Worth the Wait

They say that patience is a virtue and that great things happen to those who wait. We, at Knapp Photography have realized that this is actually true. Sometimes you want the great things to happen right after you plan them. Sometimes your excitement doesn't allow your idea to become reality due to a lack of patience so you leave that particular idea alone and move on to something that has a chance of happening sooner. Sure, some amazing things have happened over night, but more often than not, it takes patience and hard work for the FAMAZING to appear. We should never give up on our ideas/dreams just because they take longer than we wish. We should continue to work harder and/or wait for the right moment to strike. The best thing you can do is NOT give up. At the end, it will be all the hard work, waiting and patience that will make that particular dream/idea THAT much better!

Such was the case with yesterday's photo shoot. We wanted to do a photo shoot with Willow Faygenholtz since the day we met her which was back in February. For one reason or the other we couldn't do it. We didn't give up and her enthusiasm and ours finally made it happen and OH MY GOD! We're pretty sure DOVES CRIED somewhere in the world with so much FAWESOMENESS!! We shot at 3 very simple locations yet, the results are FINCREDIBLE!! Her modeling skills and beauty along with the ALWAYS FAMAZING work of Angie Prieto and Yoly Gomez made this an EXTREMELY successful photo shoot. We couldn't be happier with the results. THANK YOU VERY MUCH GUYS!!

When we decided to start this here FUCKING FANTASTIC blog we had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. We figured a few updates here and there would do... YEAH RIGHT!! Not even a month into it, we were running out of topics to talk about and as much as you want to know what's going on in our world, we're pretty sure you can only read THAT MUCH of the same thing. So then we decided to touch on every day issues, things we all deal with that happen to all of us on regular basis. Well, we couldn't be happier with that decision. It has been a bit challenging at times, but we truly enjoy writing this blog. We sincerely thank you for taking the time to read it and we promise to keep improving and writing about things that interest you.

Don't forget to smile, life is way too short and your face looks ugly when you frown. Be nice and don't do to others what you don't want done to you, but at the same time don't let others do to you what you wouldn't do to them. Love hard, work hard and party harder. Life is beautiful as long as you try your hardest to make it that way.

Knapp Photography


P.S. Take a look at images from yesterday's shoot... and one of Shutter The Bulldog why not!

Team Work

Hello all!

When it comes to running a successful business it is very important to have a solid and strong TEAM. A group of individuals that bring their talent and together FAWESOMENESS happens. It is understandable as well that some individuals work BEST alone and that is FAWESOME as well. However, if you're a person with a certain talent, but you're not great or even good at other things and someone else is capable to take care of the things you can't, then MAGIC begins to happen. Immediately, everything falls into place and things start moving along and as your business grows, more needs will arise and more people will be added to the team to make it an ALL STAR! So don't be afraid to admit to not be able to handle or be good at some of the needs your business requires, you may also not have the time to do them. So bring someone that has that particular talent and watch everything get better! At Knapp Photography, we know what our personal talents are and we each handle that side of our business, but we're also always willing to lay a hand in every other necessity the business may have. Helping each other out is also a huge part of a team; always helping out helps the business grow. So we ask you KIND people, how many team members do you have? How well do you get along? If you're a ONE member TEAM, tell us how you're able to handle everything on your own. We want to hear from other small businesses out there that like us, help each other out and are making things happen!

This week's news are big at Knapp Photography! As we grow as a team, well we realized that as a solid team and like many, many teams, we needed a mascot... that being said, we would like to introduce you to SHUTTER THE BULLDOG!

Shutter is a 3 month old English Bulldog that we adopted last week. The original owners could not keep him because they are moving to a new place where pets are not allowed. We promised them to care and love the puppy very much and they were kind enough to let us have him. He already had his first check up and his doctor said that although his breed is very difficult and has several health issues, Shutter is one HEALTHY PUP. She was so excited to have met him that she even took a picture with him. We will continuously post pictures and news about Shutter as we want to document his life as best as possible. So far he has been a great pup, knows how to sit, understands his name and will begin potty training as soon as his doctor gives us the green light to take him outside. We are very excited and happy to have Shutter as the new addition to our team!

We also had a great photo shoot yesterday for our friends at Color Me Salon whom needed some shots for the coming website, advertisement material and facebook page. We created magic! Some of the beautiful models we have already worked with were kind enough to come and help out. Nicole Barrera, Kaitlin Chin, Catherine Ivette and Loren were all there hanging out and having a great time.

We want to wish you all a great rest of your week, we hope everyone had an amazing weekend and we also want to wish all the mothers that read our blog a very HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

Thank you for taking the time to read this here TEAM ORIENTED blog and we hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoy writing it.

P.S. Take a look at some of the images from yesterday's shoot.

Taking it to the next level

Hello all!
What does that mean to you? To us, it means trying extra hard at everything we do. Giving it that additional effort that will make things that much better. It doesn't necessarily mean you have to become a new entity or try WAY TOO hard to be noticed. It just means you have a task at hand or a goal to reach and you're going to exceed said goals with a positive impact and that the results will make you feel accomplished beyond the normal feeling of "getting it done". Also, that the product of the extra effort given will put you above general expectations and will make you stand out when others look at your work. We would like for everyone to try and TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. It is certain that positive attitudes and acts bring positive results; now add that extra effort into the mix and the results will most certainly put you on that next level.

Lots of positive things happening at Knapp Photography. We had an amazing photo shoot with Melissa Castro last weekend and the results are amazing. We also had the opportunity to work with Yolanda Carrasco who's makeup artistry is top notch. She presented us with an idea and together with Angie Prieto's help, we made it happen. At the end of the shoot, we all felt very good about the results. We found out Ken Patrick CEO of Beau Ideal has a contest going on where a winning model will receive a photo shoot with us! The interest it has sparked up has made us EXTREMELY excited and happy to see how many girls are interested in working with us. We took a small trip to Milwaukee this past Saturday and it was FUN. We even came across KNAPP ST! Now we just have to get the city of Chicago to name one Knapp Photography... hey, we can dream right!?

We truly appreciate you taking the time to read this here HUMBLE blog. We hope you have as much fun reading it as we do writing it. Please don't hesitate to comment or give us feedback and suggestions. We would very much like to hear from you.

Hope you all have an amazing rest of your week, be nice to others, enjoy each and every as much as possible, be thankful for what you have, floss daily and don't drink and drive!

Knapp Photography


P.S. Look at some of the images from Friday's shoot.