Thursday, January 19, 2012

KCP Celebrates 20 Years in 2012!

Gosh, where does the time go?
I can't believe it's been 20 years since I arrived in California
from the east coast to start this adventure in photography.

I used to say that I would stop shooting weddings
when my client's children start hiring me. Well, the time is here
and I guess I'm not going anywhere soon.
I'm not as old as I thought I would be :)

Here I am at my first photo job in New Jersey.
Perms were the thing! How funny.
(Looks like I took myself pretty seriously...he he)
This store is gone now and a new strip mall is in its place.
It seems like yesterday when I packed my first camera
and little suitcase and hopped into my Ford Escort
for the big drive out west. Who knew I would never turn back
and that KCP would grow into what it is today.

Here I am in the studio at Moto Photo.
(The flash dance look was also in with the perm)
I started as a kiddie photographer and had quite a
reputation in my small town.

This is me in upstate New York with neighbors and my brother.
My Fisher Price plastic camera was my favorite toy.
Guess this was just meant to be!

In busy life, we sometimes forget to celebrate our accomplishments,
so I am making a promise to myself to pause every once
in a while this year to reflect on how far I have come
as a photographer and honor all of the wonderful clients
who have supported me throughout the years.

We are off to a running start in 2012 at KCP with ambitious
plans for the new year. I am excited to be building a new website and
to move into new directions with KCP while enhancing our
current services. I will post the news at it unfolds.
One of the most fulfilling projects is for me to start teaching
photography and I am also excited to work with our
local artists in Laguna with the birth of our new little art
school in the Canyon.

Stay tuned, more to come soon...