In our office we have a huge chalk wall.  In January 2014 I wrote out each month of the year & the dates that we were booked.  It was great to glance at it and see what we had coming up.  I also set aside a special section and named it “2014 Awesomeness” and wrote […]

When I first started our website, I wanted to add a “What’s In My Bag” page, but after looking around at my inventory, I was too embarrassed!  Four years later, I can’t even believe this is ours, and I’ve changed my mind a lot about what should or shouldn’t be in a bag.  I’m not […]

If you’re currently deciding on a business name, then take heart– down at the bottom are some tips! ——– Naming our daughter was one of the most enjoyable experiences ever.  I loved thinking about names, writing them out, figuring out if/how they’ll be made fun of on the playground at school, and what the initials […]

Did you know that for every wedding we photograph we create a special wedding website?  It’s a great way for brides & grooms to share the professional images of the day, and also a way for family members & wedding guests to download the high resolution files or order prints from a professional lab.  We […]

“Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” -Mark Twain About 8 years ago I heard a lecture on this quote, and it’s been one of the most helpful things for everyday life, and especially when it comes to running a business.  […]

Four years into this business and I still haven’t figured out the ‘best’ method for what to save & what to delete.  I started out saving every RAW file, but then over time I started deleting things in order to save space on my back-up hard drive.  Last week I went through and deleted thousands […]

We get asked a lot about how we started Fowler Studios, how longs it’s been, how we built up to this point & where we’re headed, so we thought we’d share!  It’s been fun delving into those memories, but I (Susan) realized that it can’t possibly be shared all in one post!  So here’s the […]

Dear Wedding Guest with a Camera, Thank you. I know… not what you were expecting, right? But for real, thank you. I’ve seen an overwhelming trend lately and it’s wonderful.  You are nice.  You are courteous.  And some of you seem downright scared. I can see why.  You’ve read blog after blog from photographers berating […]

Being the kind of person that loves office supplies, it’s no wonder we’ve gone through many seasons of packaging over the last several years.  There have been CD’s, cute little boxes with pink tissue paper & fancy ribbon, stickers, recycled cardboard… and many more!  But at the beginning of this year we sat down with […]

It’s true.  I never wanted to own my own business.  I grew up seeing the back end of business and it didn’t look fun.  To me, a business owner is someone who works their butt off for years to make ends meet, and in the end, may or may not get an awesome payoff.  A […]