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December Highlights - Adios 2020

We did it! We made it through 2020!

I don’t think I’ve been this excited to make it through a New Years Eve since Y2K! Fun fact at the NYE party I went to in the year 2000 (as an aspiring baby goth) someone switched off the lights and everyone screamed. This NYE my husband and I grudgingly toasted alone in our house whispering to the dog, “Is it over…?” Oh how times change!

Looking back on the fire tornado that was 2020 I wanted to share quickly what I learned/what worked before we never look back again!

1.Remote shooting was the way to adapt:

Early on I adapted my home space to be able to shoot food, beverage and products remotely- looping in clients for approval in a number of ways so no one felt left out by not being there "IRL". It’s daunting at first but there’s a way to make it work for everyone!

2. Make it easy when it's not easy:

Prop sourcing became a problem with the USPS struggle so I spent a LONG day photographing my on hand, mostly vintage prop archives and put it in a gallery for clients to see if anything I already had would match their brief to save $, time and a S&H headache. I’m always adding to it so why not share with the class? Being adaptable and sharing resources went a long way!

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3. Be safe and keep my clients safe:

Whether it was quarantining, getting tested before shoots, masking all the way up no exceptions, working out what PPE we needed, hiring a Covid Safe Set Facilitator or pulling double duty doing styling on most of my projects to keep sets small, the biggest part of 2020 was keeping projects on target but keeping them safe! I haven’t spent a moment in public without a mask since March and only pop out for the occasional grocery store run so staying safe to keep everyone else safe has been something I take SUPER seriously!
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4. Having a good sense of humor and some patience:

This year was not the year for taking things personally! Timelines shifted, projects cancelled and clients were afraid to move forward and that is totally ok. The way I got through it was being patient, remembering it's temporary and we are all going to get through it together! I know we will! WE HAVE TO!!!

How was this year for you? I hope 2021 is already looking up and if I can help you with anything click the link below to hop on my calendar or connect with me through social or email!

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Well now, onward and upward into 2021!

Stay safe friends.

xoxo,

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November Highlights

Hey there-

As we wrap up 2020 (finally!!!) and move into 2021 I’ve been taking stock of what worked in this beyond rocky year, and as November always insists on- the things I am thankful for. The biggest thing I have been thankful for this year are folks like you- our networking, friendships and all these creative partnerships have made navigating a very distant and not very social year as cool as it can be! I appreciate you and would love to reconnect before we jump into 2021! Shoot me a message to say hi or book a face to digital face chat to catch up before this rotten year is kaput!

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Now onto the fun stuff! Photos! This month I got to do some great brand work with The Spirit Guild Vodka and SLO Stills Rye for a series I am doing for my new blog Rebecca Can’t Cook, which gave me the awesome opportunity to play with some color themes I don’t typically get to use and experiment with using some styrofoam blocks I was given. I’m always striving to be resourceful in my work so I figured it was worth a shot! Take a look below. Also on the theme of being resourceful, Wonderful Machine did this really lovely write up of the process of my first cookbook project and a lot of these lessons can be applied to remote shooting now! Here is that link if you’re interested: