This post was originally published in 2014 (note the bangs). I re-read it this morning and every word is still true. So I figured it was worth a re-post and a bump up to the front of the line up…Happy Friday!
This year a big goal of mine was/is to work with and promote wonderful, smart, vibrant women. Two such women are Kristin, my dear dear friend, and owner of Betty Designs and Elise Walker, arguably one of the nicest, most beautiful humans inside and out. Both are bright, fit, athletic and driven in their own ways. We had 20s, 30s (at the time I originally posted this on my personal blog) and 40s represented – three happy women (and one great photographer, Matt, the token male) together for the Betty Designs photo shoot to promote the new line.
Aside from relaxing on a tropical beach somewhere, reading a good book or sitting on my yoga mat, working on the set of a photo shoot is one of my happiest places to be. I love taking care of the little details so the photographer can focus on the light and the model can relax knowing someone’s dedicated to making her look good. There is nothing more frustrating than getting a great shot only find out the logo was hidden or the model’s hair is hiding a key feature. When I’m on a shoot, time flies and I lose myself in the mood, the collaborative effort of the model and photographer and it all just flows. Creating the mood, putting the respective players at ease…I can go on and on!
- Could I be any happier working?
Point being, when you are doing what you love, you can talk about it for hours. You can’t wait to get up and do it again. And work just flies. I have a friend who’s a social media genius. He can go on and on about analytics, pros and cons of buying tweets, the problem with bots (bots???), etc. Another friend, an oncology nurse, can tell stories with such passion and humor about a typical day at her office. Any one of her numerous scenarios would send most of us to tears, but she loves it and her team is so lucky to have her. Before you think I’ve gone too idealistic, I know there will be things about any dream job that you may not love. For me, I’m not big on researching permits and I don’t particularly enjoy negotiating rates or dealing with accounting. But it’s the cost of doing business (sometimes literally) and, in the grand scheme of things, it’s worth it.
- Betty Designs Editorial Shoot
- Betty Designs Product Shoot
