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Gratituesday: dreams do come true and a giveaway!

Today is a big day for me and my business. :) And what a better day than a Gratituesday to experience this and share it with you all!

This morning… dum dum dummmmm… I put in my notice to leave my full time job!! Beginning December 1st I will be a full time photographer and I couldn’t be more thrilled about it!! Ahhhhh this is a LONG time coming and I cannot wait for the flexibility I am going to have to spend time when and where I want to spend it. I am so excited to have MORE time to spend on my photography: practicing, playing and experimenting. And of course, finally having some time to shoot for me. It’s been a long time since I have gone out and shot just for myself.

Actually… on that note… last night I had an autumn themed outdoor boudoir (whew adjectives, maybe?) session that the lovely lady let me have free reign with. She spent the past few months brainstorming ideas for this session, considering the location and all the scenery changes we’d have. She covered all the looks: sweet and innocent, vintage, country, natural, etc. She accessorized accordingly, from headbands to shoes. I was in heaven. I was jumping around, pointing out new places to sit and lay and stand. She was up for ANYthing (including shivering while leaning against a chilly gravestone - no joke)! It was awesome.

I feel like my creativity mojo returned after I had been feeling a lull for a while. There’s a reason one-on-one sessions are some of my favorites! Here’s one of my fav’s from last night’s session, which also happens to be the very first shot I took while metering the light. Love it when that happens!

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And since today is SUCH an exciting day for my growing photography business, I want to share my joy with you all! So I’m having a giveaway!! I will be giving away a $50 Gift Card to YOUR favorite store! You can enter a few different ways:

First, you must leave a comment telling me what YOUR dream job would be AND your favorite store.

To earn more entries you can do any of the following. Please leave an addtional comment for each task that you do. And I will be following up so no cheating!

  • Subscribe to my blog feed, which can be found here.
  • Blog about this giveaway on your personal blog and be sure to link back directly to this post.
  • Twitter about this giveaway. You can follow me too, by clicking here!
  • Shout out on Facebook! But you have to link to the giveaway for it to qualify. :)

Good luck!! The giveaway will end NEXT Monday at 11pm EST. I will post the winner in next week’s Gratituesday post!

So… this Gratituesday? I am so grateful for my dream coming true!

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October 27, 2009 - 8:14 am Armin - Congrats on your new challenge and venture Liz, I'm excited to see what happens!

October 27, 2009 - 8:47 am Jenny - Liz! First, congratulations!!!!! That is SO exciting! And what a testimony to the Lord, and His blessings and faithfulness! Gift-card-ness: My dream job is two fold I guess-being able to do photography full time if I wanted to...and using my BSN to do flight nursing-phew, two ends of the spectrum for sure! As for favorite store, I'd say either VS (new scents only, don't worry haha) or Ikea

October 27, 2009 - 8:48 am Jenny - I have already added your feed to my reader, but did it again just now to double check :)

October 27, 2009 - 9:04 am Deanna G. - Hmm..my dream job? I guess it would have to be an Astrobiologist, I'd love to learn about what lives outside our world & my favorite store would have to be Target! They have like everything there :)

October 27, 2009 - 9:05 am Deanna G. - I just subscribed to your feed!

October 27, 2009 - 9:06 am Ryan K. - Ok Liz, lets see here . . . I think my dream job would be to work for Rush Limbaugh at the EIB network. I know that sounds dumb, but I think it would be one of the funnest jobs to have. My favorite store . . . Amazon.com PS So how is this contest decided?? Randomly or is it whoever you think gives the best dream job?? Oh, and I'll add in your blog feed.

October 27, 2009 - 9:24 am Emily G. - Oh, how awesome! i'm so excited for you! :) My "gift card" place would be either Sephora or MAC Cosmetics. (neither have a store "here" but they have stuff availible online). Also, i've posted about this in both Twitter & facebook: http://twitter.com/dozywozy & http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/emilymgraham?ref=profile Hope you are having a fabulous day! :)-EmilyG.

October 27, 2009 - 9:32 am Emily G. - Also signed up for the Blog feed. ;) I may update my lj with your blog... but i would lock it so you wouldn't be able to see it. Not sure how that factors in. Also, do multiple comments and twitters count 2x? (this is me showing my competitive side) xo! -EmilyG.

October 27, 2009 - 9:40 am Becky Bauckman - Liz congrats on your new career! So glad that you have a chance to do what you love and what you are SOOOO good at! I love your giveaways. My dream job would be a stay at home mom and my fav store would be mom central aka Target! Looking forward to Charlie's next photo session with you in November!

October 27, 2009 - 9:41 am Emily G. - P.s. totally forgot to post about my dream job. Well, i kinda have 2: 1. To be a stay-at-home mom and take care of my 2-3 kids and be a housewife (yes, i do consider that a job). 2. To do make-up artistry as a part-time "out of my house" type job. i would love to do it more frequently and for some $$. Sorry about that! -EmilyG.

October 27, 2009 - 10:02 am Jenny - Ok, I added a post on my blog about your story/giveaway, added a link and update to fb about it, and updated twitter as well! Phew! blog: http://papernapkinphoto.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/lizmodern-day-cinderella/ fb: facebook.com/jserdman twitter: twitter.com/jserdman

October 27, 2009 - 11:29 am Katelyn Nesi - Congratulations Liz! I know you'll have many years of success and I'm so happy your dream has come true. I remember when you first started blogging about photos and you inspired me. Thanks for being such an inspiration and I promise I won't bug you too much!!! I have been following all of your changing blogs over the years and you are so blessed. I'm so excited for you!

October 27, 2009 - 1:10 pm amanda - congrats on going full time with your photography! my dream job: to be a travel writer/photog.

October 27, 2009 - 1:11 pm amanda - i follow your rss feed through bloglines!

October 27, 2009 - 1:13 pm amanda - i tweeted! twitter.com/225photography

October 27, 2009 - 3:20 pm Thomas Cook - My dream job would be a stay at home husband w/ a wife that makes millions on photography. She'd be in charge of making the money, I'd be in charge of spending it. Oh, and she'd only have to work when I was busy doing something else anyway. Otherwise she'd be at home fulfilling her promises that once she quits her full-time job she'll keep the house smelling/looking good! --- dream job, oh, and I like the photography store the best.

October 27, 2009 - 3:52 pm Robyn K. - My dream would be to be a personal shopper. My favorite store is JCrew. I think though I would rather have an Anthropologie gift card though. We just got an Anthro in C'ville and I am dying to go and buy up the place. To Emily G. that posted her favorite store is Sephora but she doesn't have one. If you live in Lynchburg we do have a Sephora in Charlottesville. It's just a quick drive. Also, Liz depending on your picture prices I may want to get a Christmas card picture taken, if you would be interested in doing it. If you are wondering who I am, I am Ragan Scott's sister.

October 27, 2009 - 3:55 pm Robyn K. - I also posted the link on facebook.

October 27, 2009 - 8:01 pm Leanne - I agree! Follow your dreams! What a test of your faith and what excitement there is knowing you are doing what you always dreamed! Wish you were here so you could do my family! We have never had them done! I know shame shame! Love you BUNCHES Liz and I am SO excited for you!

October 27, 2009 - 8:01 pm Papa - Congratulations!!! I know you have wanted this for a long time, ok, a year or so... But who is counting. Dream job, sitting at home, training my new dog, working on my photography skills, occasionally riding my new-to-me motorcycle, all the while receiving a monthly stipend from my soon-to-be-famous and rich daughter. [She is a nationally recognized photographer specializing in making brides and women in general look fantastic. She occasionally photographs babies and makes them look like angels.]

October 27, 2009 - 10:22 pm Ashley - I just came across your blog through Jenny E. (And I know Sabrena as well.) Lovely photos!! How exciting to be a full-time photographer! My dream job? A photographer who travels the world.....experiencing the beautiful cultures and scenery of places such as India, Israel, Nepal, and Africa. Yep, that's my dream job! My favorite store? Let's go with Target!

October 28, 2009 - 5:18 am Sarina - Posted it on twitter Liz!! I love contests!!! My dream job...voice over actor for cartoons!! My favorite store...geez that's a hard one. I'll say H&M.

October 28, 2009 - 9:28 am Becky - I'm not sure what my current dream job is, but for many years, it was to be a pianist for a Christian recording artist. I think maybe my dream job would include my hobbies: piano/music, photography, cooking, being outside. Haha...maybe I'll just be a stay-at-home mom! My favorite store (or at least my most frequently visited store) is walmart or target.

October 28, 2009 - 12:22 pm Alice - My dream is to work as a full time photographer so you are living my dream! congrats! My favorite store - Banana Republic or the apple store fo sho!

October 28, 2009 - 3:27 pm Rachel Clarke - So happy for you Liz!! :)

October 28, 2009 - 4:43 pm Jennifer Prince - You are an EXCELLENT photographer and a wonderfully sweet person, so I am so glad that you are getting to follow your dream!!! Love the photo on your blog by the way!! My dream job ... hmmm. I am a stay at home mom right now and love it, but if I worked I would love to do anything that has to do with travel (literally anything b/c travel is my favorite thing to do!!). My favorite store on the planet is by far Anthropologie.

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