Last night I took a break from the Academy Awards to quickly scan my email and see if there was anything urgent I needed to respond to. There wasn’t, but I did see the PPA Fresh Blog contest winners were announced, so I clicked through. Now, I knew in my heart that I did not win anything, but there was still that glimmer of hope as I waited for the page to load. Finally it did and I saw a very familiar face in the top box. No, not mine. Jasmine Star’s. If you are a professional photog, you likely know who she is and already follow her excellent blog. She is a lawyer-turned-photographer who has become very successful in recent years; in large part I would surmise because of how her personality shines through in her blog. She is a beautiful writer (and great photographer) and everyone who has met her or knows her speaks of what a kind and beautiful person she is on the inside. And you can clearly see how beautiful she is on the outside. So, congrats to Jasmine!
But the point of this post wasn’t to only compliment Jasmine. It was also to say that because of this contest I just discovered another voice I’m going to love to follow: winner #3 Jodie Allen. I clicked her link and started reading and was immediately hooked. Probably in part because of her witty little diatribes about being a working mom. I can relate to much of what she says and I like how personal it is. She also writes very well, and I love me a good writer! Be sure to check her out.
Speaking of writing, I started this blog back in early 2007 (my old blog then evolved into this prettier version) and I never really intended for it to become an overly personal “mommy blog.” I say that not because I don’t like some mommy blogs, in fact there are a couple I read all the time (Dooce for one); only because initially it was designed to be about my clients, recent work, and photography related info. But then something started to happen. Clients started telling me how they read my blog all the time and would comment mostly on the personal related posts. They would ask about Jordan (and now Alex too) or comment on other things going on with me personally. I would hear through others that people I have never met also read my blog and would receive positive feedback through them. It’s as if a blog has a life of its own. My business has grown more successful directly because of my blog and I know most other companies or individuals who keep up on their blogs agree. I don’t even update mine daily, although in an ideal world, I would. (Read: ideal world=infinite amount of time.)
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