My new website is now live! It includes my new blog, as well as an online store I've created specially for wedding guests to purchase images from weddings.
For the time being, this blog will remain live, but it will no longer be updated.
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Kristin
Sources of inspiration for Struve Photography, talking about weddings, portraits, and photography.
Friday, 2 November 2012
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Summer, summer.....
It's been a fairly busy summer for me this year. Aside from weddings, photo shoots and wedding shows, I've also been busy working on my new website.
I've decided to launch it in time for my second business birthday (25th September).
I think there's always a risk with work, that some projects occasionally get put onto the back burner and not "picked up". Website revamping often falls into this category. So, I've set myself a very real deadline which while adding a bit of pressure, also means it will happen! And now I've obviously made the commitment here....
I've also been busy participating in various wedding shows this summer. The traditional wedding show season tends to be from September into November, and again in February and March. Well, it looks like that's all changing a bit! So far this summer I've exhibited in three wedding shows. The benefit I imagine for brides and grooms, is the opportunity to see venues in the same light they might be in a years time, at a wedding. Spreading out the wedding shows also means that brides and grooms get a chance to go to more of them, and hopefully there are fewer clashes.
I thought I'd share some photos of my stall from this weekend's Loch Lomond Wedding Exhibition.
In addition, I also exhibited at the Dream Wedding Scotland show at the end of June, in Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall.
I really enjoyed doing these shows, actually. It's such a good opportunity to meet people, and chat to them about their wedding and about my work in a way that is much harder to achieve online or through the usual advertising methods. It makes the whole thing feel as it ought to be - a two-way street between couples and photographers.
I'm exhibiting this weekend, at the Very Vintage Wedding Fair at the Ghillie Dhu in Edinburgh. I'm looking forward to it, as it's my first time exhibiting at such a quirky little venue and for a more niche audience.
After that, back to working on the new website, which should incorporate a brand new blog!
I've decided to launch it in time for my second business birthday (25th September).
I think there's always a risk with work, that some projects occasionally get put onto the back burner and not "picked up". Website revamping often falls into this category. So, I've set myself a very real deadline which while adding a bit of pressure, also means it will happen! And now I've obviously made the commitment here....
I've also been busy participating in various wedding shows this summer. The traditional wedding show season tends to be from September into November, and again in February and March. Well, it looks like that's all changing a bit! So far this summer I've exhibited in three wedding shows. The benefit I imagine for brides and grooms, is the opportunity to see venues in the same light they might be in a years time, at a wedding. Spreading out the wedding shows also means that brides and grooms get a chance to go to more of them, and hopefully there are fewer clashes.
I thought I'd share some photos of my stall from this weekend's Loch Lomond Wedding Exhibition.
In addition, I also exhibited at the Dream Wedding Scotland show at the end of June, in Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall.
I really enjoyed doing these shows, actually. It's such a good opportunity to meet people, and chat to them about their wedding and about my work in a way that is much harder to achieve online or through the usual advertising methods. It makes the whole thing feel as it ought to be - a two-way street between couples and photographers.
I'm exhibiting this weekend, at the Very Vintage Wedding Fair at the Ghillie Dhu in Edinburgh. I'm looking forward to it, as it's my first time exhibiting at such a quirky little venue and for a more niche audience.
After that, back to working on the new website, which should incorporate a brand new blog!
Monday, 14 May 2012
Dream Scotland Wedding Show at Sheraton Grand Hotel, Edinburgh
A few months ago, I was due to exhibit at the Thee Wedding Show at Murrayfield. Unfortunately, that was cancelled a few days prior.
As an exhibitor, it was frustrating as wedding shows are important to me as a means of getting a chance to meet and greet brides and grooms, showing them my work in print, and chatting to them about their plans. Wedding shows generally tend to be organised usually a minimum of six months in advance, so with the wedding show cancelled, I was left without a wedding show to exhibit at.
Fortunately, the cavalry came via Twitter. I tweet when I have the chance, and one day, noticed a brand new wedding show being tweeted. I responded, and I'm so glad I did, as I managed to secure a stall at the Sheraton Grand Hotel wedding show this weekend, as well as at their forthcoming Glasgow wedding show in June.
The team have been great at being pro-active in their PR. They've been actively promoting the show, via social media as well as radio and in print, and they've been fantastic to work with as a supplier.
For me, it was an opportunity to showcase my latest album samples, as well as a new signature board. I've had a great time building and constructing my stall as well, any excuse to do a little shopping and find new and exciting things to decorate it.
The show itself was great - I really enjoyed meeting lots of brides and grooms, mothers-in-law-to-be, sisters, and future bridesmaids. It was also a real pleasure to meet some very lovely fellow wedding suppliers - putting some faces to names, and getting the chance to chat to new people. I felt I came away having made some new friends as a result of the event.
I think though, one of the most important aspects of a wedding show, is the atmosphere. I felt this one had a really positive atmosphere - people seemed relaxed and happy going round all the stands, while the exhibitors were enthusiastic. I really hope that if you were one of the people who came, you enjoyed it as much as I did.
I'm really looking forward to exhibiting with them again, in Glasgow at the end of June.
As an exhibitor, it was frustrating as wedding shows are important to me as a means of getting a chance to meet and greet brides and grooms, showing them my work in print, and chatting to them about their plans. Wedding shows generally tend to be organised usually a minimum of six months in advance, so with the wedding show cancelled, I was left without a wedding show to exhibit at.
Fortunately, the cavalry came via Twitter. I tweet when I have the chance, and one day, noticed a brand new wedding show being tweeted. I responded, and I'm so glad I did, as I managed to secure a stall at the Sheraton Grand Hotel wedding show this weekend, as well as at their forthcoming Glasgow wedding show in June.
The team have been great at being pro-active in their PR. They've been actively promoting the show, via social media as well as radio and in print, and they've been fantastic to work with as a supplier.
For me, it was an opportunity to showcase my latest album samples, as well as a new signature board. I've had a great time building and constructing my stall as well, any excuse to do a little shopping and find new and exciting things to decorate it.
The show itself was great - I really enjoyed meeting lots of brides and grooms, mothers-in-law-to-be, sisters, and future bridesmaids. It was also a real pleasure to meet some very lovely fellow wedding suppliers - putting some faces to names, and getting the chance to chat to new people. I felt I came away having made some new friends as a result of the event.
I think though, one of the most important aspects of a wedding show, is the atmosphere. I felt this one had a really positive atmosphere - people seemed relaxed and happy going round all the stands, while the exhibitors were enthusiastic. I really hope that if you were one of the people who came, you enjoyed it as much as I did.
I'm really looking forward to exhibiting with them again, in Glasgow at the end of June.
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