Miss Mustard Seed | Creative Business Portraits

Happy Monday, Lovelies!

First, let me say, I’m not much of a formal portrait photographer… especially when it comes to “work” portraits.  You know those portraits of lawyers sitting in front of barristers lined with US Code? 

Look, I’ve taken those contracts to pay the bills, but I’ll rarely blog about them.  Why?  Because when you want to hire “me” as Jalapeño Photography, my passion is no longer on K Street.  I love the women-owned businesses, the mom and pops, the I’ll-cash-out-my-401k-on-a-chance-to-have-my-own-dream dreamers.

Marian with Miss Mustard Seed is that kind of lady.  She started off as any of us start off in the small business world, but she perused it with an uncommon passion.  Many people love to buy, paint and sell furniture, but Marian took on a challenge of not only turning out painted pieces… but instead, strived to sell pieces she loved.

For several years she was a vendor at Lucketts, the biggest store for this kind of thing.  She moved her way up from a small room to the front entry.  She saw an opportunity to own her own paint line… and she did it!  With a preponderance of unknowns like… How to distribute?  How to package?  How to produce?  Colors?  How much product to purchase?

BAM.  She said, “I’ll take it on!”

That’s my kind of lady.

Here are some more from out shoot!