Jus Cowland Photography

I used to be into paper scrapbooking, but to be quite honest I am crap at it. Not because I'm not a good visual designer, but because of all the STUFF there was! I just couldn't hang. And I'm not one for permanence. One day I found digital scrapbooking and realized I had been doing it all along since 1994! I just thought it was visual/graphic design. I didn't know someone had named a brand around it!

THEN! Whilst looking up info for work on the Adobe website, I came across a web-app called Scrapblog. I almost fell out of my ergo-chair and shouted with joy. I had to wait until I got home to play though, and this is what I made!


Isn't it fantastic! Do you have images you'd love to scrap but just don't want to invest in the paper and stickers and blah blah? I highly recommend Scrapblog!

I had the immense pleasure of attending the graduation of Brittany who I lived next to for quite some time.

Congrats girl, I love you!!

Remember a few posts ago when I talked about my Thrift Store experience? Well, here is a sneak peak at what I got for the fashion shoot this fall!

Not only is Desere` our new next door neighbor (we just moved in), but she's also in my daughters 3rd grade class! Isn't she adorable? Her and her sister Ashley were in my backyard looking at this gopher turtle who has burrowed himself near our fence and I saw an opportunity to grab a shot. Isn't she lovely!

In preparation for my future photoshoot I just the best stuff, check back for pictures.

Also, even though I have a myspace for personal stuff, I've created an account for my photog biz. Wanna be my friend?? Great :)

Jus Cowland Photography Myspace

I'm looking for models for a photo-session. If you are interested, please send an email to juscowlandphotography@gmail.com.

This is a no pay job for a portfolio build. You will be able to get free pictures out of the deal. The photo-session will be scheduled for August of 2008 and will be over the course of one to two days.

I am looking for guys and gals between the ages of 18 and 30.

Again if you are interested, please send an email. Thanks.

Before I gave up television to pursue other activities I used to watch What Not to Wear religiously both American and BBC broadcasts. I loved the show, because it was about bringing out the beauty instead of sheltering it or masking it.

I get a lot of questions, one of them is the infamous "What do you want me to wear?"

The answer?
What ever makes you feel beautiful and comfortable. Sure it can be white and patterns or all black. I'm not going to dictate it to you because these are your memories to be cherished, not mine. Although I love to take pictures, no one likes to be stuffed in a suit they hate or an outfit someone else thought they might look good in.

I'm outta Vegas today. Let me tell you how excited I am! I miss my family dearly! See all you May sessions soon!!!!

-Jus

Oh man do I have a headache. I've been in Vegas for almost a week, unfortunately not to take pictures but to attend a conference for my parttime job... hehehehe the one that currently pays the bills.

Not sure if the headache is from all the thinkin or all the cigarette smoke, but lemme tell you what, it hasn't gone away.

Anyway, the thinking has been nonstop. If you are like me, you can understand how frustrating it is to think and not bring it to fruition. I've been thinking a lot about goals and branding. Who I want to be and how I want to be percieved. I can tell you that I've got big things planned. I've been mentored and been reading a lot and really thinking about where I want to take my business. And I want to take it to a new level.

But I often wonder how it begins, how does one or a business of one or a business of many decide to tackle something new? I suppose a huge corporation would put together an R&D team. I am my own R&D team. So I guess, all I need is a plan.
Hmmm... better get started.

7.5 months until 2009 - awesome.