Cornerstones of SVP

I have been putting a lot of thought into what makes me different from everyone else who is a photographer and it has been a really hard thing to do. I decided that yes of course I will have a different perspective on where to take a shot, how to set it up and how to present it to a client…but that wasn’t enough. And so after listening to many photography mentors and artists I admire, I decided that the only thing that REALLY sets me apart from everyone else is that, well…I am ME.

We are all so vastly different from one another in this world and yet at the same time, many of us share commonalities between each other. I shoot weddings and families and events and so does Mr. Photographer who lives two blocks away from me. So if we are equal on cost, on par with one another with our talent, what really sets us apart is our personalities. It’s our likes, our families, what we do in our free time, our morals, our loves, our hates – THAT’S what sets us apart. And while my passions and the ramblings on my blog may detract certain people and cause some to say, “Gross! I wouldn’t want to spend 10 minutes with her, let alone the most important day of my life!” – there will (hopefully) be just as many that say, “This girl gets me, this girl makes me feel comfortable, this girl allows me to show who I am as a person.” which will make us a wonderful pairing and be an awesome match for our time together. Sure it’s risky in some aspects, but truly, I don’t want to become the person who hates their job and has clients she wouldn’t choose to talk to outside of work – and I think that this is the best way for me to steer clear of that.

Now the hard part is that I spend 24/7 with myself, clearly, so it is hard to describe what makes me tick and what sets me apart from the rest since what I know of me has just become my norm and hard to pick apart…but I’m working on it and I really feel as if I am making big steps towards making SVP my baby, my reflection and my heart. On here and on my site you will see these aspects coming up that I currently have in the draft process for what I feel will guide this business into being a true reflection of me and I welcome your thoughts, your constructive criticism and your ideas. My first statement of change for my business will hopefully be posted next week so be on the look out!

Ok, enough words, let’s show a picture! This is me leaning against the car that I loved for many years and recently traded in – it was a hard day for me (yes, I get attached to inanimate objects…I blame my mom :) …) and I will miss the Silver Bullet terribly, but I hope the fact that I hid a secret note and gave it many kisses and hugs, that it knows how special it was to me. And you can ignore the messy hair, thankyouverymuch.

….annnnnnd I just may have shared too much of “me” hahaha!

xo, sarahv