Hello 2011!

So apparently keeping up with a blog is a lot like exercise. Once you stop it's tough to get started again! A lot has happened since I last posted. Most importantly, my wife Iori got her permanent resident visa! That's a big relief for both of us. She also went home to Japan for a month to visit her family. It was a long month for me and Dekker taking care of each other.

During the holidays I did spend a lot of time assessing the progress of Lakehouse Photography over the past year or so. It's been an exciting time and I've made a lot of progress. I've also made a lot of rookie business mistakes. So I've set some lofty goals for 2011 that will make this business grow by leaps and bounds. I've got some very unique backgrounds on order and have really gotten control of my lighting. The great thing about photography is that there are always more things to learn. I've got quite a few weddings booked for 2011 and am looking forward to creating some beautiful memories for those couples. I'm also shooting lots of kids, babies, high school students, dogs, cats, families and models. Hopefully I'll have some time to get out and shoot landscapes and whatever else catches my eye.

Well, I've got a very full day planned for tomorrow so that's it for now. Now that I'm 'back on the bike' I'll be sure to make more regular postings.

Sayonara

Here's a shot of my beautiful wife after traveling over 30 hours from Japan, stuck in Chicago airport for 9 hours, and still looks like a million bucks! I'm a lucky guy.