Who Am I? No Seriously…HELP!!!
Posted By: Lindsay
Hmmm…that is where my mind goes when it come to branding. Karen wrote about it so beautifully and alas I’m stuck. I’m not sure what words I would use to describe me and inevitably they might be quite unkind at the moment.
So with a shove in the back I’m going to force myself to figure it out. Graphically it has not been hard for me to show who I am.
(Small pieces of the bigger picture. How did I use these for my website design concept???)
However…I know that sooner rather than later Billy of Fast Line Media will be calling to know of I have my content ready. I tried to tell him that doing my content was part of his job, but he laughed, so I think that was a NO. I am so observant ; ). Hey maybe that could be one of my qualities!!
So as I sit here I am trying to remember nice things people have said about me, and I am drawing a complete blank. I was tempted to grab my High School yearbook and come up with a thing or two. So let me think…
I am a hard worker
I am creative
So that was all I could come up with, so I asked Kyle for some help. And he added.
I am kind
I am funny
I am loving
But how does that help me brand myself. It’s not like putting…kind, creative, hardworking, funny, and loving photographer for you most cherished moments. Haha, cheesy!! So while I might be good at the graphics I need some desperate help with the rest. Jen (Soulful Quality) and Linda (Simple/Engaging/Authentic) both seem to have a better grasp on this than I. So if anyone can help….please throw me a bone. Otherwise I will be the “kind, creative, hardworking, funny, and loving photographer” that needs to find a new job!!
So let me leave you with a couple images that haves gone into creating my visual brand. Billy at Fast Line Media has been nothing short of amazing in working with me to make my website be all that I could dream…minus the content (come on Billy ; ) !!).
(Now for the second images of influence…don’t you love the orange ball in the background!!)
I just feel so thankful and blessed to be as close as I am to a real, live, big girl website for my photography. I can’t wait to share the real deal…with content…in the near future.
Shine On,
Lindsay
P.S. My baby girl turned six yesterday. I just wanted to wish her a Happy Birthday in print. I can hardly believe my Tiny is really 6. My how the time flies!!
The main thing I think when I see your photos is “NOSTALGIC” and “MEMORY”. Many of your shots remind me of memories – stopped motion, a silly pose, a close up of an everyday item, an off-center shot, lots of textures, muted colors. Just like the way we remember things, not all perfect and posed and crisp. Your style isn’t magazine, it’s time capsule!
*hearts*
Time flies, indeed!! Happy birthday, Ella!!!
I also see a lot of FUN in your photography, whether it be a result of your subjects pose or expression or simply a splash of bright color!
Seriously Lindsay I love your posts. I really look forward to them. You seem like someone I would want to be friends with… honest, funny, real.
I wish I new you personally, but from what I can gather via cyber world. There is a true authentic, genuine pure spirit about you and all you but your creative hands, heart and mind too! Unique and Beautiful, Clever, Witty,Sincere, thoughtful,honest, trustworthy, hopeful, driven, faithful,personal,vulnerable(in a good way),transparent(also in a VERY good way)…the list could go on and on and it’s all good! The words spunky, funky, elegant and quirky seam to fit for some reason too!(Again all good). So there you have it, from someone out here that has yet to really know you. This is already what I see in you and through your art and photography!Hope this helps!
Authentic, fun, creative, bold (in a good way)
Ask Linda about the t-shirt exercise. That might help you a little.
Can’t wait to see the site. I know it will be as fun, creative, authentic and bold as you are.
I see texture and pattern in your photos. Bold patterns, muted patterns, but all patterns/texture. “the pattern of our lives” keeps repeating in my head, like a song.
Ding Ding Ding! Kimberlyn gets the award for best describing you. I honestly don’t know what else to add except that you are extraordinary. You ARE quirky, yet elegant. You have an exceptional eye – for color, light, texture, angles, function and style. You ARE observant and have the uncanny gift of capturing through your lens the unique beauty of God’s creation, allowing us in a glimpse to see people as He sees them.
Oh and you’re goofy. But what Nelson isn’t?
BOLD is the first word that comes to my mind. The next few words that follow bold are clear, passionate, lover of treasures found in complex things. Taking designs that look complicated apart, but your able to bring them together in a way that seems like they were always meant to fit together, whether that’s with the textures around a Senior or the color of blanket wrapped around a baby. It takes boldness to put those types of stories out there. Boldness that broadens creativity for the rest of us!
Your unique eye for design delights me to no end! I can’t wait to see all that will happen when you choose to focus on the 1/2 full instead of the 1/2 empty cause you’ve got so much good going on it blows my mind.
I love all the words above. What is the “one” that you could not live without? I’d love to know and I trust that you’ve found it and that you’re letting that pesky content be “good enuff!”
Thoughtful, your pictures make memories flood into my thoughts and make me smile…..they (pictures) are so REAL!
Nostalgic, Quirky, Elegant. That’s just to start!