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Award Winning Maternity, Baby, Child & Family Photographer Saint Marys, GA - Fernandina Beach FL Small Business Spotlight: Coach Judy | NE Florida Small Business Branding Photography
I'd like to introduce you all to Coach Judy, a health and happiness coach. She's a warm, kind, giving, helpful, positive soul and I'm grateful to have met her! If you want to change the stories you tell yourself or live a happier, healthier life, I highly recommend calling her to chat about her services (you don't have to be local either)! I'm going to let Judy tell you all more about herself and her business...
Tell us about your business. What services/products do you offer? I help smart successful women feel better, more confident and learn how to let go of the shitshow going on in their head so she can stop critical self judgement and go after their dreams.
What inspired you to open your business? I became a certified health coach back in 2013 after I spent years sick with autoimmune colitis, leaky gut, chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, perfectionism, people pleasing and an eating disorder. I struggled to find answers but eventually I reclaimed my mental and physical health and decided that, if I was challenged to recover my health as a nurse and diabetes educator for over 20 years, then it was way more difficult for the average person, so I wanted to offer up what worked for me. Then, after working with clients and continuing to work on my own mind, my thoughts, emotions, stories and beliefs, and overall well-being, I knew that I wanted to also support women in all areas of their life. That disease was actually dis-ease! It was then I decided that I help women feel better about themselves, about their life, and about their own empowerment to transform their life.
What is your biggest success with your business to date? What are you most proud of?
Do you have a memorable moment in your business that you can share with us?
What can your clients expect from you when they book with you?
Tell us three things about you that we might not know. I love anything aquatic especially stand up paddle boarding.
Is there anything else you’d like to share? I feel so happy and grateful for my family and the wonderful things that have happened in my life, but I now I can really appreciate all the challenges and dark night of the soul experiences that have helped me to grow, to heal and to be able to do this work so others can too.
Where can people find you?
Do you need photos for your website and marketing to help potential clients/customers see what you're all about? Do you want custom stock photography that speaks to your brand (and save you hours of searching on a stock website)? Do you want to stand out with professional photos to use in your social media posts that actually speak to you and your brand? Contact me to learn more about my small business lifestyle branding sessions!
Amelia Island Sunset Beach Maternity Photography | Award Winning Maternity PhotographerThis couple could not get any cuter. To celebrate expecting their first baby (a boy!), they wanted a maternity session on the beach at sunset. They had done their engagement photos at the pier in Fernandina Beach so we went back there for this next milestone. You can see the love they have for each other and their excitement to welcome this baby boy into the world soon! They brought along their new puppy for a few photos too. After all, they will be growing up together! We got a little wet and had a lot of fun. The rain held out for us as it literally started drizzling when we began heading back to the parking lot and we still had beautiful sunset colors over the ocean. I took a couple video clips during the session as well so I put them together with their favorites for the video below and have included the images to scroll through as well.
Thank you for allowing me to capture these for you Mr. & Mrs. M! I can't wait to meet baby soon! <3 Kim Owner/Photographer-Artist Kimberly Tank Art & Photography Are you expecting? Do you want a beautiful work of art to display to remember the beauty of pregnancy? Contact me for information on scheduling a maternity session! Extended Family Vacation Photography | St Marys - Amelia Island Family PhotographerWhen the members of your family live all around the country (and one internationally) and you are able to get everyone in one place at the same time, there's no better time to hire a photographer to capture your togetherness! The weekend of this session was rainy but we managed to squeeze in this session between rain storms. This family was a blast, especially these four awesome kids! They laughed at my silliness and made silly faces back at me too! One of my favorite parts of an extended family session is getting a photo of grandparents with their grandkids. The kids loved tickling Grandpa! The best way to have a successful session with a lot of people, and any session with young kids, is for everyone to be relaxed and go with the flow. The kids get breaks whenever they need them and we turn everything into a game. Be silly and have fun and let me capture your happy memories! This family did exactly that and now have great images that they'll have to remember their time together. Here are a few favorites!
A few words from them about their experience: "Kimberly did a wonderful job capturing our family craziness! She was very patient - with 4 grandchildren under the age of 10, one needs a lot of it! She made it seem effortless. The pictures show her love of her craft. Thanks, Kimberly!" Thank you for trusting me to capture these precious memories for you all! <3 Kim Owner/Photographer-Artist Kimberly Tank Art & Photography Looking to capture your family as they are right now? Do you want to capture the connections you have with your loved ones? Contact me today for more information on scheduling a family session! Baby Milestone Session with Family - Baby's First Year | St Marys GA Baby PhotographerBaby B is back on the blog for his mid-year baby milestone session! He and his brother have such a close bond and it was so much fun to capture them together, whether giggling and laughing or big brother reading Baby B a book. You can see how much they love each other! And it doesn't stop there, because you could just feel the love throughout this whole session with the whole family. This is what I love to capture, these moments of connection and love that families share. Since this was also a milestone session, the focus was on Baby B while still including the rest of the family. They grow so fast in the first year and I love getting to watch them grow and help capture this time that seems to fly by in a blur. I loved so many of these in black and white too, so I've included a mix. From giggles with brother, to drooly smiles, to a nursing break, and flying in the air with Daddy, here are some favorites from Baby B's session!
Thank you W family for trusting me to capture these moments for you to treasure! <3 Kim Owner/Artist-Photographer Kimberly Tank Art & Photography I only take on a limited number of Baby Plan Memberships for each calendar year to ensure the highest quality of service to all of my clients and priority booking for plan members. If you're interested in becoming a plan member, I'd love to chat with you! Contact me here. Father's Day Gift Guide
Mother's Day has passed and it's time to start thinking about Father's Day. I've put together a list of ideas in case you are scratching your head this year. (Thankfully I came up with a great idea for my hubby earlier this year so all we have left is a craft/card from my son!) For these, I've tried to separate by what Dad might enjoy doing and have tried to include links for local places to go when possible.
For the Dad who likes to fish...
Fishing Rods - Last year, I bought fishing rods for my husband and one for my son, as well as some basic fishing supplies to get them started, and gave them to him for Father's Day so they could go fishing together. They've been doing this a good bit lately and really enjoy the time together. I loved fishing with my dad when I was a kid (though part of it was getting hot chocolate and fresh donuts on our way to the lake haha!) Fishing Charter - If Dad already has a great fishing rod, you could book him a fishing charter. Two local places with great ratings (though I have no personal experience with them) are Angler Outfitters & Charter Fishing (where you could also grab some new fishing goodies for Dad) and Amelia Island Charter Fishing.
For the Dad who likes baseball...
Tickets to a Baseball Game - This is what I opted for this year. My husband is a huge Chicago Cubs fan and I had the perfect opportunity to get us all tickets to see a game this summer. We like to do experiences for gifts when we can, and being able to watch a Cubs game with his family is going to be so much fun! If you can't travel for your hubby's favorite team, you could always go see The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and Dad can still share his love of baseball with his kiddos. Some of my favorite memories with my Dad when I was a kid was going to see the Cleveland Indians games.
For the Dad who likes tools/woodworking...
Gift Card - I know, this one doesn't feel as personal. But let's face it, when it comes to tools, it's better for them to pick it out unless they've circled several options for you in a catalog or made a wish list online. (It's like if my husband tried buying me something photography related without me giving him a very specific list of options with links to the items... he's likely to get something wrong, haha!) Class/Workshop - Sign Dad up for a class or workshop to learn a new skill. For the woodworkers, Woodcraft of Jacksonville has classes regularly that would make a great gift. (They have other locations if you aren't local to Jacksonville.) Magazine Subscription - This is another good option for Dads who might want to learn more or get different ideas for projects.
For all Dads...
Food - Let's face it, guys love food! From a nice big breakfast to a well planned dinner with Dad's favorite foods, don't forget this one on Father's Day. Homemade Crafts from the Kid(s) - Handmade gifts were always a big hit with my dad. Whether you do a big craft or just a homemade card, here's a list to get you started if you don't want to spend forever on Pinterest (like I did looking for a decent list to share haha!). It's a great way to get the kids involved, especially when they're little. Photographs - Of course this list would not be complete (or on my blog!) without including photos! And this doesn't need to be a professional session with Dad. You could take some photos of Dad with the kids yourself and then print them out and put them in a frame. (If you want to know how to do this better, sign up for my email list for your free guide to taking better photos or check out my camera class!) If you prefer not to DIY, you could book a session for just you and the kids so you can give him a great photo to keep on his desk at work (and you'll have great photos with your kiddos too!).
What will you do for Dad this year? Drop me a comment and let me know!
<3 Kim Owner/Photographer-Artist Kimberly Tank Art & Photography High School Senior Session at the Ball Field & Beach | Amelia Island Senior PhotographyI'm super excited to be offering lifestyle senior sessions and doubly excited that I was able to capture this time for this special high school senior. Senior sessions are all about celebrating who the senior is, their passions, and their dreams as the enter into adulthood. My goal is to showcase who the senior is and capture this exciting time in their lives while giving the senior a fun experience! After talking with each senior and reading through their answers to the questionnaire, I can come up with a plan to incorporate who they are into the session. Portraits are nice, but a photo that really captures the essence of who they are will be treasured for a lifetime. Miss M is graduating from Camden County High School and is headed to Valdosta State so we incorporated her t-shirt into the softball portion of her session. Softball has been a big part of her life so we did a few "pretend you're playing softball" photos and just a few fun ones at the field.
Miss M also loves having out at the beach, so we headed to the Fernandina Beach for the second portion of her session to have some more fun! She's also been learning how to play the guitar so we included that for some of these too.
Thank you for allowing me to capture you as you enter into adulthood. Wishing you all the best as you begin this next stage of your life! <3 Kim Owner/Photographer-Artist Kimberly Tank Art & Photography Looking to capture your high school senior before they head out into the world? Do you want to capture the essence of who they are? Contact me today for more information on scheduling a senior session! Spring Clean Your Personal Photos
It's spring, though the weather doesn't always feel like it lately, and it's time for spring cleaning! I actually cleaned my windows the other day, woohoo! Next is the carpet so I can get rid of all the awful pollen we've had that's making me horribly sneezy. All. The. Time. But this blog post isn't about the spring clean we usually do around the house. This is about cleaning and organizing your photos. Yes, all those photos you have on your computer and your phone and haven't done anything with. It may feel like a monstrous task that you just really don't have time for, but when you break down the tasks and commit to just 10 minutes a day, it will get done! Everyone has just 10 minutes each day they can reallocate, like substituting 10 minutes of social media scrolling for 10 minutes working on organizing your personal photos so you can actually print and enjoy them! Here are some tips to get our started.
1 - Let's start with images on your phone. Go through and start deleting. Yes, delete! You don't need 5 images that are almost all exactly the same. So often, we are taking several photos of the same moment in hopes to catch one that's good and then we never delete the bad ones. So go through and delete anything that you wouldn't print in an album. It's easier to go through older images once the moment has passed and you can better choose the best ones to keep and delete all the rest. For any images you want to keep on your phone, for whatever reason, make folders to store those so you have them organized and easier to get back to view or share them.
2 - The next step is to get those photos onto your computer. Plug that baby in and transfer those images over to your computer. Put them in a temporary folder to organize later. Then delete them off your phone.
3 - Now that the photos from your phone are on your computer, make sure photos from any other cameras that you use are on your computer too. 4 - It's folder time. Decide what folder organization system you want to use and create those folders today. Personally, I have a folder for every year and then I have subfolders for each quarter and within those might be a folder for a vacation or special event. You might want a folder for each month or folders for photo type like nature/wildlife, landscapes, sunsets, etc.
5 - This next step is optional but it's something I like to do to help me keep everything organized better. I go through at add the date to the front of the filename of each image. So if the filename is xyz123 and it was taken on August 3, 2017 (when you click on the image you will see the date created in the file information), I will change it to 20170803-xyz123. You might just want to do the year and month, or label it with it's category or location, it's totally up to you. This is the most tedious and time consuming step if you don't have a program that will allow you to export them with the date and filename (I use Lightroom for this sometimes). Remember, 10 minutes a day. You'll be amazed at how much you can get done in 10 minutes!
6 - Next, move those files into the appropriate folders that you have created. This will be the easiest step if you've renamed your files.
7 - Go back through your images and delete any duplicates or not-so-great photos that you may have missed or that were from your camera instead of your phone.
8 - Now that you're organized, it's time to print! Everyone can enjoy them once they're printed into an album and off the computer. For a list of album companies and pros/cons, head over to this post.
9 - Stay organized by taking time once a week to go through your photos on your phone and delete the ones you don't need to keep. then at least once a month, upload photos from your phone and/or camera to your computer and rename them and put them into folders.
Hope this helps you get organized and don't forget to print! <3 Kim
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Kimberly Tank is an award winning professional photographer and artist in Saint Marys, Georgia, servicing Camden County in Southeast Georgia (including Kingsland & Woodbine) and Northeast Florida (including Yulee, Callahan, Fernandina Beach, & Jacksonville). Using natural light and custom on location sessions, Kimberly Tank specializes in the family and child photography; providing an exceptional customer experience and helping you turn your family memories into works of art. Signup for the newsletter! Click HERE Contact Me for more info and/or to book a session
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