Call me crazy. A dork. Down right obsessed.
Call me a KJ Facebook/blog stalker. Insane. A goober!
All very well may be true, but this week…NOT A THING COULD TURN THIS GIRLS SMILE UPSIDE DOWN.
This week, Wednesday September 12, 2012 to be exact, I will be in Richmond, VA attending Katelyn James’ Coaching Sessions. She only offers them once a month during select months and only offers it to 2 photographers. I AM ONE OF THEM. (I have bruises where I have been pinching myself repeatedly every time I say that sentence….”I am one of them”.)
All of my fans at this point know my obsession with Katelyn James. They know I love her as a person….a person I have really spent less than 5 minutes speaking with. But truly…anyone could fall in love with this girl in ONE minute!
I love her as a creative. An artist. A photographer.
I love her as a graphic design artist, decorator, organizer and blog extroadinare. I love her as a mentor, a role model and as a down right industry rockstar.
At 5, my idol was Ariel from “The Little Mermaid”. (She still kind of is…don’t judge : P ) At 10, my idol was the Pink Power Ranger, Kimberly. At 15, it was Britney Spears….and Mandy Moore. I was torn. At 20, it was Elle Woods. Yes…a fictional character…but very real person I envisioned for my future. At 25…and as I slowly approach 30 now….IT HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE, Katelyn James.
I wont go on to say how I came to find Mrs. James….or how I have already beat her with flowers the FIRST time we met at Jasmine Star’s ‘the Fix‘ in D.C. because well….most of you know this story. BUT, I will tell you that having a seat to this coaching session is going to be life altering for me.
And honestly, life altering for my business.
With a binder of questions prepared. My pink pen and notebook packed. My pink dress hanging by the front door. EVERY pair of shoes I own in their own bag…simply because I have no idea what I will want to wear for the professional head shots she is going to take of me (HOLY ANXIETY). My camera and lenses are as clean as they can get and every bottle of hair spray is packed to try to tame the wild beast on my head, better known as my hair. I totally frizz when I get nervous! lol
Regardless…I am more prepared to meet her…simply because I have been dreaming of it for years now…than I was prepared for my college entrance exam or LSATs. : /
I have thought about this day. Dreamt about this day. LIVED out this day in my head since I first came across KJs blog. Her pictures are the most beautiful, captivating, perfect thing. Sure…pretty pictures are great…but the person taking them is important as well. It just so happens that SHEEEE IS FANTASTIC as well. So sweet. So beautiful and so giving. She is surely a blessing to everyone she meets and touches with her gift.
I hope to bring back a piece of Katelyn and share it with all of my fans and share my knowledge with other photographers, and share my new skills with my clients. Investing in this “Coaching Session/Workshop” is not just for me. I want so badly to pay it forward in this field. So many helped me get to where I am today….and that is why I want to gift back in return. I want my clients to see how dedicated I am to this industry, my business, and my craft. I love growing together….the KNP family (bridal and family) are my rocks. My support system. Without you all, KNP wouldn’t even exist.
So as I finish my final prep to go see Katelyn….and go over my “DO NOT FREAKING FORGET ME” list I make for severely important trips… I want to thank everyone that afforded me the opportunity to go on this trip. I was sponsored by my amazing family to attend and I couldn’t be more grateful.
If you stay tuned to my Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter and this blog…I will be updating from my trip as it is happening LIVE time! Then…FULL blog post on what I learned and CANT WAIT to share with all of you!
STAY HAPPY!!!
<3 Kaitlin Noel
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