remind her there are plenty of people out there for clients and there is no reason to be so unprofessional.  

Also, your senior shoots are really great-how did you go about doing a senior spokesperson for each high school?  Great idea.

I'm sooo aggrivated...talk me off the ledge

Okay ladies, here's the deal: There is another photographer here in town who does natural light photography similar to myself. She does wonderful work and I honestly cannot say one bad thing about her...except: She is the most petty person I've ever met. She claims every shot know to man is "her" original idea and that I "copy" her. We're talking simply silhouette maternity shots, side angles the basics... Nothing too original honestly. She loves to have people leave comments on my blog with little nasty remarks. The funny thing is she took photos for a friend of mine years ago and showed up with printed pages with images from other photographers to try and duplicate! I honestly don't judge her for that since I think it's wonderful to get inspiration from other photographers. Plus, sometimes clients request shots they've seen because they love them. But she hasn't invented the wheel here.

So, my dilemma is I'm just sick of her pettiness. I think the comments are just plain juvenile and annoying. I've seen her at parks while shooting sessions and she is beyond rude. I know I should let it go, but it bugs me to no end. I totally want to just call her up and tell her to knock it off. I guess I don't KNOW for sure it's her, but I do KNOW.

This is the last post she had someone (or it could be her for all I know) make a comment about. I don't claim that's it's that original, but the client loved it and wanted to do it. I don't believe she has a shot just like this anyway, but I can show you about 2000 similar ones on flickr!

Thanks Cama and Tamara for sharing the info.  I'll definitely be trying out the garage.  That lighting is amazing!  I had an exciting shoot this weekend.  I got to do my first wedding.  I was super nervous, but I really enjoyed it.  It was fun doing something different and having cooperative subjects.  Here's one from it and there are more on my blog.