Unfortunately I do have to say this year also holds bed experiences. My health problems and delays that were caused by that. Disappointments and tough lessons /subject for blog post in the future/.

Nevertheless these all experiences made me a better person, allowed me to grow personally and professionally.

To wrap-up…  I would like to say an enormous THANK YOU to my fabulous Wife for patience, support and taking care of our family.
A huge THANK YOU to all my wonderful 2011 Couples that trusted me. It was a pure pleasure to meet you all and to photograph your special day.
Thanks a lot to all my industry colleagues and fellow photographers worldwide that I had a pleasure to talk to and work with.

I still have a lot from 2011 to blog about and some announcements to make. So stay in touch and keep visiting…
2012 is just behind the corner and I am sure it is going to be great…

Have a wonderful New Year of 2012!!!

To all who visit this blog, my previous, current and upcoming clients, family and friends:

“HAPPY CHRISTMAS”

I truly believe in what Steve have said above and they are worth to remember whenever you fell like you have lost your track in life.

Below I have included Steve’s commencement speech to the graduates from Stanford University in 2005 where he talks about getting fired from Apple in 2005, life & death.

Short quote from the movie below:

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool
I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
Because almost everything, all external expectations, all pride,
all fear of embarrassment or failer,
this things just fall away in the face of death, leaving what is truly important.

Your time is limited, so don’t waist it living someone else’s live.
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drawn out your own inner voice.”
Steve Jobs

We will all miss you Steve… Rest in Peace [|]

Start date: Friday, 10th September 2010.
End date: Thursday, 6th June 2013.

1. Flatten my tommy.
2. Spend more time with my family.
3. Teach my wife how to drive a car.
4. Get a puppy.
5. Shoot a wedding in France.
6. Enter photographs into a competition.
7. Order pens with my business logo.
8. Win WPJA award.
9. Update my wardrobe.
10. Get a swimming pool membership.
11. Visit our friend in Holland.
12. Sign up my daughter for a ballet or Irish dancing classes.
13. Create photobooks/albums of every year of Maya’s life.
14. Improve packaging of my products.
15. Attend a car enthusiasts meeting.
16. Shoot a cover for Bridal magazine.
17. Shoot a free portrait session for someone who inspires me.
18. Get new canvas studio samples.
19. Send my mom and step father on a holiday trip.
20. Send my parents-in-law on a holiday trip.
21. Become CPR Certified.
22. Begin sending anniversary cards to past clients.
23. Read books to Maya for goodnight everyday for a month.
24. Meet personally Jeff Ascough.
25. Upgrade my workflow.
26. Learn how to prepare superb vegetable salad.
27. Go on family holidays.
28. 2nd shoot a wedding abroad.
29. Shoot a wedding in Poland.- completed 03.03.2011
30. Get a tattoo.
31. Take my wife to a Jazz Cork Festival.
32. Visit our friend in Spain.
33. Photograph nude.
34. Attend Jeff Ascough workshop.
35. Attend story-telling/photojournalistic workshop.
36. Perform personal photographic project.
37. Become a happy father for a second time :) – completed 08.07.2011
38. Have my photographs published in a book.
39. Take photos of my mom and step father.
40. Donate blood.
41. Start regular trainings: running etc.
42. Go to a photography gallery.
43. Refine workflow to have album designs ready at least 2 weeks after the wedding.
44. Improve SEO – Search Engine Optimization for my websites.
45. Teach a workshop.
46. Take a business class.
47. Get together with a friend I haven’t seen in years.
48. Invite for dinner a videographer I respect.
49. Print more photographs.
50. Get Nec or Eizo screen.
51. Blog about daughter Maya, at least once a month for 6 months or longer.
52. Travel to Paris once again.
53. Start learning French intensively.
54. Attend a live concert of someone I love.
55. Get my Letterpress business cards.
56. Get 35mm film camera body.
57. Get medium format film camera.
58. Organize my photography exhibition.
59. Stabilize my vendors and services interviews on the blog.
60. Skydive.
61. Become a home owner or at least get the mortgage.
62. Build a wooden shed instead of buying ready made one.
63. Buy a lawnmower.
64. Get a small digital camera.
65. Keep updating consistently my Social Media Networking.
66. Shoot a celebrity portrait session.
67. Get a professional massage.
68. Participate in a bridal fair.
69. Post a video on YouTube.
70. Post a slideshow on Youtube.
71. Photograph a wedding in Italy.
72. Bake a cake.
73. Read a non-work related book.
74. Teach Maya ride a bike.
75. Take my daughter to zoo.
76. Make portraits of a ballet dancer.
77. Take a cooking lessons.
78. Make portraits of an artist.
79. Make portraits of a band/musicians.
80. Buy a cooking book and try at least 5 recipes.
81. Shoot a wedding in Germany.
82. Write and publish a magazine article.
83. Do a research within album companies and one to offer.
84. Make portraits of an actress.
85. Eat at 5 new restaurants.
86. Spend more time with my kid/kids.
87. Perform a bungee jump.
88. Take photographs of horses.
89. Get my eyes checked.
90. Take “Maya’s shoes” photo I have in mind for a long time.
91. See Independance of the seas in Cobh harbour.
92. Go to the Circus.
93. Photograph Yolanda Brown.
94. Do something nice for someone anonymously.
95. Learn how to play golf.
96. Take part in the project to help others. – completed 19.10.2011.
97. Photograph same sex wedding.
98. Shoot a wedding in UK.
99. Host a giveaway on my blog.
100. Create another 101 of 1001 list when this one is finished.
101. Blog about this list :)

I have to be honest. It is not easy to came up with 101 important things having in mind that I want to capture them somehow.

Make sure you leave a comment and if you are doing something like this include a link so I can read it…

Spending as much time as they possibly can with their family :)

Below you will find shortly what We were up to:

I’ve got stunning kiss from someone who was trying to paint a cat on herself.

Then we were doing bubbles and some other crazy stuff but I was not able to do the photos ;)

After all sleeping time has come… 

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I had decided to make brand new start in my business this year.
New branding has been designed what you will see in upcoming posts.
New logo. New website. New business cards.

Now it is time for my new personal blog… /You can still check my old blog at: www.bwitekblog.blogspot.com/
I hope to gather here all my friends, clients, people passionate in photography, but not only.
I believe to meet here people I can share my thoughts, ideas, knowledge, inspirations, my daily life…

It is not only about photography.

It is about who I am as a person, as a father, husband and a photographer…

Enjoy… :)

Bartek Witek