I'm One Year Old!! | Jennifer Sharon Photography Celebrates 1st Anniversary

This week brings my first year of business to a close, and what a year it was!  In my very first post, I pledged that 2010 would be huge, and I do feel like I took some big leaps forward - with my skills, my portfolio, my "brand", and especially with the many new friends I met this year.  Seattle's photography community can be overwhelming, but once you start looking, that community can also be incredibly supportive, and I would not have come as far as I have this year without the fantastic connections I made there. 

I also have my awesome family to thank, because they have been amazingly supportive since before I even went after that SOAR scholarship in December 2009 (which I didn't get, but which started it all anyway, I feel). 

Last, but not least, of course I must thank all my lovely clients, for trusting me with helping you make lasting memories of your families and children, as you were this year.  Thank you for helping me grow!

Looking ahead, I have big plans for 2011, of course!  That's the best part of having started a business in early January, it's the perfect time of year for setting new goals.  While I feel 2010 was a success in many ways, it also fell short of the big dreams in my head.  That's ok - we need to dream big in order to stretch ourselves, so I don't feel badly.  But my dreams for 2011 need to be just as grand.  And I need to GET TO WORK!

Since this is year two, several of my goals just involve "more".  More education, creating more opportunities, (more clients, hehe...).  I invite you to check back here in the days to come for the first burst of more blog content.  I'm putting together my first giveaway, in honor of my anniversary.  I'll be putting out my first casting call of the year (toddlers, get ready!!).  And I'm planning my first ever Valentine mini-shoot.

That's it for now!  Since I ended my very first post with a photo of my son, let me make it a tradition:

2011 - I'm on my way....