Welp, it's been a while... SUPER LONG post in 3...2...1...

Sometimes I get super involved in what I'm doing day to day, that I kind of forget I ever started a blog in the first place. I know it's already February of 2024, but I'd like to try and keep a monthly blog going. Let's briefly speak on what's happened since the last time I did this...

Last time we left off, I was attempting to mic some of my players up on the field. Safe to say that was an epic fail. Moving on...

Since July of last year I have done some really cool things.

• I got the opportunity to reunite with some old friends at a very special gathering I was booked for. Which in turn had me creating a price package for "Special Events".

• My nephew started tackle football for the very first time, and my photos from his games lead me to taking photos for 8th-12th grades at Clay, Woodward and Waite High Schools.

• I started practicing my photoshop skills and produced some stuff I'm really proud of...

• Maumee Bay reached out and asked to put one of my photos on their website!! Such a cool thing for me to be able to see.

• Flag City Phantoms offered me a position on their team, and I happily said YES!

• A very good friend of mine booked me and another one of our very good friends to photograph their band "Denizen"... MY FIRST BAND PHOTOSHOOT! It was amazing and their music is some of my favoriteee.

• I got to check some new sports off my bucket list including Soccer, Track Basketball and MEN's Rugby!

• My besties had a baby and booked me for family photos. I couldn't have dreamed of something better than this experience.

• My kitten grew up, my camera broke while photographing my friends wedding, I upgraded to a new camera and then I reached 600 followers on my Photography Facebook page!

• I finally got to do some SPOOKY SESSIONS! Some of my absolute favorites!!!

• I was lucky enough to do some maternity photoshoots. I swear all my friends are having babies! So many nieces and nephews for me to watch grow and thrive!

• The most amazing thing happened... I WENT FULL TIME PHOTOGRAPHER!

• I started my Boudoir Photography journey... and I'm LOVING it. Such a great expressions of confidence in these beautiful women. I can't wait to do more and I hope to expand into Men's Boudoir and Couples Boudoir too!

• My friend proposed to his girlfriend, and we surprised her with some photos! Hiding behind a wall, waiting for the moment to happen was so much fun!

• Jun Rios and the TEFFL/Elite Series offered me a position as their Photographer/Director... how could I ever say no to that?!

• I was invited back, for a second year in a row, to photograph BRAVE PERFORMANCE at their annual Game On Cancer Tournament at Ford Field up in Detroit, Michigan.

• I was then invited back to Michigan again, this time Pontiac, to cover another BRAVE PERFORMANCE tournament for Christmas!

• Bub and I went to Florida again in January for not only Tampa Worlds but also Orlando Nationals. Our trip lasted from Tuesday-Monday with Wednesday, Thursdayin Tampa, Friday and Saturday in Orlando and then back to Tampa for Sunday. I can't thank everyone who booked me throughout that trip enough.

• My other bestie called to book me for the most exciting photoshoot ever... HE'S HAVING A BABY!!!!

• & finally... here we are! February 2024. I'm a full-time photographer, and I'm not at just over 800 followers on my Photography Facebook Page. I get to do what I love every single day and make people smile. I get to capture some of the most amazing moments every time I pick up my camera and the best part about it all is getting to share my passion with everyone. I've met some really extraordinary people on my journey so far and I cannot wait to see what the universe has in store for me next. I can only hope it just gets even better... even though I don't know how it possibly could. If you made it this far, I'm shocked! Thank you so much for all the unwavering support of not only my small business, but of me. I feel so unbelievably blessed. Stay tuned, because I have tons of plans for the future of MGranatir Photography. I will work my butt off everyday until I can't anymore. Let's see what 2024 has in store.