Let’s play 20 questions!

I used to HATE this game when I was a kid. Mostly because I hated asking questions… but I LOVE to answer them! And lately I’ve been receiving a TON of emails and blog comments asking me about various aspects of my business, from shooting, lighting setup, marketing and how I work with brides, models and stylists.

So I thought it would be fun if you went ahead and posted your questions as a comment (or if you think it’s a silly question, just email it to kristen@kristenweaver.com!) and I’ll respond to 20 of them!

Ask me anything you want! (My favorite Gaga song is Teeth, by the way, and drink of choice is Sweet Tea!)

Questions start….. NOW!

I wanted to thank everyone who applied for my Spring 2010 Internship! I received over 40 applications in the first week and have narrowed it down to 10 top contenders!

At this time, I am in the final selection process and am no longer accepting applications.
To be notified when the Summer 2010 Internship opens for resumes, please include yourself on our email list and you’ll be the first to know!

Oh, 2009. How I loathe thee.

I have this, well – maybe it’s a superstition, about odd numbered years. In my life, they’ve always been filled with change and upheaval. Not that it’s a bad thing, but I tend to be more transitional during this time, and less stable – less focused.

I’m so ready for 2010.

Since I’ve been on vacation for the past 2 weeks, I’m more than ready to get back to the comfort of my office, with lots of new exciting things I have planned. Now, I understand that the majority of this constitutes change in some form or another… I want to repaint my office, hang new canvases, buy a desk and set up a new workstation in my office for my new intern! I’m think I’m nesting?

All of that will have to wait a few weeks while I get caught up from all the work I had in December.

I’ll be spending next weekend enjoying a beautiful West Palm Beach wedding, then off to Savannah, GA to shoot a NAHA entry for a colleague of mine. Splash in about 10 modeling sessions and I’ll wrap up January just as busy as I started. Luckily, Feb. seems to be a slightly calmer month!

This month I welcomed 4 new brides to my happy little family, and have been getting new inquiries nearly every day this week. I can’t even begin to explain how happy it makes me to share in their new lives together. My clients are so much more to me than a wedding, they become my dearest friends and I feel warm and welcomed in to their families. There’s nothing better than a big hug from my bride and groom every time I see them. I’m elated.

I’m also really excited to kick off the second annual Images for a Cure event! I’m going to start planning early this year, and set a date for late September. There’s a lot of adjustments, planning and work that needs to get started – even more reason to get my new intern ready! I hope they like trial by fire It’s the only way to learn!

I’m been working on plans for a group workshop for some time now, and am finalizing plans to join forces with some amazingly talented photographers, artists and special guest speakers! We’re talking 2 days of amazingness! Breakout sessions, shoots and demonstrations in every area of wedding photography – business, lighting, marketing, retouching, posing and of course, shooting! Stay tuned, I’ll be announcing dates and speakers in the coming weeks.

To be notified when the details are released – you can sign up here!

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So what are my resolutions for this year?

Travel more. Love more. Have more faith in myself. Commit more. Focus more. Laugh more. Share more.

Be afraid less. Eat less. Be a little less dependent on others. Judge less. Condemn less. Speak less. Procrastinate less.

Dream. Give. Believe.

What are your resolutions for 2010?

Hello, from cold and snowy Ohio! I’m not actually in Cleveland, but close. About an hour southeast in my hometown of Youngstown, Ohio. We’re also about an hour North West of Pittsburgh, PA.

Today is the one vacation-work-day I’ve given myself, so after a few hours of shooting, updating, corresponding, emailing and facebooking, I’m finally updating my blog! Short and sweet, let me give you some details of what I’ve been up to!

Our long 19 hour drive to Ohio wasn’t as bad as I expected. I got to see a traveling Lemonade stand in Gainesville (then again in GA), a cat driving a Jeep at a gas station in TN, and almost got car sick before stopping for dinner in Kentucky. We had to take the long way up, thanks to that huge snowstorm that hit Virginia and West Virginia.

I finally met “the missing link” of Anthony’s family – his big brother Bill. He flew in on Wednesday and got to spend Christmas with Anthony, myself and the kids before heading back to Michigan on Saturday.

2009 was an amazing year for me, closing out with today’s shoot of American Idol contestant, Sarah Burgess, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It’s cold (22 degrees) and snowing (more like a blizzard), and I sat in snow to shoot.

I also started my first workshops this past fall for other photographers, and even organized the amazingly successful event, Images for a Cure, raising nearly $13,000 for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

So many people have graciously let me be a part of their lives this year, and 2010 is looking even better! Just since being on vacation, I’ve brought 3 new 2010 brides in to our little family and booked 2 shoots with an amazing photographer in SC next November.

2010 will start off with an amazing wedding in West Palm Beach, FL, and end on Dec. 31st, 2010 with the wedding of my dear friend Michelle in Lakeland, FL. In between, I’m doing plenty of traveling! San Francisco, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, South Carolina, Nashville and hopefully Australia, to help launch the first Images for a Cure… Down Under!

I just started to dual market myself for NE Ohio/PA, too. So if you’re in that area – I’m now available to shoot weddings and photographer workshops in that area!

January is also a cool month for me, as I find my images published in 3 magazines – Orlando Style, Osceola Oasis and Vocess Magazine.

If you’re on Twitter, you could totally help me out by RT’ing this:

Nominating @kristenweaver for @OneWed #bestweddingvendor

Well, I think that’s everything! I have a TON to catch up on when I get back in town, including blog posts of Terry and Beth’s wedding, several portrait sessions, a maternity session, and 2 fashion sessions (including ours from today!)

Oh, and before you ask, yes, I do have a few New Years Resolutions, but I’ll share those later this week!

And since I’m incapable of writing a blog without including an image… here’s a quick teaser from today’s shoot with Sarah! (virtually straight off the camera since I hate editing on my laptop):

Since this is my 100th blog post, I felt it was only fitting to have a sale! And what better timing, then the Holidays!?

Lucky you!

For one week only, for every gift certificate you buy to Kristen Weaver Photography, I’ll add an additional $50 to the certificate amount (min. $50 purchase).

This is perfect if you have any friends or family that have an upcoming session, or already had a session (even if you just want one for yourself! It’s the holidays – treat yourself)! Use the certificate on products, prints, sessions, wedding deposits or balances – it works just like cash over here!

Since I love examples, let me demonstrate.

Your BFF just booked a sultry Boudoir session with me. You, being the coolest friend she has, spends $50 on a gift certificate to KWP as her fantastical Christmas present. I add on another $50 (because you’re the coolest, remember?) and you get to give her $100 that she can use towards a Sexy Little Album, prints, the balance of her session fee – whatever her little heart desires! You, my dear, are now a Rockstar!

Email me to order one, or if you’d like some more details! Gift Certificate must be ordered between today and Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. I only have a limited quantity available, so get yours now!