Newborn, Baby and Wedding Photography in Melbourne :: Kristen Cook {The Blog}

*** UPDATED: I have now contacted everyone who has written to me – thank you again so much everyone for opening your hearts to me. If you have not received a response from me, please check your spam folders, or please contact me to let me know if you’re still waiting on a response. ***

***UPDATED 10/12: Thank you SO much to everyone who has emailed me – I am completely overwhelmed and thankful for all of your messages. I’m just trying to get through everyone’s emails and as soon as I have a chance to I will be in contact with everyone – thank you xx ***

***UPDATED 1/12: Umm… woaaah!!!! I must admit, I was wondering if I was going to put this out there and not have anyone reply, but your responses have been overwhelming to the point of having to create a whole new email folder just dedicated to your replies! I had no idea people were that interested in what I do (really, I’m serious!) and to have replies not only locally, but from interstate and… overseas (!), boy – you know how to make a girl blush. I must say, reading all of your beautiful emails just makes this such a wonderful experience – I’ve laughed, I’ve cried… you are all beautiful souls – thank you. I will be in touch next week with you all.  xx **

Meaning: Dis (discuss, not diss!) the biz (the biz…) with Kris (me!)

Ok, so that’s my lame-o attempt and trying to come up with something ultra cool for the title of this post, but it will have to do…

When I wrote my last Photographer’s FAQ I did so because of the many emails I would receive from people asking me questions in all shapes and forms about my work. Flattering and humbling, completely and I appreciate that there are people that care enough out there to contact me to ask questions. Most of the time however, I don’t have the opportunity to go into any great detail as much as I would like to due to time constraints and the inability to answer a lot of things over one email – a lot of things just can’t be summed up easily.

I decided a little while back to see if I could meet up with one person out there who is interested enough to spend some time with me, and just hang out for a day doing what I do. I know there are some amazing people out there that have contacted me in the past asking about doing something like this, and so, here’s your chance!

What’s up for grabs? One full day with me from dawn until dusk (well, not literally, I’m a terrible early morning person) where you get to do whatever you want to do. Want to know what a typical day consists of? Ok! Want to join me on a real client shoot? Sure! Want to play around with some concepts you want to try out? Would love to! Want to sit down and edit some images? No problem! Want to talk biz? Of course! Want to watch The Notebook with me while eating Cookies and Cream ice-cream straight out of the tub? Even better!

What’s the catch? Nothing – apart from me only being able to spend one day with only one person! I would love to make some proper time for someone to hang out properly and get to know you – and as much as I would like to do so for everyone that asks, for the moment, there’s only just time for me to do this with one person for now.

What do you need to do? Email me  by the end of Sunday, 6 December 2009 (with the subject “Dis the biz with Kris” because, let’s face it, it’s way cool peeps…). I need you to tell me about you – who you are, where you are from, what you do, what you are interested in, what you want to do, telling me everything! You can be creative, spontaneous, daring, boring - just give me the low down on you and what you want from this.  This is available for anyone from anywhere - you don’t have to be in Melbourne if you’re interested in this (although I’m very flattered if anyone outside of Melbourne considers this a good enough reason to drive/fly here… ) and so you can be from anywhere, I don’t mind in the slightest! I love anyone willing to make an effort I’ll then contact someone after the 6th from the list of people that email me to come and spend a day very soon, so we can hang out and have some fun!

My big disclaimer: I am not an expert in anything, nor do I claim to be. I can only share what I know and what I do, and talk to you about my experiences. I’m not a teacher – all I can promise is that if you ask me something, I will either answer you or tell you I don’t know!