Honest Marketing, Nikki and Marc: Anytime

So, I'm reading a book (well, actually, I just started it and I kinda skimmed through it to start with)...it speaks of marketing and the importance of honesty in your marketing approach. Like, instead of calling yourself the Premier Photographer of the World, just be honest about your business and who you are. So, for me, marketing would consist of the following plea (along with some 4-year-old style dancing and "pick me! pick me!):

I'm a single mom.
I love my kid. I love Jesus.
and I love photography.
The women. The men. The relationships. The love. The families. The moments.

Geez. My heart nearly beats out of my chest I get so excited.
How about every wedding I've shot I've nearly cried. Then I'm wiping my eyes with one hand and trying to balance my massive and horribly heavy lens and camera in the other hand, silently chiding myself, and capturing every tear-jerking, touching, endearing moment at the same time...

But it's true.
Honestly? Yeah, I've only been doing this for coming on a year. No, I don't know everything there is to know about photography--as a business or an art. But I love it. And I am driven. And I am good at what I do. I know that.

Yeah. That's about it. That's me.
Honest, no nonsense. That's who I am.

So, because every post is better with a picture (Jasmine Star gets credit for that one):
Introducing two FABULOUS people:

Nikki and Marc. Givers extraordinaire. They are opening a community house called House of the Rising Sun in the French Quarter starting in January of 2010, and doing all sorts of outreaches for the homeless and street kids. However, work is starting now, so please head over to Nikki's blog to find out more (and laugh alot) and help out where you can!