The Burn Of Rejection

Well.... had my first sting of rejection.

I did a maternity shoot with a friend of mine. Her husband ended up not liking the pictures.... Not exactly sure why. I'll admit, it wasn't my best work... I was having an off day. We went to a playground and shot a few different poses here and there. I just... *sigh* Wish I could try again.

So, fellow photographers, how do you deal with this situation? I hadn't charged her anything, so there's no money to be refunded... but still. I can't help but think that I failed. :S

Creative Advice Wanted

Alrighty.... So I've been editing the Rice Twins' pictures and have come to a hiccup...

Now, as far as my watermark for the one going online, I'm curious if I should use the entire logo, just the text, or just the splash with the "MJ".... Examples:

Text Only

Splash & "MJ" Only

Whole Logo

The past photos that I've done, I've had the whole logo on there... But it is a little bold to have on a photo... so I'm confused. Just from putting them up here, I like the text only one best.... But I also like the thought of using just the "MJ".... Let's see....

"MJ" Only

Kinda looks like I signed it... which I like. *sigh* INPUT APPRECIATED!

Now, there's another question all together... Do I not include the logo and only put a disclaimer....? Sooooo confused. 

Thank You!

Project: Rice Twin Senior Shots

Client: Nikki & Julia Rice
Service: Senior Pictures
Date: September 2012
Completion: TBA
Referred by: Donna Rice

Brand new photo shoot! (Pictures will be posted later) Donna's twin sisters wanted me to do their Senior Photos after seeing what I did for Donna. Very excited! We still have more sessions, so this will be updated as needed!

Moving Forward!

Alrighty! Things are moving!

I've set up a new phone number exclusively for MelJean Designs so that I won't be giving out my personal phone number. Yay for Google Voice! Very excited!

I have 3... count 'em... THREE photo shoots coming up in the next couple of months! ^_^ Still working on a few sketches for some Wedding Invites. Hopefully will be wrapping those up soon.

Next move? Filing my DBA (a.k.a. "Doing Business As") and with that, I'll be able to legally publish "MelJean Designs" everywhere! After that, hopefully, I'll finish up switching my website to a new server.

I'm very excited for the upcoming changes! A new motivation has overcome me and I'm ready.



Now, I have to make up some of those invoices! G'night!