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PhotographybusinessesourishingintheNWTTuesdayOctober21201411Remindingyouthattheeasiestwaytoavoidfinancialproblemswithyoursmallbusinessistogototheprofessionals.TaxationservicesAuditservicesAccountingandbookkeepingservicesManagementadvisoryservicesComputerconsultingTodAshtonCADrewQueenCAAshtonCharteredAccountantsandBusinessAdvisorsSuite86CourtoreilleSt.HayRiverNTX0E1G2867874-6775www.ashtonca.comsupportsthesmallbusinessesofHighLevelDistrictthelifebloodofourcommunityFindthebusinessyourelookingforonourwebsiteatwww.highlevelchamber.comSMALLBUSINESSWEEK2014ByDALICARMICHAELItsararepersonthathasthecreativeskillstobecomeaprofessionalphotog-rapherbutevenmorerareisthepersonwiththeacumentoturntheiraestheticallypleasinghobbyintoasuccessfulbusiness.Smallphotographyoperationshavebeencroppingupallovertheterritoryinthelastseveralyearsandmanyofthemaregainingpopularitywhichtheownersat-tributetoalittleelbowgreaseandalotofgreatpersonalconnections.WhenIwasgoingtoschoolwetalkedaboutourgeography-basedlifewherewouldwewanttostartourbusinessessaidFortMcPhersonphotographerShaylaSnowshoewhostudiedphotographywhilelivinginKelownaB.C.Everyoneelsethatwasintheprogramwerefrombiggercitieswheretheyhadabigarrayofpeoplethattheyhadtheop-portunitytoworkwithbutIonlyhadmy900peopleinFortMcPherson.Iknewev-eryonealreadysoIalreadyhadthosere-lationshipsformed.Snowshoenowonly22saidinterestinherservicesstartedtogrowbeforeshehadevengraduatedfromherprogram.EveryoneknowseveryoneintheNorthshesaid.NextthingIknewIwasgettinginquiriesfromInuvikTsiigehtchicAk-lavikfromallthecommunitiesthataresurroundingMcPhersonandthatskindofwhatImworkingonnow.IdontonlyworkinMcPhersonImworkingwithpeo-plefromallovertheNorth.Butyoudonthavetobefromtheter-ritorytobesuccessfulhereasprovenbyFortSmithphotographerLeiliHeidema.SincemovingtothetownalmostfiveyearsagotheVancouvernativehasbuiltupasolidsidebusinesstohercareerasacounsellor.WordreallyspreadsquickherelikewildfireHeidemasaid.WhenIhadafewpeoplewhoweresupersatisfiedwithmyshootingstyleandthequalityofser-vicetheywerereceivingtheyjustspreadthewordandIkindofwentfromthere.Ivehadsomefamiliesrebookwithmeforfiveorsixsessionsandspreadwordtofriendsandcoworkersandeveryoneelse.Ithinkthatskeyinasmallcommunitythewordofmouth.FocusingonfacesBothphotographershaveplentifulexperienceshootinglargeeventslikeweddingsandfesti-valsbutitsintimatefamilyandportraiture-stylephotographythatdrivestheirpassion.Ivefoundwehavesomeamazingland-scapephotographerswhodophenomenalworkandtherewasthemissingpiecethatIwasabletoofferthecommunitywhichwasfamilyphotographyandweddingpho-tographyHeidemasaid.Ifocusedmyworkalotaroundfam-ilyphotographywhichismaternitycou-pleschildrenandfamiliesingeneral.IfeltlikeIwasfillingagapthatthecom-munityneededandthecommunityalsorespondedtomyshootingstyle.Snowshoesaidshegotherstartphoto-graphingherownfamilyandafterspendingafewyearsshootinglargeeventsaroundtheNorthshedliketoreturntothatstyleofthecraft.IneverhadsomeoneinmyfamilywhowasdocumentingallthosemomentsSnowshoesaid.ImtheoldestofthreesiblingssoIfoundthattobequiteim-portant.Iwantedtorememberthematthesestagesintheirlives.Rightnowneitherphotographerisworkingfulltime.Heidemasaidsheishappystayingapart-timephotographerandusesthesmallbusinessasacreativeoutletontheweekends.Snowshoeontheotherhandsaidshelooksforwardtomakingherbusinesshermainfocus.Iwouldliketogetmoreintofamilyphotographysmallersessionshereandthereandmaybeonedaygointofulltimeshesaid.Oneofthebestthingsaboutphotog-raphyisitcantakeyouanywhereinthisworld.PhotoShaylaSnowshoePhotoLeiliHeidemaBlossomingphotographerShaylaSnowshoetravelsallovertheNorthcapturingitspeople.ThisisoneofSnowshoesfavouritephotoswhereherJijuuMarySnowshoeeshesacaribouhide.LeiliHeidemaistrainedasaweddingphotographerbutherfavouriteshootsarefamilyportraitslikethissummersessionwiththeVenemafamilyinFortSmith.