It’s not easy, but you can do it! It’s not easy to take the plunge, and start something on your own. It’s not easy to leave a world of security and boundaries, and step into the unknown. And it’s certainly not easy to have faith in yourself. Faith that YOU are capable of achieving that...
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Tags: animation, Brandt Botes, business advice, design, going solo, graphic design, illustration, starting your own business, stop frame animation, Studio Botes, Toffie Festival 2011
We live in world where the Internet has created a place with no borders and no boundaries. Your website, your blog, your Facebook, your Twitter… they’re all just as easily accessible to your neighbor as they are to someone completely random half-way across the world. This is both awesome and scary, I know. But let’s...
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Another fantabulous afternoon yesterday with Carla Ten Eyck!! This time learning more about the art of off-camera flash. The lovely Renee D spent her afternoon into the evening modeling for a small group of us, so we could practice all the fascinating lighting theory that Carla pumped into our brains during the day. The session...
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With the end of every bridal or wedding industry event, there must be a party! And that’s exactly what happened as NYC celebrated the end of Bridal Market last night. Martha Stewart hosted an “All That Glitters” party at the Starrett-Lehigh Building, with vendors, drinks and treats that all showcased glitter, glam and gold! Specialty...
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Tags: bridal market, bridal market new york, bridal market nyc, Carley Roney The Knot, martha stewart, new york public library, new york public library events, preston bailey, starrett-lehigh building, The Knot, theknot.com
Just when you think it can’t get any more indulgent, opulent or over-the-top; you go around the corner and they hit you in the face with something even more impressive! And that’s exactly how it was at the Engage! 10 luxury wedding industry summit at The Breakers in Palm Beach. The summit was a three-day...
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Tags: Abby Larson, Abby Larson Style Me Pretty, Allen Zepeda, Amy Atlas, Amy Atlas Dessert Tables, Bob Kraft, Bryan Rafanelli, Carley Roney, Carley Roney The Knot, Ceci Johnson, Ceci New York, Darcy Miller, Darcy Miller Scrap Boxes, David Beahm, Engage 10, Engage! 10 The Breakers, Engaging Concepts, Kathryn Arce, Kristy Rice, Laura Hooper, Laura Hooper Calligraphy, Letterpress Menu, Letterpress Programs, Marcy Blum, Martha Stewart Weddings, Mel Barlow, Mindy Weiss, Palm Beach, Rafanelli Events, Randy Fenoli, Rebecca Grinnals, Simon T. Bailey, Style Me Pretty, Sugar Marsh Cottage, Sylvia Weinstock, Sylvia Weinstock Cakes, Tara Guerard, Tara Guerard Soiree, The Breakers, The Breakers Palm Beach, The Knot, Todd Events, Todd Fiscus
Dare I say that this has been THE MOST amazing, luxurious, pampering, fantastic and over-indulgent experience!! I have so many mushy-gushy, over-the-top details to share with you about Engage!10: The Breakers, and I will most certainly do so when I return back home… but until then, here’s a peak at what my week has been...
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Tomorrow, the hubs and I are jet setting our way to Palm Beach. I’ve been waiting for this event for the past 4 months… the Engage! 10 Luxury Wedding Business Summit at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida. A four-day event where the best-of-the-best in the luxury wedding market gather for personal development, professional development,...
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One little Canon 580EXII Speedlite with, so many possibilities. I recently had the pleasure of attending a one-day workshop with JVS Pictures. JVS is a hubby-wifey photography team based in Texas, known for their amazing speedlite and off-camera lighting skills. In fact, they team shoots nearly 99% of all images using some sort of added...
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Tags: AlienBees 86" silver Parabolic reflector, AlienBees silver Parabolic reflector, Beauty Dish, Beauty Dish with grid, Canon 580EXII Speedlite, Canon 580EXII Speedlite in a Cheetah Boom stand with a Photek Softlighter II, Cheetah Boom stand, iDC's Asymmetrical Strip Bank, JVS, JVS Photography, JVS Pictures, lighting workshops, Photek convertible umbrella, Photek Softlighter II, silver Parabolic reflector, Speedlite lighting workshops
I’ve come to terms with the fact that I’m just NOT a Vegas type of gal. The lights, the smoke (ew!), the noise, and OMG the itsy bitsy bikinis (ew again!)….My head is spinning! And why are those darn slot machines are just SOOO annoying!! At least I’ve been able to stay away from the...
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Tags: Dane Sanders, Jasmine Star, Joe Buissink, Kevin Kubota, Kirk Voclain, Las Vegas, Marketing Essentials International, Sarah Petty, Sarah Petty: The Joy Of Marketing, Scott Bourne, Skip Cohen, Skip's Summer School, Skip's Summer School for Photographers, Stacy Pearsall, The Joy of Marketing, Yervant
For the past 2 days, I’ve been out in Las Vegas for Skip’s Summer School for Photographers, and so far it’s been AH-MAY-ZING! I don’t just say this because I’ve had the honor of meeting some awe-inspiring photographers and marketing professionals like Dane Sanders, Joe Buissink, Scott Bourne, Sarah Petty: The Joy Of Marketing and...
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Tags: Dane Sanders, Jasmine Star, Joe Buissink, Las Vegas, Marketing Essentials International, Sarah Petty, Sarah Petty: The Joy Of Marketing, Scott Bourne, Skip Cohen, Skip's Summer School, Skip's Summer School for Photographers, The Joy of Marketing
