We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Karen Revelo-Washington. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Karen below.
Karen, thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?
First and foremost from my faith in Jesus Christ, I would not be who I am today if it wasn’t for Him in my life. My husband and children are another reason I do what I do.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
I am a portrait photographer. I love what I do. I get to play a small part in forming memories that will last a lifetime for individuals, couples, or families. Portraiture includes individual shoots for birthdays, graduates, models, headshots, or branding, for couples it can be an engagement shoot or even minis for Valentine’s Day, and families want to make memories with their children and a photoshoot is a way to bring everyone together and show their love to one another.
There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
Great question! Self care has been an essential quality in my journey. In order for me to complete a task or push through the difficulties I needed self care, not just a physical one which is also important but a spiritual one. Getting to know who I am has made me love myself and feel more confident in my profession as well as my personal life. Confidence also came from my skills acquired through doing the work and seeing the results. I use what I have, learn from it, and practice consistently. By far the most impactful part in my journey professionally and personally has to be mentorship. Having mentors has challenged me to be better. Not better than them, better than who I was before. I highly recommend you to find your mentors not just one but a few. People that are doing what you want to do, learn from them, ask questions, be present, be you! And if you can’t find a physical person. Do what I did and find mentors on Youtube that you connect and like their style of doing what you want to do. Connect and find the resource through their channels. Never stop learning.
What’s been one of your main areas of growth this year?
My business grew this year in term of engagement and photoshoot sessions booked. I joined a conference called WPPI, it is held every year for wedding and portrait photographers. It allowed me to network with other fellow photographers and the best of all I had the chance to meet my mentors I had from YouTube. I learned business strategies, growing social media engagements and shooting in different modes outside of my comfort zone. I was able to practice my skills and get hands on training on staged sets with models that we can network and work with in the future. This brought a wider audience and helped form relationships with some amazing clients.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://krp777.mypixieset.com
- Instagram: instagram.com/krphotography777
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@KRP777
