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Monday, April 16, 2012
Emily + Rick Engagements
This was a very exciting engagement session for me... my very first engagement session in another state! :) The beautiful San Francisco!! AND the best part? It was with my cousin and her fiance!!! It was 6th grade when I last visited LA and my cousin and I were singing and making our own choreography to Lion King (thats when lion king JUST came out in theaters, we're so old!! lol) on the street in front of her house. And now here I am at 25 years old, going to be heading back to LA after 14 years and I will be covering her and Rick's wedding in November. :) Both HUGE baseball fans they will be having a baseball themed wedding on the actual baseball field!! :D :D Couldn't be more excited, honored, and privileged that she and Rick wanted me to cover their wedding and fly me over. ♥ you guys and see you in November!!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Slacking on the blog but not FACEBOOK
Hey everyone! So I am aware at how terrible I can be not updating my blog as much as I would like to. With being out and about shooting weddings and then the post editing process... it takes up much of my time. However I am a facebook JUNKY and I always find time to get on fb and update my page or go "like" happy on peoples pages. It's terrible. I need help. BUT with that said... for the most updated work and most updates on what I'm up to please go onto my Shannon Sasaki Photography Facebook. I am ALWAYS updating that page and posting my latest work and just writing random thought in my head that most people probably don't need to know. lol But just letting you know, go on my facebook, LIKE my page, and check up on it once in a while and I guarantee updated work on there! :)
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
Mary + Tony Wedding
Mary + Tony. Eccentric. Witty. Exciting. This couple is nothing short of a surprise. What do I mean? Mary and Tony don't even come close to the word "Boring." I was always in for a surprise or something very out of the ordinary. That is EXACTLY what I LOVE! From having their pet chicken walk down the aisle to Tony coming out doing a fire dance for Mary, YES, a FIRE dance. This couple kept things funky fresh! Out of all the weddings I have done their vows to each other was by far the BEST I have ever heard... I was having such a hard time maintaining focus and taking pictures while wiping my eyes from the ridiculous tears that kept dripping down my face. Their love, respect and understanding for each other is so incredibly amazing. It blew me away. It was such an honor and privilege for me to be apart of your special day Mary and Tony and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for not only choosing me as your photographer, but for allowing me to witness such a love and capturing it for me to share with the rest of the world. There's someone out there for everyone and you both clearly found that person. Congratulations and I wish you both a very long and happy life together.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Meeting THE Jasmine Star!!
"I don't want my clients to just be satisfied customers. I want my clients to be evangelists for what I do!" - Jasmine Star
How do I start this blog? How am I supposed to write in words how EPIC, AMAZING, and BRILLIANT Jasmine Star is... IN PERSON! YES... In person!! I got to meet THE Jasmine Star; my all time favorite wedding photographer on this planet, in person! I am very aware that I sound like a 14 year old girl meeting Justin Bieber but I truthfully can't help it.
It was either late January or early February when I came across Jasmine Star's latest blog... "THE FIX" She was touring 12 different states (of course one of them not being Hawaii because NO ONE ever comes to Hawaii! lol) to inspire and motivate and help other fellow photographers in the industry and teach us how to better ourselves and our businesses. I was reading the list of different states and came across SAN FRANCISCO... "OMG I AM GOING TO BE IN SAN FRAN IN MARCH... PLEASE TELL ME SHE WILL BE THERE IN MARCH... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!" The Fix San Francisco: March 20, 2012. "You have got to be kidding me..." I had my san fran trip scheduled from March 14 - March 18. Missed it by 2 days... just 2! I sunk in my computer chair and had the biggest BUMMER moment ever.
A couple of days passed and I contemplated and thought about the idea of extending and buying my ticket but never did anything. I have this list. It's a list I made and wrote when I first took the plunge and started my photography business. It's a very short list but nonetheless it was a list with 4 things on it that I wanted to accomplish for my business. One of them was "Meet and learn from Jasmine Star" That's when it clicked. Without hesitation I called Delta and extended my trip and bought my ticket to The Fix. I sat there with the receipt up on my screen and I seriously teared. SO lame and SO cheese I know but its the truth. I knew I was going to be meeting the ONE person I have been wanting to meet and learn from for so long and I was also crossing another thing off my list.
March 20 came around and I went to The Fix seminar. Jasmine Star is everything and MORE that I imagined she would be and she truly is a BRILLIANT woman. It started with her presentation and then she opened the floor to us where we could go up one by one and ask her questions. So many GREAT questions were thrown on the stage and Jasmine answered EVERY question so gracefully and ALWAYS had the answers. I learned SO much from this seminar and went home with great knowledge, confidence and friends. :)
How I run my business is like how I live my life. Take a lot of risks and chances and do what feels right. It may not be right all the time but no one is perfect and that is how you learn. So many people try to shape themselves or their business into what they think others will like or approve of. That is the biggest mistake anyone could make. I do what works for me, I always have and I always will and Jasmine Star helped to defend that. She too does the same. I don't use 500 off camera flashes and 8 DSLR cameras strapped to me while I work. (totally being dramatic with that but just let me run with it lol) I don't only wear black when I arrive to work at a wedding and rather rock a fierce trendy pink top. I do meet clients at Starbucks. I truly go into meeting and working with my brides to also make a friend. These are just a few things that makes me, me and what makes my business work for me. It works for me. Because of that I have been managing to have brides contact me who are PERFECT fits for me. Our personalities, sense of humor, style and taste... very similar! My business... I keep it real and true to what I believe in and that is why I have been so lucky to have worked with so many AMAZING couples that I love so much and have become great friends with.
Thank you Jasmine Star for allowing me to see that being who you are and incorporating that into your business is perfectly fine. YOU are fabulous! :)
How do I start this blog? How am I supposed to write in words how EPIC, AMAZING, and BRILLIANT Jasmine Star is... IN PERSON! YES... In person!! I got to meet THE Jasmine Star; my all time favorite wedding photographer on this planet, in person! I am very aware that I sound like a 14 year old girl meeting Justin Bieber but I truthfully can't help it.
It was either late January or early February when I came across Jasmine Star's latest blog... "THE FIX" She was touring 12 different states (of course one of them not being Hawaii because NO ONE ever comes to Hawaii! lol) to inspire and motivate and help other fellow photographers in the industry and teach us how to better ourselves and our businesses. I was reading the list of different states and came across SAN FRANCISCO... "OMG I AM GOING TO BE IN SAN FRAN IN MARCH... PLEASE TELL ME SHE WILL BE THERE IN MARCH... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!" The Fix San Francisco: March 20, 2012. "You have got to be kidding me..." I had my san fran trip scheduled from March 14 - March 18. Missed it by 2 days... just 2! I sunk in my computer chair and had the biggest BUMMER moment ever.
A couple of days passed and I contemplated and thought about the idea of extending and buying my ticket but never did anything. I have this list. It's a list I made and wrote when I first took the plunge and started my photography business. It's a very short list but nonetheless it was a list with 4 things on it that I wanted to accomplish for my business. One of them was "Meet and learn from Jasmine Star" That's when it clicked. Without hesitation I called Delta and extended my trip and bought my ticket to The Fix. I sat there with the receipt up on my screen and I seriously teared. SO lame and SO cheese I know but its the truth. I knew I was going to be meeting the ONE person I have been wanting to meet and learn from for so long and I was also crossing another thing off my list.
March 20 came around and I went to The Fix seminar. Jasmine Star is everything and MORE that I imagined she would be and she truly is a BRILLIANT woman. It started with her presentation and then she opened the floor to us where we could go up one by one and ask her questions. So many GREAT questions were thrown on the stage and Jasmine answered EVERY question so gracefully and ALWAYS had the answers. I learned SO much from this seminar and went home with great knowledge, confidence and friends. :)
How I run my business is like how I live my life. Take a lot of risks and chances and do what feels right. It may not be right all the time but no one is perfect and that is how you learn. So many people try to shape themselves or their business into what they think others will like or approve of. That is the biggest mistake anyone could make. I do what works for me, I always have and I always will and Jasmine Star helped to defend that. She too does the same. I don't use 500 off camera flashes and 8 DSLR cameras strapped to me while I work. (totally being dramatic with that but just let me run with it lol) I don't only wear black when I arrive to work at a wedding and rather rock a fierce trendy pink top. I do meet clients at Starbucks. I truly go into meeting and working with my brides to also make a friend. These are just a few things that makes me, me and what makes my business work for me. It works for me. Because of that I have been managing to have brides contact me who are PERFECT fits for me. Our personalities, sense of humor, style and taste... very similar! My business... I keep it real and true to what I believe in and that is why I have been so lucky to have worked with so many AMAZING couples that I love so much and have become great friends with.
Thank you Jasmine Star for allowing me to see that being who you are and incorporating that into your business is perfectly fine. YOU are fabulous! :)
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