Ready for 2015? We are!!! The planner and big picture person in me is ready to reflect on the year and analyze the details... When I started pulling my fav images for this blog post, it was a bit overwhelming. That's a good problem to have! There are so many beautiful moments from this past year. Thankful for each and every client we have photographed!
-Molly

The numbers... We had the delight of working with 40 Families, 20+ Children, 21 Newborns, 3 High School Seniors, 13 Expecting Moms, 5 Couples, and a few headshots mixed in along the way. We doubled the number of newborn sessions from 2013! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Accomplishments for the year... Molly updated the MMP website (love squarespace) and finally committed to a new logo (thanks The Paper Zoo) and branding for the business. We ordered flash drives with our logo that have received rave reviews from clients!!! We continued to take classes through Creative Live and participated in weekly challenges through our favorite photography forums including Light Inspired, Life Defined Project, Love Photos Beautifully, I Heart Faces, and Rock the Shot. Matt purchased a new camera, the FujiFilm X100s, and has been shooting in black and white for pleasure. Molly's editorial work was featured in the FGCU Pinnacle Magazine, Life in Naples, and local newspapers around town. We continue to blog our photos as much as possible to highlight the story of each session and drive our fans back to our website. Molly also continues to grow a strong following on Instagram with daily photos of life with our sassy toddler, Lillian. Are you following her at mollyg ?

The year brought several gifts, including the arrival of Molly's niece, Emma, in April and the weddings of Athena + Scott and Sarah + Rafael, and the birth of Kacey (daughter of Colorado cousins Gabe & Hayley) in August. It means so much to us to capture the milestones and celebrations in our family and friend's lives. These are moments are why we pick up the camera...

Wishing you all a happy and exciting year ahead!

See you in 2015

Molly + Matt

Here are just a few of our favorites from this year...

Looking back on this year, we have so much to be proud of and thankful for...

We upgraded lenses/camera equipment in the last part of 2012 and have throughly enjoyed the investment in our business this past year. We see the rewards session after session!!

The numbers... We had the delight of working with 31 Families, 25+ Children, 7 Newborns, 3 High School Seniors, 9 Expecting Moms, 6 Couples, and a few headshots mixed in along the way.

We continued to take classes through Kelby Training and Creative Live and would love to travel in 2014 to a photography related education conference.

Our photography took us on two vacations in 2013 to capture weddings in Mexico in January and to New Jersey/New York in October. Both working full-time at our other jobs, we managed to fit in 5 weddings this year. I say "fit in" because the real work really begins after the wedding. Countless hours of post processing while juggling our other portrait sessions, full-time jobs, and family. Matt and I have decided to cut out weddings in 2014 and focus on portrait photography.

Social media... Molly has created a Pinterest profile for the business and has populated boards for traveling to SWFL (many of our clients are from outside of the area), Meet Molly and Matt, as well as inspiration for clothing and posing. We continue to blog our photos as much as possible to highlight the story of each session and drive our fans back to our website (SEO). We have also been active on Google+ and Instagram in 2013. We also did a Project 52 posting one photo a week to our Facebook page with the theme of "This is Our Life".

In early 2013, Molly set out to contact several of her community friends to market Molly and Matt Photo, LLC and grow our client base. The referrals continue to come in and we can not thank our clients enough for sharing our passion for photography.

We joined PPA (Professional Photographers of America) and were highlighted on several photography blogs for weekly challenges, including our recent portait of the LeSage family that won second place through Rock the Shot!

Work/Life balance seemed a little better in 2013 but if you ask Matt he may have another answer. During the holiday busy months, we scheduled family time this year and it really kept things manageable. It was hard turning so many clients away but it meant so much more to be with our little one.

Goals for 2014 include working on branding and continuing to offer a creative, fun, and modern approach to photography in Southwest Florida.

Happy New Year from Molly and Matt Photo!