DVD Slideshow

Happy Tuesday everyone! 

Below is an example of the custom DVD slideshow I offer in my portrait packages.   This happens to be the slideshow for my two senior ambassadors at Woodside High school.

A slideshow is a great way to archive your photo session with CWP.  They are often used to display on a big screen t.v. for friends and family at gatherings such as graduation & birthday parties. 

Contact me today - to find out about current senior specials.

Small Business Saturday Sale!!

Book a photo session with C. Williams Photography today (Saturday, November 24th) and receive $100 off your portrait package purchase! 

Offer only good for shoots booked today, and scheduled by January 31st, 2013.  

Contact us at cwilliamsphoto757@gmail.com or 757-44PHOTO (757 - 447-4686) to book your session.

 Thank you for supporting Small Business Saturday!!

C. Williams Photography

Class of 2013 Senior ambassadors needed for CWP

Are you a class of 2013 Senior, looking to earn extra money as well as receive discounts on your senior portraits?  C. Williams Photography is still interviewing for 2013 senior ambassadors for Warwick, Heritage, Bethel and Denbigh High school. Comment below if you are interested or know someone who may be interested. 

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November - Is Customer Appreciation Month for CWP clients

November is Customer Appreciation Month for C. Williams Photography!

Clients: Are you interested in winning a mounted 16X20 print and a custom holiday card on a digital file for you to share with family and friends?

Simply put a link to my facebook fan page on your personal facebook wall with an honest review and then comment here that you did so. Be sure to make your post "Public" so I can read and confirm. 

Click here to see how to make your posts public

Images can be from either a recent (within the past 6 months) session, an upcoming session, or a future session with C. Williams Photography.

Also, you will want to follow my blog by email (by clicking the follow by email link on the right).  This way you can stay up to date on any new promotions and information from C. Williams Photography.  I'll be coming back to this post to pick the winner.   If we can get 15 people to participate, I'll give away 2 sets!

The deadline to enter the contest, will be Friday, November 9th!!

Good luck everyone!! :-)

How to see more of my posts on Facebook

I hope that you will take a moment to add C. Williams Photography to your interest lists on facebook so you can stay up to date on any new posts and session announcements. You can do this under the liked button, select + list, and create a new list for Photography (unless you already have one created). Then go back and be sure to add us to your interest list. Currently only 7% of our fans are seeing recent posts. Thanks again for all of your support!

C. Williams Photography fan page on Facebook

How the new Facebook algorithm affects your Photography page

Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day everyone! Thanks to all the members of our armed forces for everything you have done keep our freedom. Also, thank you to all the families of those members who made the ultimate sacrifice for us. May God bless you all.

Remember: “You’re not J.C.”

A few years ago, at my day job, I had failed to read an important email from a site supervisor.  The email was requesting that I remove an error from an audit I had completed.  There is a five days window for edits to be done; after that the audit becomes permanent. The correction was needed so that the error would not have a negative impact on the representative’s performance matrix.  Needless to say, being the busy bee that I am, I overlooked that email, and over 5 days had passed.  It was not until my supervisor questioned me about it, that I noticed the oversight.  Nothing could be done, the form could not be edited and I was so upset with myself.

If anyone knows me they know I wear my emotions on my sleeve. So, the fact that someone was possibly negatively impacted by my error on my part, was (at that time) devastating. 

As I was apologizing for my oversight, my supervisor turned to me and said “Christie, you’re not J.C.”.  At that point, I looked at him, with one eyebrow up and my forehead wrinkled, not knowing what he was talking about.  I naively asked him “who is J.C.?”  He chuckled and said “Jesus Christ”.  It was at that point a feeling of calmness came over me as well as a realization that I am not perfect… actually no one is.

As photographers we tend to hold ourselves to a certain level of “perfectionism”, especially when our livelihood depends on getting the “right” shots.  When hired, our client may want us to emulate an image they saw in Vogue or Modern Bride.  We will use our skills and talents the best way possible to get the shot (or shots) the client wants.   However, there are times when you don’t get that “perfect” shot.   Despite how hard we try, it just isn’t going our way, whether it’s user error, equipment failure or the lighting.  All the while in the back of your mind you keep saying "I have to get the right shot".  

When things are just not going your way, just stop and breath……… it will be “ok”.  Maybe the shot in your mind was not going to be the “right” one anyway.  My point is, missing the email, taught me that I am not Jesus Christ (not perfect).  Mistakes will happen we don’t intentionally make mistakes; if we did they would not be mistakes. 

Question:  Have you ever made a mistake, which at the time you thought was “the worst mistake ever”? If so, what did you learn from it?

My 1st Blog

Well, this is my first official "blog" entry.  I am pretty new to this blogging thing, so bear with me as I start this new adventure.
I am sure if you are reading this, you know, that I am a photographer and owner of C. Williams Photography, base out of Hampton Roads, Virginia.  I love to photograph families, infants, children, seniors, maternity portraits, weddings and pets.   I am a mother of two little girls and wife of a loving husband.
My goal with this blog is to keep you posted of current events with C. Williams Photography and other happenings in my life.
I look forward to this new adventure.... wish me luck! ;-)

www.cwilliamsphoto.com