Print Yo’ Photos

July 29, 2020 By // by kate

Collaborating with my clients to create heirloom artwork that they and their families will be able to pass down through generations is LIFE. Seriously. Life.

IB Art kicked off not only my study of the interplay of emotion and art through documentary photography, but the actual creation and expression of my own body of work. From there, a degree in psychology.

Print Yo’ Photos

I’ve documented my life, and by proxy, the lives of those around me since I was 16 years old, and studied emotions since I was 18.

(For those of you keeping score, that means I’ve had a camera in hand for more than half of my life.)

Enter Lifestyle Documentary

Sessions are built around celebrating and documenting who you are.

Want to do it up Black Tie? GREAT. Want to kick it and cuddle on the couch in sweats with steaming hot mugs and piles of books? FANTASTIC. Digital Nomad? YUP.

We can do that, too.

The saying that “You’ll never know the true value of a photograph until it’s gone.”, you can’t know how true that is, until you do.

Show up in photos. Take up that space. Then print them, hang them on your walls, set them on the shelves in your office.

Document your moments, because this life is not a dress rehearsal.

Why Documentation is SO Vitally Important. (And How it Will Save Yo’ Ass)

November 9, 2019 By // by kate

Why Documentation is SO Vitally Important. (And How it Will Save Yo’ Ass)

Anyone who’s been in business or worked in a business environment for more than a day, has come across an unhappy client situation. No matter what your role is in the situation, the business owner, the unhappy client, the receptionist who may have had the misfortune of being the first person to get blasted when in all reality you just needed to know who to transfer the call to, it’s not a fun situation to find yourself in.

I’ve found that often, once unhappy clients feel as though their frustrations have been heard, and really heard, not heard to the point that they stop talking so that you can jump in and try and fix it, but well and truly heard and acknowledged, they’re often willing to work with you to find a solution. (I’m using you here, as this article is geared towards photographers, and often we’re operating as our business in this unhappy client situation.)

One of the hardest, and most important, things to do when we have an unhappy client (and here’s the sticking point. It doesn’t matter if it’s justified, or not, at least not at first) is to separate the emotions from the facts.

Waaaaaay easier said than done, I know.

As photographers, and creative entrepreneurs in general, our work is us. We pour so much of ourselves not only into the work that we deliver, but into our business, that it is personal for us, and separating that out is REALLY hard.

That is only one of the many reasons that you absolutely, 100%, all of the time, no matter what need to be using contracts for EVERY. SINGLE. CLIENT. EVERY. SINGLE. SHOOT. Even when you do them for free.

Why You Should Listen to What I Have to Say

Before I took the leap to full-time photography and blogging I worked first in professional sales for a national diamond retailer, and then as a relationship manager for two of the big five banks. Throughout those job roles it was drummed into my head on an almost hourly basis just how important it is to properly document all communication you have with your clients.

You think people get emotional about photos? Try working with their heirloom diamonds and their money.

Documentation is EVERYTHING. When it really comes down to it, if it’s not in writing, it didn’t happen. Simple as that. The LAST place you ever want to be when emotions are heightened is a he said she said situation.

Yes, once words are said they can never be taken back, but it’s when they’re in writing that they stand up in a court of law, should it ever come down to it.

Document EVERYTHING. Do I sound like a broken record yet? It is THAT. IMPORTANT.

Create a file for your clients, and into it goes notes on every conversation, every email, screenshot every text message conversation, and anything sent via Facebook Messenger. Ideally, you’ll never have to refer back to it, but the reality is that it’s not an if, it’s a when that you’ll be thanking your lucky stars that you keep the records that you do.

Why (Good) Contracts are so Damn Important

If you read through the discussion boards in Rachel Brenke’s Facebook Group, thelawtog® – the legal resource for photographers, (if you haven’t joined that group yet, get on it. The information and knowledge in that group is MINDBLOWING) you’ll find that almost all of the people posing questions and asking for advice didn’t use a contract up front.

By not using a contract, and a properly worded one at that, for every single client, every single time, (ESPECIALLY when working with friends or family), you are opening yourself and your business up to a whole lotta heartache down the road.

But Kate, you say, no money is exchanging hands, I don’t need one. WRONG. False. You do need one. EVERY. SINGLE. CLIENT. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

If no money is changing hand, cool, anywhere that talks about the money, simply put $0.00. Your contract is what legally outlines what each parties’ responsibilities are regarding the business transaction that you are about to enter into.

How many days do you have to deliver your final product? It’s in your contract.

What all is included in that final product? It’s outlined in your contract.

How much are you getting paid for the work that you’re doing? It’s in your contract.

Are the RAW files you shoot available to your client, in any way? (The answer to that had better be HELL no, by the way) That’s all outlined in your contract.

What happens if you’re being harassed or made to feel unsafe by a guest at the event you’re covering? Can you pack your gear and leave, and know that your client CANNOT sue you for breach of contract for leaving before the end time listed on your contract? That had better be outlined.

Rachel Brenke made available, FOR FREE, the contract language regarding abuse and harassment. Get it, and get it into your contract ASAP if it isn’t there already.

You get the gist. Your contract is what lines out, point by point what is expected of and from you as the photographer, and what is expected of and from your client.

When you find yourself in a situation that cannot be resolved between yourself and an angry, unhappy client, you had better believe one of the first things your attorney will ask you for is a copy of the signed contract.

It’s that contract that everything will refer back to, and it’s what will ultimately save yo’ ass. If you know, without a doubt, that you have delivered everything you were contracted to, and have that signed document, along with the supporting documentation of the conversations you’ve had with your client leading up to the point of getting attorneys involved, you’re golden.

Not only do you need to have it, you need to know exactly where to find it, and it needs to be organized.

Invest the money in your business, and in yourself, to have good contracts. While something scribbled on the back of a grocery store receipt, or a contract that you’ve cobbled together MIGHT work out in your favor, you can’t know that for sure.

Rachel Brenke is an attorney who is also a photographer. The contracts that are available for purchase through her website, The LawTog, and also through Rachelbrenke.com, are written specifically for photographers.

Spend the money. The few hundred that you spend on your contracts upfront, will save you potentially thousands down the road.

Contracts Between Colleagues (Yup. You Need Them There Too)

Any business relationship that you enter into, be it with your favorite makeup artist, someone you’re guest blogging for or someone that you’ve hired to work with you as your second shooter at an event, should be backed up by a solid contract.

It doesn’t matter how well you get along with the people you have business relationships with, if you don’t have a contract set up, you’re being an idiot.

Your contracts are what protect you, and just like with clients, they’re what outline the salient points of your working relationships, and should things go south, they’re what your attorneys, and ultimately a judge will refer back to.

Your Clients Initials are Your Best Friend.

Throughout my career in the financial world, I learned just how important it is to walk through each provision in your contract, with each client. Remember that every client every time thing?

Yup. We’re back to that.

You may know your contract inside out and backward, and be familiar with industry standards, but your clients aren’t.

It’s our job as professionals to help educate our clients, and the general public, as to what we do. What we include in our packages, the timeline that a client’s gallery will be finished and delivered, the manner in which the gallery is delivered, ALL of that should be explicitly stated in your contracts.

There should be ZERO room for interpretation, and ZERO room for misunderstanding.

Raise your hand if you’ve had clients blow you up the day after a session, asking when their photos will be done, or if you have a sneak peek for them yet. Drives you crazy right?

If you not only have the answers to those questions in your contract, but you’ve explained each point to your clients, and then’ve gone the additional step of having them initial next to each provision, you’ve eliminated the majority of the chance for miscommunication. Note that I am hedging a little bit there, as there will always be a client who refuses to read everything before they initial and sign, but once they have, read it or not, legally, you’ve covered yo’ ass.

Client Communication. (Why it is SO important to document everything.)

Life is busy. Owning your own business is a never-ending to-do list, and I’m pretty sure that no matter how caught up we may feel at any given time, there is always more to do.

If I asked you what time any given client first accessed their online gallery, and from what email address, could you tell me? Could you tell me with enough certainty that you would swear to it under oath to a judge and jury of your peers? Off the top of our heads, probably not, but that’s where documentation comes into play.

Now add the stress that dealing with an irrational and angry client to your day. Now, when I ask you to tell me what day and time you delivered their gallery, and oh by the way, how did you get them that info? Can you do it? Would you be able to swear to it to a judge?

That is how important it is.

Does anyone expect you to know all of that info off of the top of your head for every client you’ve ever had? No. That would be insane.

But you should have your processes in place so that you can find it, and you can find it quickly.

Email has made keeping track of communication with clients remarkably easier than it used to be. Print out the email thread, add it to your file. CRM’S have made it even easier. (This is the one that I use)

Have a phone conversation? Take notes as you go, and once the call is over, send a recap email, and make sure to ask your clients to reply to the email to acknowledge both receipt of the email, as well as confirming that recap is accurate. Does it take time that you may feel you don’t have? Absolutely. Will it someday save yo’ ass? Absolutely.

I have a word document, for each client, each business interaction, that every time we communicate, I go in and notate it. It can be as simple as 10/28/17 – chatted via FB messenger with Stacie regarding guest blogging for Colorvale LLC, see attached screenshots.

You’re creating a record, a timeline of your interactions with your clients and peers, because in the event that you let your processes slip, and have to go back through months of email threads, screenshots, to create that timeline for your attorney, you’ll be seriously kicking yourself in the ass.

File Folders are Your Friend

There’s a reason that you see so many file cabinets in office buildings. Business creates mountains of paperwork, and again, if you don’t have a solid organizational system in place, it can get overwhelming, fast.

Each client has their own folder, and into goes all printed copies of contracts, screenshots, email print outs, the photos of their outfits for their sessions, EVERYTHING.

File folders keep things contained, and easy to find. Especially when you need to answer a question quickly.

Plus, keeping everything in your workspace organized and uncluttered will help with productivity.

How Documentation Will Save Yo’ Ass

You’ve got your processes in place now. Your contracts are solid, you’re documenting your communication with your clients and those with whom you’re entering into business relationships. You have copies of all signed contracts, both physically printed and saved electronically, and you’re rocking it organizationally. Life is sweet.

Aaaaaaaand then a client moves past the difficult stage and you find yourself hiring an attorney.

First thing that they’re going to ask you for, a copy of the signed contract, and an outline of the situation. You don’t have to try and remember.

You’ve got it all lined out.

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EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IS NOT ART.

August 31, 2018 By // by kate

You know those nights when you go to bed early, fall asleep pretty quickly, mayyyyybe getting up to drink water or pee, but never wake all the way up, and you’re able to crawl right back into bed and fall straight back asleep? It was that night last night. I was loving it. Until around 3:30, when all of a sudden I’m fully awake. Tossed around a while, gave up on it, and figured I’d start the day early.

Between Happy Hour with Columbus Bride and Groom at Thursday Therapy last night, and a project meeting that followed, it was late enough when I got home that other than a quick run through email, my phone was off and my computer stayed closed.

This morning, once I’d given up on sleep, I ran through email to make sure there wasn’t anything that needed immediate attention, and opened facebook, planning a couple of minutes of rather mindless scrolling before getting started for the day.

This is the first paragraph of the first post in my feed.

I read the words. I know the definition of each of those words. Each of them. And yet, my brain struggled as it tried to make them make sense together. It took reading just those two lines a couple of times before what was being talked about here, which is, in no uncertain terms; child pornography.

Wait. What?

The greasy, sick, dread that flooded into my body was unlike anything I’d ever experienced. I read the rest of it, and as I read, group notifications were going off like crazy. The boudoir groups that I’m a part of, where discussion of boudoir portraiture is the norm (uh, duh, we’re boudoir photographers) were instead coming to the sick realization that a big name portrait photographer has been shooting child porn under the guise of her ‘art’.

I now know what it looks like to have sold your soul.

This abuser, this pedophile, (because let’s be very clear, in no way is this art, this is unequivocally child pornography) is claiming to be the victim. The statement released is tantamount to “Oh poor me. I’m really the victim here, no one understands me, blah, blah, blah, bullshit.” Bitton’s response to all of this?

Producing child pornography isn’t healing old wounds. It’s a federal felony.

https://statelaws.findlaw.com/ohio-law/ohio-child-pornography-laws.html

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Support those that are trying to fix this issue. Share petitions that help the voice travel further online. Send those petitions out via email, text even.

Here is a brief list of places you can contact to see how you can help. There are many more resources in your area if you get savvy with google.

• Operation Underground Railroad
• Exchange Initiative
• Thorn
• TraffickCam
• Polaris
• http://www.sacasa.org/about-saaturn/
• National Human Trafficking Resource Center 1-888-373-7888 or text “HELP” or “INFO” to 233733
• National Center on Sexual Exploitation
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-THE-LOST
• www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign

WHAT I WANT TO SEE HAPPEN

If you can see on the list above there isn’t really one place that fights the kind of sex trafficking involving Social Media images, reposts, r o l e p l a y and other child fetish hashtags that contribute to the issue.

• I want Instagram to change their “community policies” and include a “sex trafficking, pedophilia, or grooming” selection in their reporting process.
• I want the team that responds to these reports to be FULLY trained on what these individuals do and HOW THEY ACT on social media.
• I want this team to be directly connected to the FBI and the National Human Trafficking Resource Center.

If you see something, say something. Trust your instincts as though your families lives depended on it because they just might.

HUGE thank you’s to Bre Geiger for her contributions to this article, as well as for all around being a badass.

Top 100 In The World | Shoot & Share 2018

May 6, 2018 By // by kate

Shoot & Share 2018 | Contest Results

Ya’ll remember last year’s Shoot & Share contest, the one that I entered at the 11th hour, and did so with a wing and prayer, and, how stoked I was for this year’s contest. Like last year, once voting opened, it becomes almost all consuming. And in the best way possible. Friends vote, husbands vote, wives vote, family votes, and you’d better believe that screenshots are sent back and forth when we recognize our friends work.

As we’re all voting, and working, and running errands, and meeting with clients, and cooking, we’re also watching our heart counts rise. Keep in mind that heart counts do not equate to votes, not by a long shot, but they do let you know that you’re still in the running. Which, right around when the round advances is something that is watched like a hawk.

This year, as the rounds rolled one into the next, my heart count kept going up. And I kept getting screen shots from friends, letting me know what they’d seen while voting. And then it kept going.

While absolutely a large focus of our professional lives (ahem. let’s be real here for a second, it becomes a big presence in all parts of our lives) we do also have other things that occupy significant space on the professional lists of things we all have going while the contest itself is running, and as such, the fact that I still had photos in the running into the best of the best round.

Holy. F*ck.

Having photos in the Best of the Best round, that means that I had photos that were finalists. And thanks to the fantastic friends that send me screen shots of what they’d seen while voting, I had more than one that made it. I had three.

THREE.

Three of the 50 photos that I entered into the Shoot and Share contest this year, made it to the top 100 of their category. This year, 11,351 photographers entered 413,065 photos, from across the world. That’s almost a half of a million photos, and I had three place as finalists.

It’s taken me a while to process that fact, to really get it, and it didn’t fully sink in until recently when I was asked in a soundly snarky tone, “Well, top 100 by who’s count?”. The world, dude. The world. And generally, photographers across the world. To say that I’m proud, that barely begins to touch it.

I can’t wait to see what next February brings.

Want to work with me? Send me an email! hello@khalifestylephotography.com

If Not Now, When? // k.H.a. lifestyle photographer // Columbus Lifestyle Photographer

May 11, 2017 By // by kate

It’s been an interesting couple of weeks. In that gut check, what is important to me, we get one shot at this whole doing life thing kind of way. It’s been eye opening, hard, amazing, and most importantly I was in a place that I was able to really get IT!

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always known, in that deep down secret place within yourself that we all have, that we try to gloss over, and we try to squash because we’re doing what is expected of us, that I wasn’t meant to work for someone else.

I fought it for years, and tried my level best to make it work in the corporate world.

Think about that for a second. What is expected of you? What is it that you think you have to do to be successful? What do your friends expect of you? What family expectations are you laboring under?

Have them in your mind? Heavy aren’t they? Why the hell do we put that kind of pressure on ourselves?

I can hear what you’re thinking :: Kate, I have to pay bills, I have to feed my family. Well no shit. Those responsibilities and obligations aren’t what I’m talking about. EVERYONE feels that pressure, that’s just a part of being an adult.

Dig a little deeper than that. I’m talking about the yard sticks that we’re measuring ourselves against. The voices that say “well, in order for so and so to like me, and be my friend I have to ______”, “My family expects _________ of me”, “what will so and so think of me if _______”, “to be successful in my industry and business I have to do ______”.

Again, I’m not talking about the basics of being a decent person. I’m not talking about the hard work and the behaviours that you have to put in to get to where you want to be.

I’m talking about the bullshit lies that we tell ourselves. I’m talking about the standards that you *think* you need to hit in order for others to view you in a certain light.

I spent damn near a decade trying to live up to what others thought I should do, thought I should be, thought how I should dress, how I should act, how I should talk to customers, and listening to people who in some cases were horrible human beings, tell me why I wasn’t doing it right.

Throughout all of that, I was hitting every bench mark that on paper showed that I was achieving pretty remarkable successes in my career.

I was miserable. And over the last couple years that I did everything in my power to shoehorn myself into that world, it didn’t just take a toll on me creatively. It affected who I was. It made me physically sick. And I couldn’t even see it.

I had co-workers asking me when enough was going to be enough, and I maintained the same thing. “I’ll know when I know.”

That night came one winter, when I watched this woman who had recruited me to work for her, (so you’d think she wanted me to be there right? after all, she approached me about working for and selling for her) added that one final straw.

She tore into a coworker who’d stood up for me. That was it. That was my breaking point.

Six minutes into the next morning, I resigned.

After I’d worked out my two weeks (undoubtably the longest two weeks of my entire life) and left the office for the final time, I crashed. There was no free-ing feeling, there was no relief that I never had to go back again, what I instead felt was simply an exhaustion.

Three months after that night, as I was just starting to feel like I was starting to show glimmers of who I really am, we packed it all in and moved across the country.

The growth that you experience when you dive head first out of your comfort zone is amazing. AMAZING. So-freakin’-hard-can’t-stop-ugly-crying-flirting-with-the-edges-of-pulling-the-covers-over-your-head-and-not-coming-back-out kind hard.

It is 100% worth it.

Everything Happens for a Reason // k.H.a. lifestyle photography // Columbus Lifestyle Photographer

April 25, 2017 By // by kate

One of my biggest beliefs in life is that everything happens exactly when and how it is supposed to. This past week has been absolutely packed full of reminders (some have more of a slap in the face, but hey) of that, in every avenue of my life, and it has been fantastic.

EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON

Rather than a super wordy, long, explanation (believe me, that will all come later) I’m going to instead share images from all of the amazing things and moments that I got to work on and capture.

Featured on LadyBossBloggers // k.H.a. lifestyle photography // Columbus Lifestyle Photographer

April 10, 2017 By // by kate

Kathryn Heitkamp is a photographer and blogger who finds inherent joy in entertaining, exploring the world, meeting new people and learning their stories. She’s a lover of paper planners, copious amounts of caffeine, red wine, gold fish crackers, good manicures, lattes, big Jackie-O style sunglasses, sparkling water, blue pens, lipstick, and black yoga-esque pants & boots (or sandals in the summer months). She has had a camera in her hands for as long as she can remember, a background in professional kitchens, and has a big workaholic problem. Read our interview with the lovely Kathryn below…

What motivated and inspired you to start your own business?

After a long and incredibly wearing attempt to fit into Corporate America, I left that world to regroup. Then three months later, my husband and I moved across the country to Columbus, Ohio, leaving our family in Portland, Oregon to be closer to our family in Ohio. I dove into establishing my business in a completely new market and haven’t looked back since.

Tell us about your business.

My photography studio has a few different facets:

Under my “k.H.a.lifestyle photography brand” I do weddings, portraits, and events.
Under my “cook.eat.explore brand” I do food photography. Food and photography have both been long time passions of mine and rather than trying to decide between the two (and with the support and final push from my husband) I decided to embrace both!

I work with my clients to capture the truest portraits, working to put them at ease in front of my camera. I find the most joy in hearing my clients say, “That’s me? Oh wow, I’ve hated every portrait of myself before now, and I LOVE that one!”

On the cook.eat.explore side of my business, I interview local chefs, restauranteurs, and the big dogs of the local food scene, bringing to life their passions and art for my readers. My goal is to get people out of the suburbs and chain restaurants and into local farm to table restaurants.

List awards/certifications/accomplishments.

I entered 50 of my favorite photos from 2016 into the Shoot & Share contest, and had three rank! One placed in the top 10% and two in the top 20% of over 300,000 photos entered.

Where is your business based?

I travel the country for my clients and am based out of Columbus, Ohio.

What were the first few steps you took to get your business up and running?

I have had a camera in my hand for as long as I can remember, so once the decision was made to fully kick off my business, I spent the first year focusing on the legal side of things, making sure that all my ducks were in a row. Once contracts and processes were in place, websites up and running, the marketing started. From there, it’s been a rollercoaster of networking, shooting, traveling for clients, editing, and writing.

What has been the most effective way of raising awareness of your business and getting new customers?

The most effective way of raising awareness for my business has been through two different channels.

First off, I have been getting out and networking with local creatives, through the local Tuesdays Together group of the Rising Tide Society, styled shoots with other photographers and vendors, and passing out what feels like an ocean of business cards.
Secondly, I’ve spent a year learning the ins and outs of Instagram, Facebook, the importance of hashtags, and how incredibly important consistent posting is.

What have been your biggest challenges so far?

My biggest challenge has been moving my relationship-based business to a city where I knew no one, essentially starting over from scratch, which in turn, became a blessing in disguise.

How did you overcome these challenges?

Overcoming these challenges has been challenge in and of itself. Everything in my world changed at once, and largely, I’ve rolled with it. Moving to a new city has afforded me the chance to focus wholly on business and on growing it. By networking with other creatives, I have found a community of people who face and deal with the same challenges on a daily basis, and have built up a tribe of other creatives who can lean on each other for business support, personal support, and who all act as each other’s sounding boards. My husband Jeff has been a major source of support as well, acting as a constant source of support and encouragement.

How do you keep motivated through difficult times?

While in the corporate world, I was given the nickname “Fearless”, which defines me pretty well. I will talk to anyone, about anything, and firmly believe that you miss 100% of the shots that you don’t take. My inherent belief in myself and my talent pulls me through the difficult times that come with being creative entrepreneur. I’ve learned, after a long while, to embrace the bad days, and stop beating myself up for having bad days. After all, everyone has them in every industry. At the end of the day, even with the difficulties that come with this life, I wouldn’t have it any other way. I would rather work 200 hour weeks for myself, than 40 hours a week for someone else.

How do you distinguish yourself from your competitors?

I don’t ask the standard interview questions, rather I have two questions I prefer to ask and then I follow the lead of the person I am sitting down with. I am able to relax my clients while they’re in front of my camera, which as someone who actively despises being in front of camera, I understand the importance of feeling comfortable!

By doing so, I have been able to capture images of my clients as they truly are, creating portraits that are loved and shared. My passion for printed art stems from one simple sentence: “You may not ever understand the importance of a printed photograph, until it’s all you have left”. In our digital world, printed art work is making a comeback and I am helping to preserve my clients memories from start to finish.

What is the best advice you have received recently?

The best advice that I have received has been how incredibly important it is to take care of yourself. It is easy to get caught up in the never ending to-do lists that come with owning your own business, and feel as though you can always be doing more. Set business hours. Stick to them. If you continually put off taking care of yourself, it will catch up to you.

What advice would you give to other entrepreneurs?

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. Get enough sleep. Drink enough water. Get out and do something physical. (Photography Yoga, anyone?) Make sure that you set business hours and truly BELIEVE in them.

What is your favorite business tool or resource?

My favorite business tool is my gigantic Plum Paper planner. Without it, I would be LOST. The biggest lie I’ve ever told myself is “oh, I don’t need to write that down, I’ll remember.” Not true. I need to write it down – pen to paper.

What social media outlets do you use? List them below.

Instagram @k.h.a.lifestylephotography, @cook.eat.explore
Twitter @kha_photography, @cook.eat.explore
Facebook www.facebook.com/whatkatescooking, www.facebook.com/k.h.a.lifestylephotography
Pinterest Cook.Eat.Explore & k.H.a.lifestylephotography
Website www.cookeatexplore.com, www.khalifestylephotography.com
Email kate@khalifestylephotography.com, kate@cookeatexplore.com
Hashtags #khalifestylephotography #cookeatexplore

What is a good article or book you have read recently?

Reading for fun has always been a passion of mine and I find my way back to the same two books to read for fun, to turn off the business side of my brain and recharge my batteries – “Wuthering Heights” & “Shadow of the Wind”.

What are you currently learning about for your business or looking for help with?

I am always looking for new ways to network and market my business.

What are your goals for the next few months and how are you striving to achieve them?

I am currently booking 2017 weddings and perfecting my blogging work flow.

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We use “cookies” on these Site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you do not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time and improving efficiency while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our Sites.

Personal Information

KHA PHOTOGRAPHY LLC must collect some information from you (“Identifier Information”) to allow you to use and access services, products and materials. Identifier Information is only collected by your personally providing such information to KHA PHOTOGRAPHY LLC via e-mail, by phone, or otherwise throughKHA PHOTOGRAPHY LLC website pursuant to making a purchase or requesting service.

Testimonials

KHA PHOTOGRAPHY LLC may display personal testimonials of yours from time to time received via email or as otherwise received from you byKHA PHOTOGRAPHY LLC . By accepting the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy you giveKHA PHOTOGRAPHY LLC specific consent to use such personal testimonial. If you would likeKHA PHOTOGRAPHY LLC to remove your testimonial or customer review at any time, please simply contact us at HELLO@KHALIFESTYLEPHOTOGRAPHY.COM, and we will promptly do so.

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
We are the sole owners of the information collected on the Sites. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell, rent or otherwise share this information with any other individual or business entity, except as reasonably necessary to provide products, materials, or services to you.

We will use your information to respond to you, and will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order.

Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.

Your Access to and Control Over Information
You may opt out of any future contacts from us or request that we discontinue sending of email and other communications at any time at any time by contacting us at HELLO@KHALIFESTYLEPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

Security
We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the Sites, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information, that information is encrypted and transmitted to us by secure servers. We have included common indications of such secured features when appropriate such as a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

Registration
In order to use these Sites, a user may complete the registration form. During registration a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact you about the products/services on our site in which you have expressed interest. At your option, you may also provide demographic information (such as gender or age) about yourself, but it is not required.

Orders
We request information from you on our order form. To buy from us, you must provide contact information (such as your name and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we will use this information to contact you.

Third Parties
Please be aware that some of our business partners may use cookies or other methods of tracking and targeting use on our site (advertisers, for example). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies and this Privacy Policy does not extend to such third parties. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects Identifier Information.

Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore whether or not to disclose information sought by such surveys or contests. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.

Updates

Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time and all updates will be posted on this page.

If have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you may contact us via email at HELLO@KHALIFESTYLEPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

Terms of Use

Agreement between user and www.khalifestylephotography.com

Welcome to www.khalifestylephotography.com. The www.khalifestylephotography.com website (the “Site”) is comprised of various web pages operated by KHA Photography LLC (“Kathryn Heitkamp”). www.khalifestylephotography.com is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the “Terms”). Your use of www.khalifestylephotography.com constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. Please read these terms carefully, and keep a copy of them for your reference.

www.khalifestylephotography.com is a Photography.

k.H.a. Lifestyle Photography is a full service photographer. This website provides information regarding session, blog, and products for clients and photographers.

Privacy

Your use of www.khalifestylephotography.com is subject to k.H.a. photography LLC’s Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs the Site and informs users of our data collection practices.

Electronic Communications

Visiting www.khalifestylephotography.com or sending emails to Kathryn Heitkamp constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

Kathryn Heitkamp does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons under the age of thirteen. If you are under 18, you may use www.khalifestylephotography.com only with permission of a parent or guardian.

Links to third party sites/Third party services

www.khalifestylephotography.com may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of k.H.a. Photography LLC andk.H.a. Photography LLC is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site.k.H.a. Photography LLC is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement byk.H.a. Photography LLC of the site or any association with its operators.

Certain services made available via www.khalifestylephotography.com are delivered by third party sites and organizations. By using any product, service or functionality originating from the www.khalifestylephotography.com domain, you hereby acknowledge and consent that k.H.a. Photography LLC may share such information and data with any third party with whom k.H.a. Photography LLC has a contractual relationship to provide the requested product, service or functionality on behalf of www.khalifestylephotography.com users and customers.

No unlawful or prohibited use/Intellectual Property

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use www.khalifestylephotography.com strictly in accordance with these terms of use. As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to k.H.a. Photography LLC that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.

All content included as part of the Service, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on the Site, is the property of k.H.a. Photography LLC or its suppliers and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto.

You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Site. k.H.a. Photography LLC content is not for resale. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely for your personal use, and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of k.H.a. Photography LLC and Kathryn Heitkamp and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of k.H.a. Photography LLC or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms.

Use of communication services

The Site may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, “Communication Services”), you agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service.

By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not: defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others; publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information; upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents; upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer; advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages; conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters; download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner; falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded, restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services; violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service; harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent; violate any applicable laws or regulations.

k.H.a. Photography LLC has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, k.H.a. Photography LLC reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion.k.H.a. Photography LLC reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

k.H.a. Photography LLC reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in k.H.a. Photography LLC’s sole discretion.

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service. k.H.a. Photography LLC does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, k.H.a. Photography LLC specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorized k.H.a. Photography LLC spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of k.H.a. Photography LLC. Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you upload the materials.

Materials provided to www.khalifestylephotography.com or posted on any k.H.a. Photography LLC web page

k.H.a. Photography LLC does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to www.khalifestylephotography.com (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any k.H.a. Photography LLC Site or our associated services (collectively “Submissions”). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting Kathryn Heitkamp, our affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. k.H.a. Photography LLC is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time ink.H.a. Photography LLC’s sole discretion.

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.

Third Party Accounts

You will be able to connect your k.H.a. Photography LLC account to third party accounts. By connecting your k.H.a. Photography LLC account to your third party account, you acknowledge and agree that you are consenting to the continuous release of information about you to others (in accordance with your privacy settings on those third party sites). If you do not want information about you to be shared in this manner, do not use this feature.

International Users

The Service is controlled, operated and administered by k.H.a. Photography LLC from our offices within the USA. If you access the Service from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the k.H.a. Photography LLC Content accessed through www.khalifestylephotography.com in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions or regulations.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Kathryn Heitkamp & k.H.a. Photography LLC, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site or services, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. k.H.a. Photography LLC reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with Kathryn Heitkamp in asserting any available defenses.

Liability disclaimer

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. KATHRYN HEITKAMP, KHA PHOTOGRAPHY LLC AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE SITE AT ANY TIME.

KHA PHOTOGRAPHY LLC AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. KHA PHOTOGRAPHY LLC AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL k.H.a. Photography LLC AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF KHA PHOTOGRAPHY LLC OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

Termination/access restriction

Kathryn Heitkamp reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Ohio and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Ohio in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Site. Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section.

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Kathryn Heitkamp as a result of this agreement or use of the Site. Kathryn Heitkamp’s performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of Kathryn Heitkamp’s right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Site or information provided to or gathered by Kathryn Heitkamp with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.

Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and Kathryn Heitkamp with respect to the Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and Kathryn Heitkamp with respect to the Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent an d subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be written in English.

Changes to Terms

Kathryn Heitkamp reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Terms under which www.khalifestylephotography.com is offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. Kathryn Heitkamp encourages you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of our updates.

Contact Us

Kathryn Heitkamp welcomes your questions or comments regarding the Terms:

k.H.a. Photography LLC

Email Address:

Kate@khalifestylephotography.com

Telephone number:

503-330-0406

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