Women's History Month on 'The Voice of Business'
Missy and I were so honored when asked to speak on The Voice of Business as they celebrate Women’s History Month! As a Women Owned Business, we feel it is important to speak the truth about our experiences as entrepreneurs and our views working in a predominantly male represented industry. Fun fact! Only 12% of the commercial photography space is occupied by women. Those kind of statistics fuel us to strive for more and continue to compete for greater representation. For more details, check out the whole segment below!
Lens Smudge Episode 5
Join Missy and Chelsea as they take you behind the scenes on their ultra 80’s glamour shoot. The episode includes professional lighting instruction using Profoto D2 500w mono lights and Profoto B10 OCF Lights. Check out the in-camera special effects that creates bokeh, lights rays, and prism enhancements.
Amy Rose Productions is Here!
Amy Rose Productions is Here!
“Humble beginnings.” We’ve all heard that familiar quote a million times. How about a new spin on it? She was humbled by her beginnings. That’s exactly what starting a new business venture with a partner has done to me. I built my photography career working for corporate in-house studios, and I was accustomed to having a team and company capital at my disposal. I was lucky. I managed some incredible groups and worked with some of the finest talent in the industry. But 13 years into it I was an unfulfilled stress bomb: a senior manager tired of revolving corporate managers determining the future of me and my team. I couldn’t do it anymore, so I had to make some drastic changes.
Missy’s story is similar to mine and by chance ends up coming full circle. She started her career in corporate communications, working at a cubicle for 14 years until she realized how unsatisfying it was. Secure, yes. But satisfying? Not so much. But she loved photography. So even though she didn’t have an upbringing that valued creative work, and she didn’t know anyone who worked in a creative profession, she decided to turn her love of photography into a career. She quit her boring corporate job, went back to school, studied her ass off, and launched her own freelance business. She worked doing freelance and contract photography for five years and then got a job at the corporate studio where I was working.
Missy and I worked alongside one another and were quietly impressed by each other’s drive, work ethic, skill, and fun personality. We became dear friends. Our after-work cocktails turned into pool parties, vacations, and creative productions. When it came time to leave the corporate studio, we were both thinking about starting our own business. We didn’t talk about it for a while, but when we finally did, we looked at each other in shock. She’d been envisioning starting a business with me, and I’d been doing the same about her.
Hello future!
We didn’t know how much work it would take – days, nights, weekends. We didn’t have corporate capital or a team to draw on to build this business and studio. But we had a vision. And we had each other.
Flash forward six months later and we’re launching Amy Rose Productions! Missy and I are so excited to share our studio and talents with the creative community. It’s been a busy six months. We’ve spent many hours furnishing the studio, acquiring equipment, researching the market, building the brand, combing through contracts, designing the website, and creating the social media accounts. All the while taking on freelance and contract work. The best part was doing the studio renovations and installing the CYC wall. We love seeing our vision manifest in 3D, and we’re committed to giving our clients the same thrill. One of our goals at Amy Rose Productions is to ensure our clients come away with an unparalleled, superior experience and product.
Come behind-the-scenes to view the studio transformation from the raw space to what it is today. Enjoy the captures, stay tuned for more news, and we’ll see you soon!
xo Chelsea
