I recently brought to life a dream and vision I've had for quite some time.
Last year was a wonderful time of growth for myself and for my photography business. I could clearly distinguish the roots I'd been tending and the new shoots of growth - collaborations, portraits, and creative projects - taking on a new and healthy shape of their own.
Starting out this new year, I spent the better part of my days during January and February taking creative and entrepreneurial e-courses and reading companion books to the courses. This is the year that I am focusing on my vision, and getting fully behind my quiet business style. I also had to work hard at accepting a fact that has given me anxiety since the first day I decided to be paid for my work: I am a non-competitive creative.
And you know what? Since I stopped worrying about what all the other photographers around me are doing, and how my un-branded approach to business is not the norm, I've gathered this amazing tribe around me. Like-minded creatives and entrepreneurs and mamas. And doors keep opening in the most unexpected, blissfully welcomed ways.
But back to the dream that is now a real, tangible thing. I opened a print shop! A Web market of photographs that I have selected to sell in print. In addition to my editorial and portraiture business, this is pure, creative fun for me.
You will only find three prints in the shop right now. I thoughtfully chose to begin small. After looking through hundreds of my photographs, I realized that I did not want to work backwards. I want to move forwards, so I plan on growing the print shop from here on out, with just three prints to start, all taken within the last eleven months.
I hope you'll have a visit to the Print Shop, and I'll update here when new prints come available - ocean and desert trips are on the horizon.
And I hope you, too, will continue whatever work is yours, in your very own way. I believe wholly in staying true to the vision you have for your creative process. There is enough for everyone.
x,Katie
