End of a Season

We have just completed our 36th wedding of the season over Halloween weekend.

Cody and I were able to dress up as super photographers and definitely cut a little rug.

With weddings already pouring in for the 2010 season, it is a great realization to know that we have finally made it in the professional wedding world and that we are enjoying our time.

Alex our head photographer has made unbelievable leaps in regards to the quality and consistency of his work. Cody and I are continuing to challenge each other to excel above and beyond our expectations, resulting in seriously stunning stuff. I find it truly fascinating when Cody and I are shooting a wedding and in a moment during the day we can almost guarantee exactly where the other one is "or where he should be!"

We have made many friends through our clients and have been able to share many meals, thank you all so much for the kind gesture! Our families are extremely proud of where we are today and that only fuels the fire more to succeed and grow!

Cody and I both have dreams outside of photography but this moment in our lives where we share the same vision and hopes... is truly amazing, and again I am completely blessed to have such a kind-hearted soul as my wing man.

We are aiming to photograph 75 weddings next year throughout the midwest. We will be hiring more photographers and bringing on a few graphic designers to help with the touching up of the photos. Our organization and level of focus to our clients must improve with the growth and we are excited to dive into a new season with a wise and proven marketing scheme.

Thanks for taking the time to read a little on the behind the scenes of whats goin on in CK!

Love ya

Kyle

Una Mas Dia en La Oficina

Many a times I have heard a humorous sigh or witnessed a crooked grin when I explain to people how exhausted I am after a week of photographing my peers, my family, and my community.

"How can it be that hard? You've got the eye, that's all it takes." ... is usually a somewhat normal response..

Please take a few moments and a couple breathes to understand if you will, the level of intimacy and amazing energy we deal with in every moment of what we are doing.

Anxious and glowing brides about to fulfill a dream come true -- uniting with the one person they feel can complete them and accomplish their hopes, goals, and dreams ... Children that have no choice but to not really care about the goofy guy with the ' shiny black thing that would put me in timeout if i dropped'', .... or an ever so elegant swan feather that decided to land perfectly in front of my lense to show me how beautiful and precise this world really is.... are just a few of the many characteristics of the world we get to focus our time and energy on..

With each click of the finger and with each zoom of the lense, we as photographers give up a little piece of our hearts and our souls. We connect with the space between the past and the future and visually document exactly what the present moment looks like to us. When a client chooses me to photograph anything, I take it as a personal and honorable opportunity to show them a unique and unbelievable view of how I feel and am witnessing the world in that moment.

This is where photographers can set each other part : and the same goes for any artist in any field.

Those who can consistently put themselves in a state of complete clarity, focus, and compassion, will soon realize that their work's success rate and the ability to impress and inspire more and more people will increase dramatically; and the lives of those who witness your creations will have no choice but to be effected.

Remember, the quality and experience with the equipment you are using also plays an important but not necessary role in the end result of your work.

Each photography opportunity and each changing season brings new challenges and new knowledge to a set of photographers like us. I have learned through certain Zen teachings that one of the best attitudes and views one can maintain, is the view of a BEGINNER. When someone is beginning a new venture, EVERYTHING is new, fresh, exciting, or challenging! With this type of mindset we have approached most of our areas of photography. By not following all the rules, by not settling for other's expectations, and by always trying to find the humor and vigor in each new experience, we have successfully marketed and created a product that is changing people's lives.

Our work does not provoke the level of physical labor as a landscaper, or demand the amount of concentration as a heart surgeon. Yet, it still requires the same level of winding down and rest for the mind, body, and soul..

My favorite thing to do to wind down is to walk in the woods and find a spider web glimmering in the sunlight. It is a fun and tantalizing experience to try to locate the spider who spun the web :).. sometimes it takes many minutes and one time it took me an hour! Usually though, with a little patience, the arachnid shows his face! (possibly out of it's own curiosity!)

I'd like to know what you do to wind down (healthy). Please leave a brief or long comment and be detailed. We love to learn!

Thanks again for taking a few moments of your day or night, and whatever your work may be - take some moments for yourself to wind down :)


Kyle Miron
CK Unlimited Photography

Thank you for this Opportunity...

I am so proud and grateful of my fellow business partner Cody Lee, my dedicated head photographer Alex Rintala and the amazing photographers that have allowed us to become the growing, exciting, photography business we are today; Josh Leclair (www.leclairphotography.blogspot.com), Tara Byykkonen, Dani Payment, Yin Tang, and Katy Divine.

After two and a half years we have finally decided that our website (www.ckunlimited.net) was in major need of a reconstruct. Like any new thriving business, the form of blogging is somewhere a component. So, today, October 5th, CK Unlimited Photography ventures into this world of insight and interpertration!

I won't bore you too much on this first post, but I would like to give a brief description of what we all expect to come in the next year or two.

After completing 38 weddings in our third wedding season, we have experienced the joys and challenges of running a successful and hectic photography business. Incorporating many commercial, advertising, and portrait opportunities along the way; we have come together as a team to show the community and the world that we have what it takes to compete at the highest levels of photography.

Our goal is to continue to grow at a pace that will allow us to keep the quality and the sincerity at a level that truly represents who we are. That level is LOVE. We at CK Unlimited sincerely love what we do, which you will always see in the foundation of our photos.

Thank you to all who have supported us so far, and to the many who will follow and continue to support us in the future. We will keep this updated every Sunday from here on out, with photos, upcoming events, and opportunities of each passing day!

Again, we appreciate your time and compassion :)



Kyle Miron
CK Unlimited Photography