Lately I’ve noticed a huge epidemic in upcoming online social media.  Now usually I am the LAST person to join such new fads and crazes.  I mean, I have enough social networks to keep up with as it is.  And my time is valuable these days, so social media needs to add VALUE to my life, not take it away.  So when everyone was talking about Pinterest, I turned the other way.  Well somehow I had stumbled on there and found myself pinning incessantly.  As an artist AND a big believer in dream board visualization, I now understood.  I could use the boards as a way to pre-visualize my thoughts.  So I started pinning….and visualizing….and building.

Pinterest has helped with numerous creative projects like designing my bridal show display, styling, decorating, pre-visualizing photo-shoots, graphic design projects and inspirations, and even helped me to design my tattoo.  And I was ecstatic to find some of my clients using Pinterest.  Now, we had a way to collaborate VISUALLY.  I can’t tell you how many times I have asked a photo client to tell me what they like and what their style is only to be met with a blank stare or long pause.  Now I realize that most of my clients don’t live in the visual world that I do.  There is even a bridge of communication that has to be crossed over to explain something visually to said client.  So, when I asked them to start sending me what they liked via Pinterest, the collaborations BEGAN….. Now, I could see their style, forms of lighting, and emotions in an aesthetic and photographic way.  I could also see if I’m NOT a good fit for the client based on what style of photography they tend to gravitate towards. I can’t say enough about how much I LOVE Pinterest.

I just want to share it my resource section as a source of inspiration.  Happy pinning!!

My Pinterest Page