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Jan 24, 2012

Katie Gave It Her Best Shot

At last night’s mastermind group, during the first round of sharing successes, photographer Katie Settel took her turn with pride and delight. Her goal had been to photograph Beyonce’s new baby. We all supported the dream she had laid out in session 1 (this was our 5th) and have witnessed her transformation as Katie developed her marketing materials in that pursuit.

At our third session, Katie arrived with an elegantly designed package of her photographs, which demonstrate her talent, plus her freshly written cover letter…and a huge smile. She had put together an exquisite pitch package which she sent to Beyonce’s agent in NYC. Even getting that far was a win. Katie also designed the concept of a photo shoot with purpose (i.e. not winning a million dollar contract from People, say) which she proposed as a differentiator from all the other photographers in pursuit of that opportunity.

The baby has been born. I haven’t found any photos on the internet yet (correct me if I’m wrong), but as Katie put it last night when giving her report, “I didn’t get the shot, but I gave it a shot.”

While not everyone would claim not getting the sought after opportunity as a success, I surely do. How many people scheme and dream and don’t even take the first step in the direction of their own success? Katie moved several paces in that direction by not only following through on her own vision, but also by ratcheting up her skills, materials and courage level by giving it a go.

Success is the journey toward a worthy goal, so chalk up miles of advancement for Katie’s career.

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3 Comments

  1. Donna Stouber

    Knowing Katie as I do, none of this comes a surprise. I’m so proud to call her me friend.

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  2. Scarlett De Bease

    Just being confident enough to act upon her goal of photographing Beyonce’s baby is truly a success. Katie Settel is indeed, a remarkable woman. I just hope she has time to fit photographing Jay Z and Beyonce’s baby into her schedule.

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  3. janepollak

    @Donna
    You’re one of the lucky ones!

    @Scarlett
    I know they’ll be back. She is so courageous.

    Reply

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