Be Careful, VERY Careful, What You Wish For - You Just Might Get It. :)

Well, well, well...

After all these months of grousing that I simply didn't have enough to do pertaining to Wall 2 Wall Photography, suddenly, BANG! It must be busy season. :)

We did take some down time in March/early April. My oldest son came home on leave for 30 days. He's in Korea with the Air Force, and hadn't been home in almost four years, so I took a couple weeks of vacation from the day job; the first week he was here, and the last. During that last week, Matthew, my 16 year old, flew out from Nevada for spring break, and we were able to do family portraits, which we hadn't had done since...oooohhhh.... 2004 or so. How sad is it that a portrait photographer didn't have a portrait of her own family? Well, we surely rectified that. I also got some goof-shots of the two older boys, as well as some pictures of all three boys, and the three with their sister. (You will find these throughout this particular post.)

After taking Matt and Christopher to the airport the week before Easter, I decided to really start knocking out some networking for the business. I had joined a local networking site (inside919.com) while he was here, then ramped that up a bit. Then, last week, quite by accident, I was perusing golo, which is a local news channel blog-type site, and met Kisha via a blog post. She has a wedding planning business. We emailed back and forth over the last week, and I am SO excited for her. She does have a web site, and if you or anyone you know in the Eastern North Carolina area, is getting married, you will really want to go check her out. She is the owner/operator of One Fine Day Wedding Planning.

Now, as I mentioned in an earlier blog, Wall 2 Wall Photography will have a booth at the Lucama Spring Fling Festival on May 16. This is going to be SO much fun. Lots of activities, and Shelley told me last night that there will even be a pie eating contest.

So between prepping for the festival, shooting spring in North Carolina, scheduling portrait sessions, well...Like I mentioned in the title of this blog post, be careful what you wish for. :) In this case, however, that is not a bad thing!

Until next time, y'all!

Missing Child - Goldsboro/Wayne County, NC

Folks, this isn't for me, but I wanted any and all of you that might be following this blog to please read below. A friend of my son, Matt, is missing and needs medical attention. I am posting a picture of her that I took last year, but the ones in the links below are more recent. She has been missing since early Monday morning, and I received the following from her mom, Michelle, earlier this evening:

My daughter, Ashlee Michelle Davenport 16 is considered to have ran away Monday April 13 morning between 4:25am-4:45am.Ashlee is 5'8' 118 pounds light brown hair hazel eyes. She has the cartlidge of her right ear & her belly button pierced. She has dental issues as far as a her top front teeth are not straight. She also has the initials MS carved into her hip. There is a picture of her on kenlynews.com, newsargus.com and wral & witn.I got a phone call from her dr. Monday morning and she has some medical conditions in which she needs medication immediately! She has a heart condition which she needs to be treated for ASAP! Dr.is very concerned because she needs to be seen immediately!If you have any info whatsoever, PLEASE call my cell phone anytime 24/7@ 919-922-9967 or call the Wayne County Sheriffs Department @ 919-7311481 or Detective Sgt.Tammy Odom @ 919-580-4065.

Easter Pictures and New Pricing....

Well...here I am...on my first vacation in almost two years and I'm sitting in front of my computer.

Ok, you know I can't stay away from it for long, LOL...

On the front burner this week?

• My oldest son is home on leave for the first time in over 3 years;
• I just finished the Dutton's Easter portraits and put the package into the correct hands;
• We just established a few new portrait packages to accomodate the needs of more of our clients.

We spent the early part of the week enjoying the spring weather and landscaping our front yard. We had quite the little assembly line going on. Chris would dig the hole, I'd plant the greenery, and Johnny would drop the mulch. It's looking quite nice, actually, and we're almost finished!

During my down time, I finished working on Rhonda & Mark's kids' Easter pictures (some of which you will see here), and put everything on CD.

I've also been corresponding with Shelley regarding Wall 2 Wall's donations for the silent auction at the Lucama Spring Fling Festival. Did I mention that y'all need to show up for that? It's going to be a lot of fun, it's in May, so the weather will be amazing, and Wall 2 Wall Photography and Lori Carver's Tupperware booths will be there. Here is the URL so you can check out all the details: http://lucamacic.com/festival.html

I hope to hear from all of you soon. It's been kind of quiet this winter and I, for one, am ready to kick things up a notch. :)

Until Next Time.....

~~Jules

Artisans and Craftspeople Wanted

Hey, Y'all!

This blog isn't about me. (Yes, I know...hard to believe, right?)

It's actually about a small-town festival in need of vendors. Lucama (North Carolina, for those of you who aren't local to us) is hosting a Spring Fling Festival on May 16, 2009.

This fesitval is in need of vendors. Wall 2 Wall Photography will be there, and I'm hoping that any of you out there reading this will be there, too. If you are an artisan with a craft to show off, then please get a booth. If you are a craftsman/person with wares to sell, please get a booth.

The web site to check out is http://www.lucamacic.com/ and if you should have any questions, please contact Shelley at Shells4you@hotmail.com .

We look forward to seeing you at the Lucama Spring Fling Festival!

Ok, So Now I'm Not Slack - Just Busy!!!

Hi, All!
I may have been slack last month, but this month I've been busier than a one armed paper hanger in a paper factory....

Now that the Joint Commission has been and gone, the craziness at my day job has come down to it's regular low-key status. This gives me the opportunity to spend more time building the photo business...

We've recently come up with our own Economic Stimulus Package. This package includes the following:

Economic Stimulus Photos on CD Package - $130.00
This easy to use, economy-friendly package includes the following:

• Pre-session consultation
• A minimum of twenty of the best images of the session in jpg format on CD;
• One user-friendly directory of all images reduced for use in email and on the web;
• A second user-friendly directory of all images for prints up to 8x10 in size (we offer very reasonable prices on prints larger than 8x10);
• License agreement for printing and other uses (mugs, mouse pads, tees, etc.);
• Instructions for use and support after delivery;
• One 11x14” print of your choice.

Please give us a call (919-921-6328) a call if we can help you with any of your portrait needs.

We still have our Standard-Traditional Packages, too...

Traditional One-Pose Packages:
The "Standard Traditional" which includes

• 1-8x10,
• 2 5x7, and
• 16 wallet sized prints (retouching included) for $50,

the new
"Traditional Plus" which includes

• 4-8x10's,
• 8-5x7's, and
• 24 wallet sized prints (retouching included) for $75.

Both packages allow you to pick your pose immediately after the session.

Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to book an appointment for a photo session.

Cheers and Happy Valentine's Day to you all!

Julie