In the midst of all the back to back commitments, I continued plugging away at my assignments, reading Wedding Photography Unveiled, writing up a wedding contract, and editing a couple portrait sessions.
The Strengths Finder assesment truly revealed something about me that I'd never considered before, but that's totally dead on. My top strength is Acheiver. Those especially talented in that area seldom count the hours they work.
So you're probably as confused as I am about why I randomly brought that up. With female brains, everything is connected. ;)
Christina had me calculate the total hours it takes for me to do a job/shoot. Finally, after having done so many sessions over the past couple years, I took the time to really calculate how much time I put into it. Very helpful, because usually I short calculate myself. As of a couple days ago, for a general portrait session, it would take me about 7-8 hours. That includes all the contacting, commuting, shooting time, uploading, editing, delivery, etc.
Then to make things even more interesting, I decided to compare editing time/results with Photoshop vs Lightroom with a simple portrait shoot I had done with my mom and sisters. I finally got on the ball with other savvy photographers and installed Lightroom on my computer! ;) Even though I'm still figuring out how to use Lightroom on my own, the total editing time has been cut down by about three-quarters! And the results look so much better! I'm hooked...ok, addicted to the results! I love Lightroom!!! I've already edited a couple sessions in Lightroom since that first one I mentioned above, and I find it so energizing! Quick work with stunning results is how I like it.
So, for tomorrow:
- Pick out three things from my summaries on the companies I value that I can incorporate into my business.
- Read more of Wedding Photography Unveiled.
- Clean up my business desk/workspace.
Glad to hear you're enjoying Lightroom. It's a really great tool once you learn how to use it.
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