BIG NEWS

The way things workout sometimes in life can be very interesting. Five short years ago we never could have imagined the blessings that would come out of starting our studio from the basement of Jeff's parents house in the small town of Halstead. If you haven't viewed "a snap shot" video clip that Fat Cat shot for us earlier this year click here. The video gives a great glimpse of where our studio has come from.

Ok so on with the BIG NEWS... Sorry for the delay in the announcement we have been swamped with edits and remodeling. We figure by now most think the "BIG NEWS" is a little one coming soon, however that is not the case. Rather it is not a little one, but a BIG ONE. We know this sounds very confusing right? Right... Now with everything clear as mud.

The BIG NEWS is that another studio, Brett Schauf Photography, will be merging his studio into T&J Studios, Inc. Brett Schauf Photography is one of the premier photography companies in the greater Wichita area.

We have known Brett for years starting back to the days when Jeff sold Brett his first camera while working at Lawrence Photo. Over the years both studios have grown in very similar ways and have worked together on various projects. The new merger of Brett Schauf Photography into T&J Studios, Inc. is a great opportunity for both studios. This will allow expansion of their creative styles of photography and add new products and services to their customers.

Ok so what does this really mean? T&J Studios is still T&J Studios and we will simply be adding Brett Schauf Photography as a division of T&J Studios, Inc. Events booked by Tyffany and Jeff will still be covered by them, and like wise events booked by Brett will be covered by him.

If your in the area feel free to stop in to meet Brett and check out the recent remodeling.

Greetings Once Again

Okay so it has been awhile since we have posted. Sorry... A lot has been in the kettle cooking. We did make it through October alive but not by much. Many, many early or late nights/mornings depending on how you look at it.

Oh yes we did just get in the mail a copy of MidWest Contractor Magazine. This is the magazine Jeff drove to Liberal to do the photo shoot for early last month. The magazine was nice to give credit to Jeff and the studio for the pics and ended up using our images for the cover and about 5 or 6 images in the article.

Ok, we have some BIG NEWS to announce... but not right now. Give us a few days to get the verbiage ready. Again BIG NEWS so check back. Well it's 2:00 am now and still have some more editing to get in before calling it a day or would it be a night? Not sure things kinda run together this early... Ok I'm rambling now. Really it's time to save you from the pain of more rambling so until later try to figure out what the BIG NEWS is.

Really it's BIG maybe even HUGE or MASSIVE. Oh yeah one last thing be sure to check out the quote we posted below in the Dreams and Changes post. Really cool quote one to challenge yourself to live by. Ok really leaving now. Later...

Dreams and Change

Changes are a constant in life. As we go through life we are continually fighting a battle with ourselves to become more than what we feel we are and more of what we are called to be. At times trying to grasp at a big dream that can seem impossible and over whelming to the point that we let our dreams die or hide for a time. Do Not let fear steal your dreams.

Here an interesting quote we came across on Mike Colon's blog.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that frightens us most.
We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and famous?'
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
So that people won't feel insecure around you.
We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And when we let our light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others."
-Marianne Williamson, American author and lecturer

We hope this will encourage those who feel they can't get through hard times or fear what might be possible.

Ok so today was a day for a deep thought. Simply want to uplift those who are in fear. We encourage you to share this quote with your friends or someone who may have doubt in their own abilities.

Congrats to Steph

Recently we were able to share in the freeing tradition of alarm clock smashing with our friends over at Fat Cat as Stephanie makes the transition to full time. Stephanie's last day was on October 28, 2006.

Here are some pics from the Joyous Occasion.