We love taking advantage of Free Days around town and here are just a few for the Denver area!

March
Friday, March 1 – Museo de las Americas 
Saturday, March 2 – Denver Art Museum
Tuesday, March 5 – Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield and Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus (4-8 p.m.)
Friday, March 8 – Four Mile Historic Park 
Saturday, March 9 – – Longmont Museum 
Friday, March 22 – Denver Botanic Gardens at York St

Hi Friends! This was probably one of my favorite interviews because Tara is just SO much fun!  Tara owns As Eye See It and specializes in capturing the most amazing and perfect headshots for her clients! We spent a couple hours in her studio which is located in her home in Parker, CO (she also has one in Denver as well) and she made me feel totally comfortable and at ease while shooting my photos!  Make sure to follow her and connect! She is incredible! 

Question: Tell us about your business and how you became the successful business woman you are today. 
Answer: My photography business was born in 2006 out of my desire to raise money for charity (specifically Parkinson's disease in honor of my mom and in memory of my grandfather). This creative spark has been molded over the course of the past 13 years, our final 3 military moves and an array of  'do you photograph (insert request here)' questions.  I am a graduate of the New York Institute of Photography in both professional and portrait photography.  I have many hands-on hours in the maternity, newborn, kids and family genres.  It wasn't until 2017 that I found my photography calling and narrowed my focus to specialize in headshots.  Headshot photography is the perfect balance for my 'attention-to-detail' tendencies and my inherent ability to connect with people one-on-one.  

Question: Describe yourself in three words:
Answer: Honest, dedicated and kind

Question: What do you consider your greatest professional achievement?
Answer: To date, earning the prestigious title of Associate in Peter Hurley's Headshot Crew

Question: What are your professional goals for the next six months?
Answer: Double the number of weekly individual headshot sessions in my studio and increase the number of on-location corporate bookings

Question: What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Answer: I have aspirations to be an author of a children's book for adopted kids based on our experience of adopting our daughter from China. Although we have come across many wonderful books in this sector, each one doesn't quite speak to the circumstances we experienced. I would like to add my thoughts, words and pictures into a book for my daughter, and in turn other adopted children whose journeys have been similar to hers.

Do you LOVE Valentines Day? Some people do and some people don't! It is a rapidly marketed Hallmark holiday but for some... it is magical!  Loving words, flowers, chocolates, candies, special dinners, extra efforts, etc.  While they may work for some, others want to bury it deep and paint it black! Either way, eat some chocolate and tell your people how much you love them!

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