Blog-raphy - an introduction

Welcome to my blog!

Firstly I'd like to explain what prompted me to start a blog today.

I've spent the last three days at the Annabel Williams studio in Cumbria surrounded by fellow photographers (including the very cool Crash Taylor, recently named one of the top 10 wedding photographers of our time and a thoroughly great bloke!)

They were a really inspirational bunch and it's been a brilliant opportunity for me to mingle with these people and share ideas and stories. That's one of the great things about photography - you never stop learning, no matter where you are in the industry, no matter how many awards you've won and how much experience you've had. For me, the day I stop learning is the day I hang up my camera.

So, a lot of these photographers were talking about blogs, and the way they use them within their business and as a communications tool, and it struck me as a fantastic way to keep friends, family, customers and prospective customers up to date with my work, my plans and my photography life in general.

I should, perhaps, have read a few other peoples' blogs before starting this. I don't even know if I'm doing it "properly". But I was just too excited to wait. I will have a look at some of the others when I've finished typing this, and see what everyone else thought of this week.

I've come away from this week with a head full of new ideas, and Sally Marie Photography Ltd is going to be heading for some exciting changes in the very near future. My intention for tomorrow is to sit with a laptop and a good coffee, somewhere pleasant, and type up all these new plans. I can't wait to get started and I'll keep this blog updated with each new idea as I start to put them into place.

I would also like to use this blog as a rough wedding guide, with ideas and stories from the weddings I photograph throughout the year which could help brides planning their own wedding. As always, feedback would be extremely valuable so please tell me your thoughts and I will do my best to keep this blog packed with information that's useful, interesting and personal.

Bring on the blogging.....

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