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America’s Youngest CEO | Washington DC Wedding Photographer
Meet America’s Youngest CEO!
OK OK so he’s not quite a CEO yet but he is part of the name behind my business brand. Meet Clark Woods. That’s right, he is the “Clark” in Clark Bailey Photography. Bailey is still… well let’s just say not present at the time of roll call :). This little guy has changed my life from the moment we found out he was on the way. In spending so much time with him and observing how he interacts with everything and everyone, I thought it would be pretty cool to put together a list of things that as business owners we can learn from him. So here we go:
10 Baby rules for CEO’s:
1. Give love before you receive it.
2. Be blind to race or creed but open to all humanity.
3. Sometimes smile before you say a word. (or in his case, make a sound)
4. Focus on bringing joy to everyone around you.
5. Learn to appreciate the small things. (like playing with an empty bag of popcorn.
6. Learn that in order to function at peak performance, you MUST get plenty of rest.
7. Learn to listen before you speak.
8. Wearing comfortable shoes around the office can make for such a better day.
9. When something new happens (like your first snow), always try to find the good in it, even if it may be uncomfortable at first.
10. Always strive to let your life and success be a gift to someone else, not just at Christmas time.
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- That's good stuff, my friend! I love it!:0)January 11, 2010 - 6:36 am
- Thanks Darryl! I appreciate it...January 11, 2010 - 6:39 am
- SERIOUSLY... could Clark be anymore cute!!! You are definitely a blessed man. I love the image of him sleeping on the white blanket. Look as his lips!! So cute! And the last image says it all....!January 11, 2010 - 6:57 am
- Awww thanks Auntie Dawn! That means a lot. YOU know how I feel about that little guyJanuary 11, 2010 - 7:02 am
- LOVE IT!! Best advice given thus far this year.January 11, 2010 - 6:31 pm
- Yeah he's the new boss alright! LOLJanuary 13, 2010 - 1:56 am
- Troy, I love these pix, clark is a natural and soon to be your CEO. Time flies by so quickly, embrace & enjoy these moments. Cheers,,,January 16, 2010 - 5:19 pm
- I want to eat little man's cheeks! I love how he's got all the right ideas for being on the fast track to CEO-fame!January 19, 2010 - 1:10 am
- What a beautiful post! And boy, he is so handsome!!January 19, 2010 - 9:00 pm
- Troy, he is absolutely adorable. I love it!January 20, 2010 - 10:22 pm
- love this post-what a cutie! and i love your car site! by the way, found you through your video on the bschool--loved it! :)January 22, 2010 - 12:54 am
- *bites cheeks*January 22, 2010 - 6:14 pm
Washington DC Wedding Photographer | Race to Success - Don’t Crash in the Turns
As 2010 gets underway, I am really excited about a new video series that I am doing entitled “Race to Success”. This series will feature quick business tips and ideas that I have found to transfer from the racing world to the business world. My plan is to feature other racers, fans of racing and business pros from different sports as well to get their opinions and insight.
This first video is called “Don’t Crash in the Turns”. Topics include:
- Focusing on your goals
- and Business Forecasting
Thanks for viewing this and please be sure to leave your comments, I would love to hear your thoughts!!
- So cool... can't wait to see what you do with this series! You need to smile more in your videos, you have a great smile!!!January 8, 2010 - 6:14 pm
Tye Tribbett, Fred Hammond, Vickie Winans | New Years Eve | DC Photographer
I am really excited to be posting this on the very first day of the new year. There are so many things that I am looking forward to this year that I cannot help but to be excited!! 2009 was a great year. I met so many new people and learned so much about myself and the photography industry as a whole. For 2010, I have set a good number of personal goals as well as goals for my business.
On New Years Eve my church, Spirit of Faith Christian Center, held it’s service at the Showplace Arena in Upper Marlboro Maryland. The place was PACKED!!! So much so that I think some folks were sadly turned away because the arena was at its capacity. This free NYE concert featured Grammy nominated artist Tye Tribbett, Grammy Award winning artist Fred Hammond, Grammy nominated artist Vickie Winans, and Stellar nominated artist 5AM Praise. It was incredible spending this time with family and close friends.
Below are a few photos from the evening. Last year I shot the event with my D200. Because of the constant changing lighting conditions, it was a little rough. This year the D700 was Rockin! I shot the entire event with my D700 and 70-200mm f/2.8 VR. I so love this camera. The images below are STRAIGHT OUT OF THE CAMERA. Nothing was adjusted. I only added the company watermark. Enjoy…
Tye Tribbett - This guys’ energy level is unbelievable!!! Red Bull and Monster should study him.
Fred Hammond
Vickie Winans
5AM Praise
Pastors Mike & Deedee Freeman
The Crowd!
- Awesome! It's like being there in the moment. You have an amazing eye for detail to capture the very essence of life!January 1, 2010 - 8:10 pm
- Thank you so much for posting these pictures. They are phenomenal! I was there last night and was upset because I had forgotten my camera. It was a very memorable occasion, and an awesome way to glorify God and bring in 2010. Is it possible to obtain some of your photographs?January 1, 2010 - 8:49 pm
- Whew! Love it! Like to see more! Fantastic! Thanks for sharing! 5AM Praise!January 1, 2010 - 9:47 pm
- Loving the pictures of New Year's Eve Troy and your new camera. Just amazing!January 2, 2010 - 4:32 am
- Awesome pics!!! Can't believe u did not have to do any editing!!January 2, 2010 - 5:53 am
- Great images. The D700 is a great camera, but you did the work! Those pictures are full of LIFE!January 2, 2010 - 3:14 pm
- Soo cool! Really like the energy.January 7, 2010 - 5:45 pm
- Awesome! Wish I had been there.January 10, 2010 - 3:02 pm
Operation Secret Squirrel | A Thanksgiving to Remember!!!!!
I attend Spirit of Faith Christian Center and today I had an INCREDIBLE opportunity to follow my Pastors around as they surprised several people at 3 community grocery stores. For the last few years, they have chosen, at random, people to have a 5 minute shopping spree for groceries! They can pile as much stuff as possible in their 1 cart and the church would foot the bill. For some people, Pastor Mike just walked up to the register and paid for whatever they already in their baskets. I lost track of just how many people were helped today. Off the top of my head, I would say about 10 folks in total. As you can see from the photos, some were over taken with emotion. There were some who were taking their rent money to buy food for their family, there were others that came to the store with just enough money to buy the items on their list. We were out for a total of about 5 hours. It felt like a TV show as we were in a 5 car caravan going from store to store. The highlight for me happened to be when one of the ladies who won the shopping spree came up and gave me a hug!!!
A THANK YOU HUG
PASTOR MIKE TALKING TO A DAUGHTERS MOM ON THE PHONE AFTER SHE WON THE SHOPPING SPREE
ONE TOTAL
PASTOR DEEDEE DOING WHAT SHE DOES!
MEAT ANYONE?
YOU COULD TELL MOST OF HER SHOPPING WAS FOR HER CHILDREN
SURPRISED AT THE REGISTER
HAVING A GOOD LAUGH WITH A SHOPPING SPREE WINNER
DINNER IS AT HER HOUSE
BIGGEST ONE OF THE DAY
- WOW! That is simply amazing. What a great thing to do to give back. Truly inspiring!November 24, 2009 - 4:22 am
- what a blessing your pastor is in the community! :) seeing God at work, through such a small deed, just to pay for someone's grocery....that is inspiring! :) God bless him!!! I'm sure you had an amazing time troy, being able to see it first hand! :)November 24, 2009 - 4:27 am
- Dude awesome shoot! WOW those were some serious shopping sprees!November 24, 2009 - 4:51 am
- Totally, INCREDIBLY, definitely, AMAZING!!!!!! What an awesome experience!!! And you were blessed to be part of it. Thank you for brightening my day be reading your blog post. I love all the photos and I love seeing the joy. I feel like I was on the shopping spree with you all. Happy Thanksgiving holiday Troy!!!! xoxoxo ~ DawnNovember 24, 2009 - 5:28 am
- Fabulous. What a wonderful thing to do/November 24, 2009 - 5:35 am
- AWESOME story! Loved reading about this but even more loved seeing the incredible images. You can just see the joy on these people's faces. Amazing....November 24, 2009 - 5:46 am
- Absolutely incredible!! Love the whole thing. I can only imagine what a good day this was for you :-) Love it!!November 24, 2009 - 7:23 am
- Great Art as usual Troy! Good job! God is awesome and you did a good job capturing Him doing what He does best... loving people!November 24, 2009 - 9:01 pm
- This is simply wonderful! Truly inspiring and uplifting, it really gives a true meaning to Thanksgiving.November 25, 2009 - 2:30 am
- My eyes are filled with happy tears right now. What a great idea! God Bless your Pastor and you for capturing such generosity.December 14, 2009 - 12:35 am
Lanai Hawaii Wedding Photographer - The Flower Language
I have been intrigued about the selection of flowers that brides often use for their wedding for some time. I finally decided to take a little time to look into it and found some very interesting information. I had NO IDEA what flower language (also known as Floriography) happened to be until I started out on this little quest. As it turns out, flower language started during the Victorian Era as a way for couples to send each other passionate messages without going against the social etiquette. What was the social etiquette? I am glad you asked 
The social code during this time would not allow you to publicly tell the person you love your true feelings. The flower language became a way around this.
For this post I figure I would spotlight a flower that I often see at weddings, the Calla Lily. The Calla Lily represents magnificent beauty. It’s a reminder of past generations when grace and beauty were the rule. Calla Lilies help create sophisticated atmospheres which is why they stand out so well at weddings.
Antigua Wedding Photographer - Calabogie Motorsports Park - Ontario Canada
My friend Eric and I on the first few laps of the day
I am finally starting to carry speed through this turn. I like how you can see the heat coming out
of the exhaust (if you look closely).
In 5 years this is the only rear shot ever taken of me
An aerial view of Calabogie Motorsports Park
Recently I started venturing through some old digital photos that had been stored away. I came across a CD that contained images of me riding at Calabogie Motorsports Park in Ontario Canada. This trip happened in 2007 but I can still remember it like it was yesterday. It was an extremely long ride from Washington DC to Ontario but it was well worth it. I will say that it was a beautiful location, very quiet and the folks seemed pretty friendly.
On the morning of the track day, it was about 39 degrees when we left the house to head to the track. By the time we actually started riding it was in the mid 40’s and topped out in the upper 50’s.
Calabogie Motorsports Park sits on 275 acres and is a very technical track. The front straight is only 2000 feet. On a 1000 cc motorcycle like mine, that is nothing!!! It consists of 20 turns in which over half of them are blind turns meaning you can’t really see the turn until you are up on it. You just pray that it didn’t move since the last time you came around LOL. It was definitely a track I would return to but because of the distance, I would have to do at least 2 days at the track. When you are learning a new track, one day is just not long enough. By the time things start clicking and you mentally start connecting all of the turns, the day is pretty much over. It’s funny thinking back on that time because I had only had my bike for about 7 months (I had sold my Suzuki GSX-R 600 the year before). From then until now, I have gotten so much faster! It only leaves to the imagination of what I could do at that track now.
Belize Wedding Photographer – Why Destination?
Destination weddings are one of the top considerations for today’s couples looking for something to make their special day more unique. From my experience, the biggest concern is whether or not most of the immediate family will be able to make the trip to the desired location. Having a destination wedding can afford you with the opportunity to create some AMAZING wedding photographs. On my wish list for places to shoot around the world, Belize is ranking pretty high! My small bit of advice to the bride and groom is this, when considering your location remember the day is about you two and you will have your pictures forever!
- awesome advice, I have only done 1 destination wedding and I loved itDecember 14, 2009 - 12:44 am
Antigua Wedding Photography - Derrick and Shante
I am really happy for Derrick and Shante. I will be photographing their wedding in Antigua next year! That is going to be an amazing trip.
- CONGRATULATIONS Troy! That's awesome. And I love this pic of them. You rock! xoxoxo ~ DawnNovember 15, 2009 - 5:03 am
Washington DC Lifestyle Wedding Photographer - Tuscany Workshop Highlight Video
FINALLY, I took a few moments to edit some video from Jose Villa and Gene Higa’s Tuscany Italy Photography Workshop. Going over this footage reminded me of just how much fun we had. It was an amazing experience!! As you see from the video, we all enjoyed each others company. Thanks to Jeff Wilson for putting up with the video camera everywhere that we ventured to LOL. We have already been sending emails and tweets trying to plan our next get together. Good friends, great people!!!!
- "Clap for him, Clap for him, Standing 'ovay' " Troy the video is sweet. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.November 13, 2009 - 5:05 pm
- Nicely done Troy! It made me homesick for everyone and Tuscany! Miss you all!November 13, 2009 - 5:10 pm
- Troy!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved the video! AWESOME job!!! Definitely got me homesick, and missing everyone SOO much! I can't wait till our reunion! :)November 13, 2009 - 7:58 pm
- haha, love the video!! but what's up with all my waving??! i blame it on the adrenaline high i was on during the entire trip...November 13, 2009 - 11:56 pm
- TROY! this is awesome! Just finally go to see it! Great Job!November 23, 2009 - 6:08 am
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