David Bayer Photography

Yes, Phil was wrong. And I think it’s driving everyone crazy, including me. Seriously, how often does that groundhog actually say we’ll have an early spring? And now that he does we turn out to have another fun little rain/snow/sleet/wind/cloud/gloom/annoyance storm heading our way. I suppose that’s what I get for taking the snow tires off my car.

If you know who Jasmine Star is then I need not go any further, but for those of you who missed out on her last workshop, here’s an opportunity to join her next live workshop in just a few weeks. She’ll be concentrating on the business aspect of photography and taking questions from fellow photographers both live in the studio and over the chat forum. Oh, did I mention that it’s FREE! Actually all Creative Live workshops are free, but if you miss it then you can purchase the recording for a great price.

Don’t miss out! Get more details here: http://creativelive.com/courses/building-your-wedding-photography-business-jasmine-star

I’m an avid Cragslister (if you will). I sell things, I buy things, I even bought my car on Craigslist. I constantly browse the listings, looking for interesting things to buy or different gigs that people need help with. Actually now that I think about it, I found one of my current jobs on Craigslist.
Well, anyway. It wasn’t until now that I feel compelled to write about my experiences on this wonderful website. Why now? Because last week I found a listing of someone selling a lens that I’ve always wanted. We met up on Saturday so I could check it out and by the end of our meeting I bought it. But it wasn’t the lens that left me smiling when I walked out of Kim’s tiny office, but having the feeling that I just met a talented and honest individual who represents perfect customer service on a website notorious for it’s lack of it.
Kim is the nicest painter/photographer that I’ve ever run across. She sold me a great lens, offered to write up a receipt for me and even paid the sales tax. All the time I was there, we had a great conversation. I learned more about what she does and she already knew about my new baby girl from having read my blog. So Kim if you’re reading this again, thank you. Your kindness is not taken lightly. With all of the bad stories from Craigslist, here’s one for the good guys.

Ok, its nearly a month after the Blizzard. I made the steaks, but I chickened out and made them inside on the stove. I have a cast iron skillet so it’s not too much of a downgrade.
Anyways, why such the lapse in updates? Well, sometime in there, MY BABY GIRL WAS BORN! Her name is Olivia and she’s completely awesome.

Olivia less than a day old

Well, its the first blizzard of the season. I might be jumping the gun here a bit since it hasn’t quite started yet, but being that its about 10 minutes away and the warning are flying across the TV, I’m going to go ahead and make the declaration. So what does one do during a blizzard? … You guessed it, make steaks on the grill! And yes, our grill is outside. We’ll see how this goes since I haven’t started yet, but what can be so hard? Its only 30mph winds with snow coming horizontally at my face. Wish me luck!

Welcome to the David Bayer Photography blog. Here you will find news of my trials and experiences as I strive towards becoming a successful wedding photographer. As with any leap into a new career (or at least what I hope will turn into a career), the term “success” will grow and change as time goes on.
My hope with this blog is to help you understand why I do what I do, and so I can better understand it myself. Please feel free to comment and visit my facebook page.