Shutter Sisters

a blog is born

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I spoke to my mother yesterday and shared with her some details about Shutter Sisters. I commented that the project has been swimming in my head now for almost a year. “Time to birth it,” she said calmly.

Indeed.

So, here I am, writing a birth announcement for this baby that has grown and evolved more in the last few months than I could have ever imagined. Who knew that when I registered the domain name and shot the collection of photographs of my daughter and the Brownie on a whim that this collaborative photo blog would come to fruition as it is now? I feel like the quintessential proud parent.

It could have never come to be if it wasn’t for the help of ten women, all of whom have worked by my side in one way or another, like my own community of doulas; dedicated, attentive, encouraging, focused, kind and creative. Two of these women played hard-core advocates, never wavering in their support. Hello Jen and Myriam. The other eight are the contributors you will find here who day in and day out have provided rich content, ideas, artwork, html code and above all else, beautiful photographs. And then there’s all of you. I am so happy to have you here for the big debut. The site is still in its infancy so there are surely kinks to iron out but we are all eager to hear your thoughts and get your input.

I am so grateful for all of you…the community of creative women that have helped birth what is now Shutter Sisters and I look forward to what the future holds. They say it takes a village and I believe them.

Comments

  1. Congratulations on a job well-done. I look forward to enjoying the beauty, the sisterhood, the knowledge…the everything of SS.

  2. congratulations, tracey and company!!! you all have done amazing work and i’m so proud to see this baby in the world. she’s beautiful!!

  3. Tracey and friends, I am so excited for this launch. I can’t wait to see everything SS has to offer. I have already been enjoying the amazing photos in the Flickr group. Congratulations on a very exciting and anticipated birth.

  5. Woo Hoo! (Breaking open the champagne!) Yeah for you! Happy Birthday Shutter Sisters! You have some amazing shutter sisters, I’m loving all of their work & their words.

  7. Quick question. I registered and received an email with an URL to visit and verify my account. The URL does not work, therefore, I am unverified and cannot login.

    Is anyone else having an issue? TIA.

  10. Dear Sisters…I am so proud.
    Welcome to the newest baby in the family!
    I’m glad you’re here and we will be so patient while raising you.

  16. i LOVE this idea. can’t wait, it’s exactly what i need right now as i try to push my photography forward into a business. congrats you guys.

    when will the site be live on shutterbug.com domain?

  18. Congrats, Tracey! Every since you mentioned this idea to me at BlogHer I’ve been waiting to see it come to life! So thrilled to see the group of gals you’ve assembled here and I can’t wait to see the photos you all bring to life.

  24. How very exciting to see this launch. Happy Birthday to Shutter Sisters!

    I look forward to what lies ahead!

  27. Yay! I’m so glad I found this site (thanks Kate). I really want to get back into my photography and find great photos! Thanks for the inspiration!

  28. So glad I found you guys! I enjoy photography very much and am really loving the inspiration of other people’s work. I look forward to coming back for more!

  29. Beautiful and inspirational. I have been quietly watching many of your blogs for a while. I love this idea.

    Happy Birthday! 🙂

  30. I am so excited for this I can’t even stand it. What a wonderful, inspiring, and lovely project!

  34. This is an absolutely beautiful piece of work and an amazing group… I can’t wait to experience the community here. Congratulations Tracey and all. Happy Birthday Baby!