First blog about Ericson's Photography

I’ve decided to jump on board and start a blog about my business and what is happening with Ericson’s Photography. I have a personal blog on a Czech website, but since its not in English I thought I should have one in English too. I also contribute to a sports blog, so I figured its time to start one about my business because people always ask me and it’s a good way to get my name out too.

Its been a very hectic but good summer. I have been able to shoot a lot of different events and different types of events. One of the main websites I shoot for is www.wecovercheer.com. They sent me to Denver for Denver Broncos Dance tryouts, Denver Outlaws Dance tryouts and a Denver Outlaws game to capture the dance team in action. I also was sent to Chicago (my first time ever in Chicago) for the Chicago Luv-A-Bulls Dance tryouts.

Most recently I was in Wyoming for three days and did headshots, group shots, stunt shots, calendar shots, and game action shots for both University of Wyoming and Laramie High School cheer teams. It was by far one of the most fun weekends I’ve had in photography. It was my second year in a row shooting Wyoming Cheer shots and the team is just a blast to be around. This year I was a little more organized and while three days sounds like a lot, we got cut short on time and I didn’t get a chance to try all the different things I wanted to. But that just means I will have to make another trip back. :)

Ericson’s Photography has also had a very busy wedding season over the summer months. Weddings took us all over the state from Omaha, to Wymore to Scotia and other places. It’s a good experience shooting a wedding in a new town you’ve never visited. Every town in Nebraska is unique and the people are always really friendly towards my staff.

This past Saturday I got the opportunity to shoot an engagement session for Bobbi and Joe. Bobbi is a roller derby girl from Omaha and Joe is the announcer for Omaha Roller Girls. We shot in downtown Omaha and then went back to their home in the country and did some shots in the sunset at their place.

During the engagement session I had a 10th grader shadowing me for a school project. She got to pick any business to shadow for what she wanted to do when she graduates and she chose photography. I was honored to have her pick me. On the way up to Omaha she asked me a few interview questions, you talk about tough questions. They were about my typical day, the hours I put into my business and so forth. You really don’t think about any of that until your asked it. It was a good experience, and I must say I was impressed with her. I gave her an extra camera to use and a decent lens and told her to do what she wanted. She didn’t need hardly any direction at all and she was snapping photos like crazy. I glanced through her photos when I downloaded them and she didn’t some really fun angles and some different types of shots. It was fun to watch someone just learn a little bit in the few hours we had together and now its time to show her the editing side of photography. Its not as fun as the actual taking of the pictures!

So there you have it, I promise most blogs won’t be this long. :) I think this is a good start and I will try and keep this updated with news and information about me and my business and maybe even upload some photos as I get them edited. Thanks for reading!

Bobby Ericson