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10:10PM

warning: shameless self-promotion in progress

We just found out that we've been nominated for Best Photographer in WHNT's Best of the Valley Contest and within an hour of posting our nomination on fb, we're currently at #8, so if you think we are worthy, click here to vote for us!

Don't forget to tweet it or share in on fb if you vote, and if you're one of our beloved clients, we'd love it if you repeated some sweet gossip about us!  

smooches, 

liss + bill

9:49AM

news from the other side of the lens

This is a little story about an old cliche: the cobbler's children have no shoes.  In my case, the cobbler herself had no shoes.  

Last week, I attended a convention in Nashville with about 400 inspiring wedding photographers from all over the country and many from other parts of the world.  It was amazing; the information overload and spiritual renewal was phenomenal.  I'm so jazzed about the 2010 wedding season...stuffed full of new ideas and bursting with creative juice!

But I also experienced something even more profound: I stepped in front of the camera and experienced life on the other side of the lens.  Hypocritically, NOT a place I want to be.  I carry a list of reasons why I don't belong there in my head:

  • eyes different sizes
  • squinty eyes when I laugh
  • uneven nostrils
  • jawline not symmetrical
  • big nose
  • neanderthalian profile

Do you have a list like that?  

So there I am  at one o'clock in the morning in the lobby of the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville where the amazing, incredible, talented vivacious Stephanie Zettl of Zettl Photography in St. Louis had set up a mini studio to do avatar shoots for any semi-willing photographer victims.  And I had been standing there holding jackets and badges and herding other photographers in for their moment in the spotlight. That part was easy. It's what I do. 

Then my new friends encouraged me to do the thing I ask of my clients every day: trust my photographer.  The fab Tammy Warnock, boudoir photography queen, revised my makeup. I was ready.

and scared out of my mind.  Seriously.  My heart was racing...I could barely make my feet walk the 2 feet to the backdrop.  I know..I'm a photographer, right?  

    

I love them. Are they perfect?  Is every hair in place? No. But they're me. They're my face and I can see my heart in my eyes.  I'm so glad that I had the courage to step out and so grateful to the encouragement and talent of Stephanie and others who laughed with me and made me feel comfortable enough to be myself.   I love what Canadian clergyman Basil King said: "Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid."  

Now that I've experienced first-hand the power of a photograph to change my perception of myself, I think I have an idea of what my clients must feel like when they see themselves as we see them.  And I go forward renewed, blessed and unbelievably grateful for the opportunity to do what I do.   

Peace + Hugs,

Liss

 

 

p.s. watch for an upcoming blog post entitled "bill: as liss sees him" ;)

 

 

7:41PM

2010 Bride's Choice Award

2010 Bride's Choice Awards - Wedding Photographers, Wedding Cakes, Wedding Venues & More
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Huntsville, AL – January 20, 2010 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced Liss Sterling Photography has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for wedding photography

The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds. 

Liss Sterling Photography is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers. 

“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.” 

We are happy to announce that Liss Sterling Photography is among the very best wedding photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards. 

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/liss-sterling-photography-huntsville/611fdf4895508844.html

About WeddingWire, Inc. 
WeddingWire is the only online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding vendors. WeddingWire enables engaged couples to search, compare and book over 100,000 reviewed wedding vendors nationwide, from wedding photographers to wedding cakes. WeddingWire also offers an online community and a suite of cutting-edge planning tools, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, all at no charge. For wedding vendors, WeddingWire provides free online management tools creating the only market opportunity that gives businesses control over their clients, reviews, leads and performance. In addition, WeddingWire has partnered with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) to provide its network of local vendors and online wedding-planning tools in the Weddings section of www.MarthaStewartWeddings.com. For additional information, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.