My business is my baby. I have grown it from the ground up, moved states, rebranded, restructured, etc. In a way it is another identity of me. I've done a few "Get to Know Me" posts where I rapid fire random facts about myself. But as I thought about what I wanted to write about, the more the idea of doing the same thing, but for Whitney Beth Photography sounded so appealing. 

1. I started my business my sophomore year of high school (roughly 2007/8ish) shooting on Auto with my Nikon D40. I know. Cringe. 

2. I paid for most of my chocolate souvenirs from Switzerland with the money I earned from selling my images to my fellow attendees of my Uncle's tour guide company.  

3. I charged $200 for my very first wedding.

4. I used to "shoot everything" - but after years of dipping my toes in to all the different types of photography I found I was most happiest photographing families and seniors.

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5. I got my Bachelors of Science in Art and Visual Communication with an emphasis in Photography and a minor in Art History from UVU. 

6. I fell in love with seeing my work printed professionally while in school at UVU and decided then and there to only offer the best for my clients - even though it still took about a year to really plunge in head first with ordering prints and products. 

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7. My love of professional prints was only cemented in after prepping for my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary and seeing how well their images had kept up, while some photos around my parents house were already showing signs of wear. 

8. My five year plan for this business of mine includes a brick and mortar studio.

9. I have tried out countless different pro labs to find the ones that I currently use that are up to my archival standards. 

10. All seniors receive complementary professional makeup by my girl, Sarah. Not only does it add to the fun of getting your pictures taken, Sarah knows how to translate makeup for the camera like a boss! 

11. *BONUS ROUND* All of my clients feel like family to me and I love watching their stories unfold before my lens.