Archive for the ‘Business’ Category
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GRPP Summer PicnicAugust 12th, 2010Forgive the terrible quality… I brought my point and shoot camera with me this time! Summer has been a busy one this year, even though my weddings have been spread out pretty evenly… One of the activities that is keeping my occupied is being President of the Greater Rochester Professional Photographers (GRPP). Well, every August [...] Business Living
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Certified Professional Photographer (CPP)!August 2nd, 2010After 9 months of studying, practicing, learning, exploring and all around geeking out…. I have received my Certified Professional Photographer designation! There was a written exam and an image review in order to receive this honor. I am very excited to add CPP to my list of Professional Photographic accomplishments. AwardsBusiness
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Holy Publicity, Batman!July 3rd, 2010Well well well! There is a lot of activity over at McKay’s Photography right now. MP has been featured in Buffalo Spree Magazine’s Wedding Issue, Greener Photography’s Spotlight on a Member and Professional Photographers of America’s article on hiring a Professional Wedding Photographer! We are honored, amazed and grateful for all of the attention! No CommentsRead More |
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Hiring a Professional Wedding PhotographerJune 3rd, 2010Professional Photographer of America offered their top 10 questions you should ask potential wedding photographers, and McKay’s Photography answers them! Heather also expanded on some questions and gave thoughtful responses to practical situations. BusinessGeneralLove
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Greater Rochester Professional Photographers MeetingMay 14th, 2010What a FUN and INSPIRING evening with the Greater Rochester Professional Photographers and Tomas Flint! Our May meeting topic was about “discovery, love, risk, connection, personal evolution…all of the things that make us individuals and our work a direct reflection of that.” 2 CommentsRead More |
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Greener Photography “Leader” Membership!April 22nd, 2010McKay’s Photography has been awarded Leadership Membership with Greener Photography for 2010! Heather is very excited because she has been a life long environmentalist and was already doing the items on the list. She is also excited to go further as well as inspire other photographers to do little things to reduce waste. AwardsBusiness
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Certified Professional Photographer – PASSED!April 3rd, 2010Heather McKay and a few other members of the Greater Rochester Professional Photographers (GRPP) have spent the last several months studying for the Certified Professional Photographers (CPP) exam from the Professional Photographers of America (PPA). The exam was administered at the annual Northeast Convention in Albany, NY last weekend. AwardsBusinessGeneral
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Annual PPSNYS ConventionApril 1st, 2010This past weekend was the annual Professional Photographer’s Society of New York State (PPSNYS) and the Professional Photographers Association of New Jersey (PPANJ) which was their first ever joint convention and trade show in Albany, NY and it was amazing! GRPP had a huge turnout and we met a lot of new people from all over the Northeast. I can’t wait to see what next year brings! BusinessGeneral
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Green Wedding Giveaway!!January 9th, 2010McKay’s Photography is proud to announce the first ever Wedding Photography Contest!! In honor of being featured in Buffalo Spree Magazine with Alison & Trevor’s Eco-Friendly Wedding at Hurd Orchards! Heather will give away 8 hours of Wedding Photography to one lucky couple in 2010!! Click here for more information… AwardsBusinessLove
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New Sustainable ProductsJanuary 7th, 2010McKay’s Photography has continued the quest to decrease the carbon footprint in the wedding photography industry with some cool new product lines! 2009 was a wonderful year and I was blessed with yet another round of top notch clients that handed me award winning wedding and portraits! The focus for 2010 will be to refine my product lines and to work even closer with each client to build a better future… BusinessGeneralLifeLivingLove
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GRPP Holiday PartyDecember 14th, 20092009 was an amazing year! I was honored to be the Program Chairperson for the Greater Rochester Professional Photographers and it was one heck of a ride! The end of the year party at Artisan Works was a HUGE success, as we actually overflowed to another room! For 2010, I will be the GRPP President and I am absolutely excited to continue the momentum the group is on!! BusinessGeneralLiving
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SEAC Holiday FundraiserDecember 9th, 2009McKay’s Photography was honored to be asked to donate services again this year to the South East Area Coalition holiday fundraiser! This event is dear to my heart because I am a big big fan of living in the city of Rochester and taking advantage of all the South East area has to offer. For the past 3 years, Heather has donated a Portrait Session to the live auction as well as photograph the evening of merriment. BusinessLiving
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Workshop and Networking In PAOctober 23rd, 2009This past weekend, I was honored to be invited to Altoona, PA to teach two Facebook workshops for area businesses. Tammy and Tamar from London/Wolfe Photography hosted and planned the workshop at their amazing studio in downtown Altoona. Both of these ladies are extremely talented and friendly Professional Photographers, so it was a blast hanging out with them! BusinessGeneralLiving
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Childcare Council Photography ContestOctober 17th, 2009Heather was a judge in this year’s Childcare Council Kids Photography Contest! She also presented the 1st place awards at gala held at Artisan Works. How fun it was to actually attend an event there, without being the Photographer. BusinessLiving
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Bride’s Choice Award!August 19th, 2009 |
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Etsy and your weddingAugust 14th, 2009Today’s BLOG post is my first guest post! I asked a wedding planner in town to write something for my BLOG about Etsy.com, the website for creative small businesses! If you are looking for something unique or custom for your wedding, from a dress to thank you gifts, Etsy is the place to shop! Read more from Laura Linder with Better Together Events! BusinessGeneralLove
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Amazing SurpriseMay 19th, 2009Wow, I was having a rather grumpy day today after 5 very busy days. I was trying to get some over due work finished, trying to put together the new compost bin that finally arrived, and trying to clean the house after my wonderful cat died this past weekend…. None of these things were going very smoothly. Then, I received an amazing and thoughtful surprise! BusinessLivingLove
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A new song for my new website!April 28th, 2009A very special thanks to Greg Fair for making this beautiful song for my new website! I think it is the perfect song to walk down the isle to and has a nice calming sound. BusinessGeneralLiving
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All-New Website!!March 6th, 2009It is finally here! My new website just in time for the 2009 wedding season! Hope everyone loves the new site and finds it easy to use. Let me know what you think! My designer and past bride Elaine has created this beautiful site for me and I just can’t wait to get some time to add all my favorite photos. BusinessGeneral
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GRPP MeetingFebruary 12th, 2009This year, I have been voted in as the Program Chair for GRPP and so I have the task of filling each month’s meeting with educational and informative speakers. This year looks to be a great year for us, as we have in our budget to hire some real talent! The meetings are free to [...] No CommentsRead More |
