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My name is Mike Stempler, and six years ago I birthed ShutterHead Studios
from my very own loins. Growing this little baby company from nothing into
something has been one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done. But
when I first started, I was…not brilliant. I had entry-level knowledge of my
equipment, and looking back, I think I edited my pictures with a shotgun.
Even worse, I tried to focus on posing. On perfection. On creating that perfect
image. I scoured the internets trying to find inspiration. I perused “look-books,”
read articles about how to be a professional wedding photographer, and
obsessed over gear. My photography was good, but it wasn’t inspired. It had
all been done before.
Then I stopped actively seeking inspiration. It wasn’t some big milestone, and I
don’t remember the reason or the date, but I think I realized that 99% of the
time, the so-called inspiration either made me jealous or prideful. I’d catch
myself getting discouraged that I’d never be able to accomplish that caliber of
work. Or I’d catch myself scoffing at other photographers’ work that I thought
was inferior. Neither of these reactions is productive. So I stopped looking
outside, and started looking inside.
Over the last year or so, I’ve tried hard…not to try too hard. Overthinking, I
think, can crush raw creativity. Though it’s been hard, allowing myself to see
more and think less, has been a boon to my creativity. For some reason,
trusting my my guts and my eyes has been one of the biggest challenges I’ve
faced. It’s also been the most inspirational.
I’ve also found, through Beloved workshops and straight-up soul searching,
that there is more to photography than taking pictures. It can, and should be an
experience–both for me and for my subjects. It’s an opportunity to connect on a
level beyond just “stand there and smile.” In fact, I will almost never tell you to
smile. I’ll tell you where the light is best and if you have some shmutz on your
face, but I’ll never tell you how to act, how to feel, or how to look. First and
foremost, I want you to be yourself. But just in case that’s hard for you, I will be
myself first. I’ll laugh and joke and be totally inappropriate and try to show you
a little of who I am in the hopes that you will be do the same for me.
This is Renata. Renata joined Shutterhead in 2013. If you knew how good she
is at everything she does here, you would not believe that when she came to
work here, her background included very little photography. I have never seen a
person pick up something so difficult and so personal and requiring so much
finesse, so quickly.
And it’s not just “easy” things like how to get so good at using the camera that it’s
an extension of your hand or how to light a 4,000 square foot hall evenly and
consistently. It’s hard things, like really caring about this company and our
clients. It’s taking over operations 100% when I’m out of town, and when I come
back, everything is still great and not a smoldering pile of rubble. She’s learned
how to edit like a pro and design albums like she’s been doing it for years and
years.
Also stupid bullshit business stuff like organize files, troubleshoot website
difficulties, and deal with tax nonsense.
Renata has helped Shutterhead run about 300% more smoothly. And she does
it all while still being artistic, creative, and just as silly and ridiculous as me. In
less than a year, she has achieved as much or more than I had in five years.
Heads up world. This girl is on fire.
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I know, it can be scary, being vulnerable with someone. But you can do it.
You’re you, and you’re awesome.
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or availability or tell me how much you love or hate my work-
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