Kaitlin - Loudoun Valley Class of 2010 - Senior Portrait Photography in Loudoun County, Virginia

Meet Kaitlin one of my senior reps from Loudoun Valley High School's class of 2010. She's adorable and so easy to work with!

Hi! I'm still here...but internet challenged these days

Hi everyone...I'm still alive and well, just frustrated as all! Our internet provided "upgraded" some equipment and now our connection is pretty much non-existent for surfing or doing anything on the internet. As someone who uses the internet pretty much for EVERYTHING, I am in a bad situation right now. Because of where we live, we don't have a lot of options at all and with this situation coming up so quickly, it will take a bit of time to resolve. We are looking at satellite again, but that stinks with the download policies...pretty much making it impossible for me to do business. We are even considering putting up our own tower LOL! Things are really crazy, but I'm sitting at Starbucks and Panera and anywhere I can get a plug for my laptop and internet to surf and to upload stuff. It's really hard with the poor doggie right now being in "Recovery" from her surgery -which by the way, went as good as could be expected. Now we recover.
If you didn't know, our Border Collie Maggie had to have an ACL repair surgery this past Tuesday. The recover is basically 6 weeks, and she has limited mobility. She only wants to be at my side, so I'm pretty much glued to the kitchen table when I'm home. I have to listen to her cry and whine if I even go to the bathroom around the corner. It's quite pathetic! I feel so sorry for her, though...it looks really painful.
I promise to try to keep connected to the "world" whenever I can. I can see a bunch of stuff on my iPhone (thank goodness for AT&T connections even at the house!)...and I am trying to get out at least once a day if I can to get internet.
So call me - the old fashioned way....home is 540 554 8743 and cell is always on these days 703 328 7675!

Disney...Disney...well, flowers, flowers...Photographs of Walt Disney World Flower and Garden Festival

My "vacation" was to prowl around Walt Disney World with my camera and a macro lens..but Mother Nature threw me a curve ball when she decided it would rain every day of the vacation! In between rain drops and torrential downpours, I managed to find a few flowers that weren't beaten up and then early one morning went back to the butterfly garden to snag these pictures so the trip wouldn't be a total "wash up".

Here's hoping the next trip to WDW isn't this bad weather wise....hmmm...but September is hurricane season, isn't it????

Epcot Flower & Garden Festival...small view....

I'm enjoying my new Macro lens, so I am wandering around the "world" playing with the flowers and such....I thought I'd post a few for you to see the view up close and personal....sorry, no Mickey Mouse this time...

Spencer....Loudoun County Senior Photography

Hey Spencer- this is just one...I have a bunch of others I'm working on, but I hope you like this one to start! Thanks for being a model for me!

Lauren - Sneak Peek....- High School Senior Photography in Loudoun County

Here's just one for you Lauren - I know both you and your mom are eager to see them. I'm busy working on them - trying to narrow them down so I don't overwhelm you! If you weren't so darn gorgeous it wouldn't be so hard to do....

Next post...one for Spencer!

April was my month to join associations I guess -

So not only did I join PPA - Professional Photographer's of America - but I also joined the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce AND the Purcellville Business and Professional's Association! Wow....that's a LOT for me!

I'm excited about the opportunities to meet new people and share my portrait photography business with them, and hope that all this exposure is a good thing! I know this means a lot more socializing and probably that networking thing too...but I think it's time for that next step.

Watch out Loudoun County - Patty Schuchman Photography is open for portrait business and you'll be seeing and hearing a lot of me in the coming months!

Beginnings....the next "focus" for my clients!

Beginnings...it's where it all starts. So think about engagement photos, intimate weddings, newborn babies, maternity...that's what you will find in my soon to be launched new marketing effort - "Beginnings by Patty Schuchman Photography". The Senior Info guide was SUCH a big success, and having one concise place where a potential client can go to get all the info they need about a potential, booked, or even just finished session is so convienent for my clients that I decided I need to do that for this concentration area also. I'll be branding the new marketing effort with a new logo of sorts, and the soon to be release Beginnings Info Guide. The Info guide will have everything you need to know about a newborn, maternity, engagement or small wedding session AND your options once the session is done - print pricing, books, etc.
I want to make getting the information you need easy, and make it an enjoyable experience at the same time.
If you haven't signed up for mailing list - take just a minute to do so now so you will be the first to know when this information is available to see! My mailing list is a permission based list, so you must sign up to be on it and I promise to NEVER share your email with anyone else - EVER.
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