David Jay -- An Inspiration

Yesterday, Richard, Jessica (Goochmedia) and I had the privilege of meeting David Jay and spending the day participating in his seminar sponsored by the NHPPA in Concord, NH. Since it was Superbowl Sunday and he was in New England and the Patriots were in the Superbowl, we brought him a Tom Brady shirt. He put it on as soon as we gave it to him and he wore it all day! What a sweetie! Unfortunately, the Patriots weren't able to pull off the 19-0, but they had a heck of a season regardless.

DJ is such a nice person and we really enjoyed the one on one time we got to spend speaking with him prior to the seminar and during lunch. He is such a "real" person and very genuine and caring -- he's very refreshing. For those of you who don't know David Jay (DJ), he is an AMAZING photographer, individual, marketeer, and speaker (he's the one that created the slideshow software, ShowIt, that we use for all of our client's images!). DJ is based in Santa Barbara, California (are you sure you don't want to move to the East Coast, DJ?) and his mission is to help other photographers become successful by sharing his philosophies about the photography business. He is only 28 years old, but he is wise beyond his years. He is truly inspiring and a blessing and we came away with so many great things our brains were hurting!

One of the many quotes that he shared with us is something that we have been trying to practice since getting into the photography business, so it was wonderful to hear this affirmation: "If you always make your business about helping other people - you'll always have plenty of work."

Thank you David Jay and thank you NHPPA for a wonderful, inspiring seminar! David, we can't wait for you to come back! We'll give you a tour of the area next time. We had to get back to our sheepdog, Amber, yesterday so I'm sorry we couldn't have watched the game with you!