Beginning

Well, I have decided to create a blog just for my photography.  Figured it was a great way to get my name out there and have a change for more people to see my work.

A little about myself.  My name is Michelle Weaver and I have been doing photography for pretty much ever.  Four years ago I decided that I really wanted to try and pursue it as a career and a business.  I did a year with Lifetouch which is a company that does school photography.  I really enjoyed going into schools and taking pictures.  It gave me a deeper love of doing photography.  While I was doing that I got my first DSLR and really started learning my style as a photographer.  My first official photography shoot as an engagement session for a really good friend of mine.  From there I just would ask friends who got engaged if they wanted free engagement pictures.

When my family moved to Grand Forks, ND I had my second official session.  Co-workers of my husband had gotten engaged and wanted photos to use as save the date cards.  Of course I offered my services.  It was then that I realized I wanted to specialize my photography.  I love doing engagement sessions.  It's so much fun to capture a couple during the happiest time of their lives.  I love being able to show a couples love for each other through pictures.  I also would love to do wedding as well, just waiting for the first couple to ask me to do that for them.

I realized soon that I should no limit myself to just engagements and weddings because that is a limited market for that.  I also do portraits, family, kids, maternity and really anything you need pictures for.  I created a Facebook page about 9 months ago to showcase my work and use it as a way for people to see my work an contact me about pictures.

At the risk of a very long post, I just wanted to give a little background on the name I decided for my budding business.  With This Ring photography actually was inspired by my own wedding.  When my husband and I got married a co-worker of my dad had give us this beautiful wooden plaque his father had carved.  On it in was the phrase, with these rings and a picture of two rings intertwined.  I then realized that my in-laws had gotten us a picture frame with the phrase, with this ring and had a picture of rings intertwined.  I just loved that phrase, and with wanting to specialize in engagements and weddings that phrase works great because of what the ring symbolizes in the relationship.  More recently my aunt had made a counted cross-stitch work for me and my husband with the date of our wedding and initials on it, and of course the intertwined rings on it.  I realized then that my choice of name was a good one and that the intertwined rings is the symbol of my relationship with my husband.

Check back as I do sessions and I will post my favorite pictures from the session.  Also follow me on my journey as I turn my passion into a business.  For now just check out my Facebook page.  Like my page and follow my work, and spread the word.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/With-This-Ring-Photography/205670982854558