2010 in review

cbrownphoto — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 14:57:56 +0000

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter reads Fresher than ever.

Crunchy numbers

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 2,400 times in 2010. That’s about 6 full 747s.

In 2010, there were 25 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 75 posts. There were 74 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 15mb. That’s about 1 pictures per week.

The busiest day of the year was April 25th with 84 views. The most popular post that day was Candler Spring Banquet/AKA Candler Prom.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, cbrownphoto.com, wpja.com, mail.yahoo.com, and weddingphotographydirectory.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for bridal portraits, emily saliers, roswell mill club, carter center wedding, and emory homecoming.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

Candler Spring Banquet/AKA Candler Prom April 2010
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Horeni-Ogle Wedding: St. John’s Lutheran and the Roswell Mill Club May 2010

Emily Saliers sings with the Metro State Women’s Prison Choir October 2009
1 comment

Fun Photographing Candler Students April 2010

Whitney and Chad tie the knot in Louisville July 2009
5 comments

Favorites from Atlanta Pride 2010

cbrownphoto — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:37:32 +0000

I marched in this year’s Pride Parade with the Unitarian Universalist Congregations of North Georgia.

Here are a few of my favorite photos from the day. Lots of great street photography photo ops @ the parade … as always. And here’s a link to a full slideshow from the day.

Jade Butterfly Graces New Logo

cbrownphoto — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:17:27 +0000

I’ve finally chosen my new logo. The butterfly symbolizes lightness, joy and transformation. The Greek word for butterfly is Psyche, which also means soul. In Chinese folklore the presence of a jade butterfly indicated the wedding of two souls.

Here’s what the logo will look like on my new business cards.

The Ordination of the Rev. Kimberly Jackson

cbrownphoto — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:23:59 +0000

I had the privilege of photographing one of my closest friend’s ordination last weekend. The ordination took place at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church here in Atlanta. The service brought tears to my eyes.

Congratulations, Kim!

Here are a few favorites from the day starting with my absolute favorite — Kim immediately after being officially ordained.

Carter's 4th Birthday Party

cbrownphoto — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:48:10 +0000

Our grandson Carter is 4 now. His birthday party at Diddy Bops in Hattiesburg, MS was the tops. He had lots of friends jumping and running and playing and eating.

Here are a few photos from the party.

And here’s a link to a slideshow of favorites from the day.

Carter’s 4th Birthday Party

cbrownphoto — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:48:10 +0000

Our grandson Carter is 4 now. His birthday party at Diddy Bops in Hattiesburg, MS was the tops. He had lots of friends jumping and running and playing and eating.

Here are a few photos from the party.

And here’s a link to a slideshow of favorites from the day.

Finalizing the Cindy Brown Brand

cbrownphoto — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:16:58 +0000

I’m working on my brand.
I’ve decided I want the brand to reflect me, since anyone who will be hiring me to photograph their wedding, child or family will be spending lots of time with me.

Here’s what I’m thinking of using for my logo and here’s how it would look on my homepage:

www.cbrownphoto.com/index_fun.html
So I’m asking friends and family to let me know, does this new look reflect me. What works about the new look and what doesn’t. What would you change, if anything?

Thanks.

OK … after some feedback from a photo listserve, here are some variations on a theme.

Let me know if you like any of these more than the other. They will all eventually have the tagline “the fine art of storytelling” underneath.

Erin and Daniel's Asukabook

cbrownphoto — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:12:43 +0000

Here is the cover and a few of my favorite spreads from an Asukabook I recently designed for Erin and Daniel. The wedding took place at the wonderful Roswell Mill Club.

Erin and Daniel’s Asukabook

cbrownphoto — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:12:43 +0000

Here is the cover and a few of my favorite spreads from an Asukabook I recently designed for Erin and Daniel. The wedding took place at the wonderful Roswell Mill Club.

Indigo Girls to play at Emory Homecoming 2010!

cbrownphoto — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:19:23 +0000

I was delighted to learn today that the Grammy Award-winning Indigo Girls, both Emory alums, will be playing on September 25 as part of the Emory Homecoming Festivities.

And the concert is free.

I hope I get to see one of my favorite profs from my Candler years, Don Saliers — Emily’s Dad.