Sharon Elizabeth Photography
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hat if I were to tell you that the images you take are a reflection of your truest self. Maybe you're not at the place you want to be as a photographer, well that longing you have - to get your images to that certain point -- that's where your truest self lies. Your authentic self. The purest version of you. But here's the catch... we are always so busy shooting for our clients...  View This Post >
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wanted to let everyone know that I will be taking my Maternity Leave this November - April/May of next year. I will not be booking any sessions for November. December. January. February. March, and possibly April. Session Availability before Maternity Leave: July - 1 session left August - 2 Sessions left + 2 Mentoring Sessions available September - 2 Sessions left + 1...  View This Post >
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ot only do I love mentoring sessions because it allows me to take part in my other life passion - teaching... but also because it allows me to grab funny photos of my 'mentees'!!!! =) I know I've mentioned before how much I love teaching, but I wanted to talk a little more about it. You don't mind right?!?! =) So insert four-eyed girl here... That's me. Full of a desire to give...  View This Post >
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f you follow me on Facebook (which you should by the way..rude) -- then you know I often post Model Castings -- looking for confident girls (and sometimes couples) to come out and model for my mentoring sessions!!!! Sadly, I've had some issues in the past with models backing out at the last minute, not showing up period or not even contacting me. Because I take my business...  View This Post >
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tarting out in this industry is hard.... it's hard as hell. and I remember when I first started -- I genuinely had NO idea what I was doing. I started taking people's money, because I thought it was AMAZING that someone was paying me to take their pictures!!!! I wasn't really running a business, I was operating a lemonade stand. I wish someone would have sat me down and told me...  View This Post >
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emember back in December when I announced the Mentoring Session Winner!?!?! Welp, Meghan got to have her complimentary Mentoring Session recently... spending an entire day with her was just like hanging out with an old friend. She is kind-hearted, eager to learn, and so funny! I adore her to pieces. Here are some of the photos I grabbed from her session!!! Of course, I can't...  View This Post >
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OOOO excited to announce the next Styled Shootout... October 27th 2013 A four hour Shoot-a-thon for photographers looking to build their portfolio.. I'll be there to give tips and advice on posing and lighting... and we'll even take some time to go over camera basics!!! There will be grub and gorgeous-gorgeous models with professional styling!!! We had so much fun at this...  View This Post >
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AHHH... The styled shootout was an amazing success... I loved hearing all of the feedback from the photographers!!! They came from near and far to be there -- we had West Virginia folks, Maryland folks and of course Virginia folks!! And holy hell, I'm so grateful for that. I am already planning the next Styled Shootout... and now that I know people 'actually liked it' -- this...  View This Post >
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couple weeks ago, I hosted a Champagne Mixer for some fellow photogs!!!! Nothing fancy, other than the champagne... we all sat around and chit-chatted about some of our dreams and things that tend to hold us back in this industry.... I think what we found is that there are two things that hold us back... 1) Ourselves... and 2) Those around us. We tend to let other people dictate...  View This Post >