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Let me tell you about it! I’m using a website called www.aweber.com check it out! It’s easy. All you do is fill in your first name and email then you’ll get an email asking you to confirm! AND then, You will get your first of ten TIPS FROM NOEMIPHOTOGRAPHY! It’s going to start there but, I have big plans for sending subscribers short teaching videos of all kinds of stuff! I promise it’ll be fun and will probably make you laugh out loud but, hopefully you’ll learn a ton about photography in the process!

The newsletter is for EVERYONE…the more that sign up the better…so send it to friends, family and total strangers. With 8000 people reading my blog on a monthly bases I’m hoping to get a ton of you on board!

As always, I’m super excited about it!

If you have any questions…send them to me!

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I often wonder how much I say is going into my daughter…She’s three and pretty observant but, I know a lot goes in and right back out! So, what is sticking to her? I figuring out that parts of what I’m saying stick to her and the more I say it the more sticks…but, that takes tons of time and patience! Two things I don’t have a lot of…LOL, sad but true!

So, here’s some funny examples:

-The other day she randomly started singing the olympic athem which I sang to her months ago when the olympics were on…awesome!

-Today she told me she puts all her toys under her bed in the water cause they were being baptised! She saw her cousin baptised this past summer and she knew it was a big deal so why not have all her friends do it too!?? I didn’t even try to explain it to her.

-I’ve been practicing coloring inside the lines for months…she wasn’t getting it. Today I told her to outline the shape and color inside…she did it perfectly!

-We’re working on obedience. Lately, even time I ask her to do something she tells me her tummy hurts. NICE TRY. It doesn’t work.

-She’s all about singing right now (mostly because of the Wonder Pets show) She’s sings whatever she doing and what she’s going to do next…it’s really cute.

I learn more about myself and my kids every day. They are such a blessing and at the same time they drive me crazy…LOL…probably because I know I need to grow up, serve them and stop focusing on myself. Wow that’s so hard! I never knew I was selfish until I got married and then I thought I had worked through all my issues until I had kids…they all came back bigger then ever. It’s good though. I know it’s a process and I’m on a journey. My kids are riding along with me. We’ll go over bumps together!

That’s a lot of random-ness. Hope it made you smile.

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If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time then you know I love to help photographers grow in their craft!!! I love it! I’ve always encouraged readers to ask questions and I do my best the answer them.

Here’s a recent email:

Hi Noemi!I am going to be shooting my first wedding in July and I needed some expertise/tips on what I should/shouldn’t do, things I should be aware of when shooting a wedding, any pointers or secrets that you use when shooting weddings. i WISH i COULD SOME UP EVERYTHING i DO FOR A WEDDING BUT, THAT’S REALLY HARD.

i SEE MY JOB AS A COUPLE THINGS: PEACEMAKER - FAMILY IS A STICKY THING…DO YOUR BEST TO KEEP THE PEACE, ENCOURAGER - EMOTIONS ARE HIGH, STAY POSITIVE EVEN WHEN THE SCHEDULE YOU WORKED HARD TO CREATE IS OFF BY AN HOUR, BE INSPIRING - GIVE THEM FEED BACK AND LET THE BRIDE AND GROOM SEE YOUR CHOICE SHOTS…IT WILL BUILD EXCITEMENT AND COOPERATION, AND BE CONSISTENT - FOLLOW YOUR LIST…I’VE LEARNED THAT BRIDES LOVE CREATIVITY BUT, IF YOUR FORGET TO TAKE A PICTURE OF GRANDMA THEY WON’T BE HAPPY.

Also, what brand of albums do you use that aren’t too expensive/dealers/stores that you shop at; as well as a recommendation on where to have the pictures printed (I am in St. Cloud, MN)

I USE UPLOAD MY IMAGES TO PICTAGE AND USE THE PHOTOBOOKS. I’M LOOKING AT ADDING A COUPLE MORE SAMPLES THIS YEAR…I’LL KEEP YOU POSTED. WHEN i WAS AT WPPI I REALLY LIKE ASUCA BOOKS, AND GRAFFI BOOKS BUT, THEY ARE EXPENSIVE.

As far as contracts go, I am at a loss as to where/what I should write in it and where I should start. Would you possibly be willing to share a copy of your contract for reference purposes?

CONTRACTS ARE VERY PERSONAL…ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WILL BE LEADING YOUR CLIENT THROUGH IT. i WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT THE CONTRACT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE AS WELL AS MARKETING AND BRANDING BUT, IT’S REALLY SOMETHING WE WOULD NEED TO DO ONE-ON-ONE. THAT’S WHY I’M HOSTING THE WORKSHOP…PART THREE WILL FOCUS ON YOUR BUSINESS.

Thank you so much!!

Meagan Haugeto (a faithful blog reader)

THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE ME…i HOPE MY ANSWERS HELP.

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In case you are thinking about coming to the next workshop…listen to what the girls are saying:

Noemi -

I had to say once again I had a great time this Saturday!  The information you
gave was so helpful and I don’t think I said it well enough in my evaluation
because after I left and talked to my husband about it, I said “Noemi says”
about a zillion times and realized more was stored in my cobwebby brain than I
realized!  I got a lot of tips out of your Lightroom review, the posing tips
you gave were great (I can’t wait for more - I have so much trouble posing
people and making them look good), and of course like I mentioned, the
discussion on aperture and shutter speed was gold.  I’ve never had it
explained in a truly understandable way before and will be using it constantly
now!  I wish we had gotten more time to get through your 5 shooting tips
because I was looking forward to “Blurry no more”, but the time did fly by
fast.  It was great - I am actually interested in seeing how our profile pics
came out; do we get to see those at some point too?  Thanks again for holding
the workshop and I’ll be in attendance for the next one!

Jen

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Hey Noemi -

I just wanted to say thank you so much for putting on that workshop yesterday! It helped so incredibly much to be able to be confident in the fact that I can do this stuff!  I’m sure it will show in the work that I do, and I’m very excited for that.

p.s. I’m seriously considering WPPI this year.  Just to let ya know

Kendra

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Noemi,

Thank you soooo much for putting together the workshop today! It was amazing and I learned so much. I think it was the perfect length, we managed to accomplish everything in the allotted amount of time. If you were going to go into more detail like you said about light etc then more time would be necessary.

What did you think about the topics, length of time spent on it and number of sessions? I personally learned the most from the discussion on aperture and ISO and the shoots were the most helpful. Watching you do it and learning from your techniques were extremely helpful.

Ashley

I’ll post the dates of future workshops soon so you can put it on the calendar and plan to be a part of it!

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It’s been a whirlwind of a weekend but, having my first workshop was a dream come true for me! There were 7 in the end and it truly was the perfect number. We did profile pix to start, teaching on the basics, 3 shoots (family, couple, and bride and groom), picked our fav’s, had dinner, and spent the rest of our time going our our images! It went so fast and I think all of slept really well that night cause it was exhausting but, so much fun!

I had the girls fill out evaluations (I’m still waiting on a couple…hint, hint) and the feedback so far has been totally helpful. I decided I’m going to do this exact workshop (PART 1 of 3) again in the spring and then follow with Part 2 and offer it to both groups! Part two will have to be longer…and it will focus on “Lighting, Creativity and Posing! THEN, are you ready for this?…Part 3 will be about “Your identity in Business - Branding.”

I loved leading these girls and inspiring them in photography! I learned a ton from them and I know I have to do more workshops! So, I will.

Here’s some of their images from the day:

Didn’t they do amazing?

I’m so proud of you girls! Can’t wait to see everyone at our reunion next year…Part 2 baby!

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