ONE YEAR PHOTOVERSARY!

One year ago I shot my first wedding, the awesome Dillenders!

I’ll never forget how terrified I was, how unprepared I was, and in the end, how sure I was that I wanted to shoot weddings forever. Looking back over the year, I’m embarrassed by the job I’ve done on certain shoots, I’m amazed at how much I’ve learned, and I’m excited about what’s to come.

Photography has been one of the only hobbies that I had as a kid and have stuck with. If you know me well at all, you know I get really passionate about things for a certain period of time, and then it fades away as quickly as it came. I’ll “get into something” and be all about it, hardcore, the biggest fan, and then fizzle, it’s gone. Sometimes it’s fun, sometimes I just wish I could stick with things. But photography is a love I’ve had since my first digital camera (because, really, how into it could I be with the throw aways?) Yes, I still have my first digital camera. And yes, it is a Nikon. And no, it doesn’t work.

In high school, my dad gave me his old 35. I hope that every person who is “into” photography has shot film at some point, and if not, do it. I want to start using this bad boy more often…

I want to be 100 times better than I am, and I want to already be at the place I’ll be in 2 years. But despite certain frustrations and my own feelings of ‘not being good enough’ at times, I feel so amazingly blessed that am still booking clients who want me to capture their Big Day. I pray that this will continue and I really will be able to do this forever (or at least until my back, fingers, and feet can’t take it anymore).

So anyways, HAPPY PHOTOVERSARY TO ME (AND TO YOU!!) To celebrate I’m giving away 50% off a shoot (YOU HEARD ME!) That means seniors, engagements, families, kids, bridals, headshots aka Facebook profile photo, you name it, you get half off (except weddings…nice try). To enter what will be a live drawing of the winner, just comment below or shoot me an email (caroline@carolinefontenot.com) with your name and what sort of shoot you’re interested in. And you don’t have to be a regular blog reader to enter, so pass it on to anyone you know who might be interested! And if you live in Texas, you should enter too, because you know I’ll be back at same point! And if you live in Fiji, you should enter, because I want to come there. So seriously, pass it on to anyone and everyone. I’ll blog the live drawing 1 week from today which means the contestants can shoot me their info from now until AUGUST 17TH 12:00 AM (MOUNTAIN TIME, BABY).

Remember my post yesterday where I told people to comment their favorite books? 1 person did it. C’mon people. Don’t make this like that.