filling up fast

I have something scheduled in every month this summer. This excites me greatly. It's not so much that I'm overwhelmed but just enough to get my feet wet and get the experience I need to get me really going! I have a few women interested in "trash the dress" sessions too those will be this spring. I have MANY ideas for engagement photos (so if you'd like a free engagement session please feel free to email me!)
I have so many ideas on how to get more potential clients and I know I will get the funding I need with the events I have booked so far so that is a good thing also.
Oh it just feels good to take the first step towards my dream job!!

Michelle Lindell Artist
Photography, Cakes, and Art!

The Art of Art

It's no secret that I have a passion for art, for photography. I have been taking photos and scrap-booking since I was in middle school. I, like so many other women, love to remember the past. (I've been told I dwell, which me remembering that means I dwell which irritates me so!) I don't see anything wrong with remembering the past though. You take the good with the bad and remember the things you need to learn from. I have a photo of me as a kid up in an apple tree. It was summer time and I had these silly hot looking boots on. Now with out this amazing photo I wouldn't have remembered climbing up in that tree. Photos are our gates to the past.
I love that I'm connecting my passion for art with my passion to remember the past. It's amazing to me what kind of technology we have today to be able to capture the moments in our lives that mean the most.
I will be assisting with three weddings this summer. I am booking my own wedding this next week, and I have another possible on location wedding in Texas for this summer- that all depends on the timing on whether I will be able to go or not. I also have had a couple of other potential clients contact me about pricing. I put on craigslist that I'd like to do "Trash the Dress" sessions and have gotten a few takers on that.
Currently I'm making senior fliers for graduating 2011 seniors. I feel like this is the direction I am suppose to go and couldn't me more thrilled that I've finally discovered my calling in life!

Trash the dress session

I posted on craigslist that I am willing to do "trash the dress" sessions for free. I have had a couple people interested but I would like a few more. Anyone else have a wedding or prom dress they would like to have a photo shoot in? (Doesn't HAVE to be trash the dress but that is what I'm looking for.)
shoot me an email if you are interested!~

MLArts updates.

Well I made and re-made business cards today. I think I re-did them 6 times before I was finally satisfied with a design. It's hard deciding what photos to use when you do it all.... do you put a wedding photo- or a child- a cake or a nature photo- how about a piece of Art work I've done? ... so hard to decide. I finally just put this awesome butterfly on the front and then a smaller cake on the back where I made an Appointment Reminder with Date Time and Place on the back. Thanks Kristy for the idea it's a wonderful one and really adds to the card!

I also ordered a "Caution Transporting Cakes" sign with my name and phone number and a small cake photo on it. It's magnetic so I'll be able to slap it on the back of my van when I'm taking cakes here and there. I saw this before and it was an AWESOME idea... instead of just making people angry with the INSANELY slow turns ... they will still be angry but know WHY I'm so slow!!!! Very exciting to me... not sure if anyone else cares.. but very very excited here!!!

I'll upload a pic. of them ... not going to guarantee the quality though since I just saved them from a confirmation email and they were just thumbnails.

Getting myself into full gear... I'm headed into a marathon and I'm making sure I'm ready!!! There is NO way I'm going to fail. I will not allow myself to fail. This is my dream job and I WILL succeed!

New Computer

So I bought a new computer to replace the old iMac I have (since the disk drive doesn't work.) I should have just paid for the old computer to be fixed. The screen on this computer isn't really giving me a good quality of photo here. While I was playing with the photos they looked good but now that I have them uploaded they look washed out.
Oh I do like to learn though- glad its on my own kids and not on a client!

Trying out the new camera and flash

I recently upgraded my D-40 to a D-5000 and got a flash to go with it. Its been a great investment if I do say so myself. I also bought some reflectors but will need to find a way to hold them up when I don't have someone here to do it for me. I wonder how I can jimmy rig it... anyone of you have any ideas?

I'm uploading some photos I got today while I was playing with the 5K.

Starting a business

For anyone that has started a business and failed you would know my pain. I have been ho-hum about what kind of business and who I should be in kohoots with and after 4 long years and a business partner and I going seperate ways... I have decided I want to do it all. I want to shoot photographs, make wedding cakes, and makes all kinds of crafts and art. To some this would sound a big over zelous but because I'm from a generation of people that can't make up their minds it seems ..well right. Why should I choose between the things I love when I can do them all? So I have decided to write this blog/journal of my continueing journey to start my own thriving business off of my Arts. I know God has given me these talents for a reason!