It took me a long, long time to gain enough confidence to start charging clients a significant amount of money.  It was until I moved to Virginia last June that I felt like I really learned the value of what I do and how much people actually appreciate it.  There are so many things I feel like I don’t know when it comes to running a photography business, but I do feel like in the past couple of months I have gotten a handle on what it takes to follow the law and make sure my business is legit…

One of the best things the Navy has given me is the chance to meet lots of awesome people.  This family is no exception to that!  I haven’t seen them since last the naval station softball season, but it has definitely been fun keeping up with their little family on Facebook…

The MRP newsletter is my way to connect and share content! I will send out monthly emails with updates about upcoming discounts and events happening with Maddie Ray Photography!! I will also be sharing education content for other photographers out there…

Last week was a complete whirlwind.  It felt surreal and now that we are back in Virginia it feels even more surreal than it did when the news was fresh on our minds.  Cody lost two grandfathers within a few days time.  When we found out about Pops, I could really relate to how Cody would feel and what he would go through.  I lost my Poppie unexpectedly when he was only 60 years old by almost the same health problems.  I can only describe the feeling as someone slapping you across the face and looking at you then saying “sorry, not sorry”.  I mean we weren’t that worried about Pops’ surgery and we pretty much knew he would make it through it just fine.  Unfortunately, we were wrong.  Really, really wrong…