Robin Shotola | 365daysofmarriage

As you know, I photographed my last wedding in May of this year. It was a decision I thought a long time about. Part of the reason I decided to stop photographing weddings was because I had a part time job with a fantastic photographer.

A year ago, I was hired as a studio manager for Robin Shotola Photography & Design. Robin is one of those photographers that I followed for a few years and always loved her photos. She specializes in a photojournalistic approach to whatever she’s photographing. Whether it’s a corporate event, holiday party or wedding. She is so talented at capturing moments in beautiful, crisp light. I adore her work. Now that I work for her, I get paid to gush about her work to potential clients, it’s AWESOME. And I mean, take a look at this recent wedding she photographed at the American Visionary Art Museum.

Today, Robin and I celebrated a successful year of working together with breakfast! I am honored to work for such an amazing woman who I get to call a friend. 🙂

Yesterday, I had the joy of having a cup of joe and several sweet treats with two amazing photographers, Kat Forder and Robin Shotola. We sat for hours and hours just chatting about business, life and sweets! I mean, you couldn’t help it at the amazing bakery we went to! MMMMM.

If you’re a photographer, especially one who works full time from home, meeting with other photographers is SO important! When I first started, I thought other photographers were just competition and nothing else. I stayed away from networking for a long time because of that. But the more I’ve gotten to know other photographers, the more I realized there is work to go around…I mean, it’s still a super tough market, don’t get me wrong…but I feel like it has helped my career over and over again having these friendships. I’ve also seen that the most successful photographers are the ones who are the most willing to share.

Thank you Robin and Kat for a very lovely time!! 🙂

And what Jen blog post would be complete without a fun sign and a picture of my treats?

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