There are a lot of things that will be changing this year. I tried back in the fall to blog 31 days in a row and failed miserably. Well, the silence of the blog has been the quiet before the amazing storm that is the new 31 Days of Blogging.

There are a lot of sessions, a wedding, and other images in store for the next few weeks. So buckle up folks. I can’t wait.

The first thing that I want to tell you is that my Twitter link up top is no more. Sorry to anyone who was constantly checking up on me, but honestly I didn’t update anymore and hated for people to think I fell off the face of the planet. I’m trying to simplify things so that I can be even better at the things I do.

There is a bit of dialogue in the wonderful movie “You’ve Got Mail” that has always stuck with me.

Its *personal* to a lot of people. And whats so wrong with being personal, anyway?

Uh, nothing.

Whatever else anything is, it ought to begin by being personal.

And that ladies and gentlemen is the focus of where Studio J is going, as fast as possible. There will still be some of the “BIG” photos as I call them. I will still keep the funkiness when it fits.

But the following weeks will be spent getting back to intimate, personal relationships and what makes the people in them special. To each other, to their friends, to their family, and even to the rest of the world.

While it will mean a bunch of extra work on my part to take the time to learn and personalize, I am totally excited by the challenge.

What will it mean to my clients? I hope that the time and energy to answer questions and think about who you are will be rewarded with incredibly meaningful images. It also means that more time will be needed for certain things. I am realizing that creating a comfort with people that allows them to open up and become intimately involved in the images requires more time than I have been asking for.

I promise that visual representations are coming soon. For now, just know that I am totally excited about the idea and believe that when you see what I am talking about that you will be too.

In case you haven’t seen the little “Twitter” link up on the main bar, you can keep up with me that way if you really want to know what goes on in my crazy little world.

If you have been following me, then you know that I am absolutely in love with the new show “Glee”. If you haven’t seen it, go over to Hulu and catch up.

Ok, so here’s the BIG news. I am going to be blogging daily for the rest of the month. I’ll try to include images in each post, but some things will need to be all about the info. And at the end of the month, I will be announcing something HUGE! I promise that it will be worth sticking around. So for now, just know there will be lots of fun stuff coming your way this month along with lots of new things.

First, let me just give a heads up to everyone. I just finished the busiest part of my year. Lots and lots and lots of images are being finished. And all of this is taking place while I am waiting for custom boxes to be made.

Second, something BIG is coming very soon. I’m talking a major overhaul of lots of things that I think you will really love.

She had the wedding at the Memphis Zoo, and the fabulous folks at Southern Event Planners helped put it all together.

Well, she is up for The Knot’s “Real Wedding Award”. You can click here to see a few of the images and vote for her wedding.

Yes, I am still alive and going strong.  I have something big to announce.  I am officially in midtown now.  Ever since I moved the office to midtown, I have fallen in love with the area.

The office will be moving to the new address at the end of the month.  I will make a big announcement, with photos, when it is all ready.

In the meantime, I am working on a blog post for tomorrow.  And there will be another new wedding for you to see on Tuesday.

Check out the new galleries, especially the new featured weddings, at www.thestudioj.com

The blog is going into the shop early next week and should come out the other side looking all spiffy and everything.  I promise that the new, improved, and upgraded version will look pretty awesome.

For now, check out the new stuff on the site.

Have a great Valentine’s Day weekend!

Myia & Thomas, whose wedding will be in June, will be my 75th wedding to shoot.  So they’re getting $750 off.

Towards the end of the month, I will be making a big announcement about my 100th wedding. 

I will be travelling home tomorrow and will be returning emails and phone calls like a mad man.