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With the cold weather settling in, my photography business has started to slow down a bit. I am quite thankful for this-I have been a bit in over my head the last few months.

August-November seem to be the busiest months for photographers, and it was definitely the same for me. There were some weeks where I would have two photoshoots a day. I am very thankful that people want me to take their pictures, but I definitely get a bit overwhelmed sometimes.

It gets difficult to balance the business side of photography as well as not start looking at photography as a job. I never want it to come to that point. I love photography, and it is a vast part of me.

I thought for this blog post, I will explain the process of a photoshoot. (In a very simplified form)

People usually contact me via e-mail or phone to book a session. Once their session time comes, I take their pictures (anywhere from 45min-three hours.) Afterward, I explain how the postprocessing goes. I tell them that their photos will be up on my website within a week. I give them a password that allows them to look at their photos once they have their own gallery on annalongworth.com

I let them know that I edit about 15 of the photos, and leave the rest unedited. I do this for two reasons: 1) If I edit all of the images, it is a waste of time. I found this out the hard way. Obviously, they aren't going to order every single image, so putting in hours of unnecessary work is just foolish. and 2) So they can see the difference between the edited and the unedited. (I put the edited images at the front of their gallery so they can see the best ones first.)

I also let them know that if they choose to order a image that is unedited in their gallery, it will get the full editing treatment and everything before it is actually ordered.

About a week later, if they haven't contacted me, I will contact them about ordering. They will then let me know what sizes of what images they want.

Once this happens, I usually start from the RAW file of the images they ordered. I want their prints to be PERFECT, so I spend lots of time on these photos. Especially if it is a large print. For example, someone from a recent session ordered a 30 by 40 print. Yes, as in 2.5 feet by almost 3.5 feet. This was one large print. I zoomed in sooo close when In was editing to make sure that everything was precise and perfect.

Then, I order the prints. Anything larger than an 8x10 I have matted on a styrene board for protection and longevity.

Once their prints arrive, I deliver them, and walah! That's the process.

If you actually read this, thank you! You rock.

If you want to see my photos, check out my website: annalongworth.com

or my facebook page: facebook.com/annalongworthphotography

Thanks for reading!