Let's see...where to start...

Well, the name seems most logical. Waterkopf. Most of my clients have asked me, at one time or another, where I got my business name. I have come up with many unique and professional versions, but truthfully, it's just a combination of my maiden name and one of my best college friends maiden names mixed together. First off, there was my father, who I owe a lot of my success to, so I had to keep his name somehow to give him credit. Getting me through college and always supporting all my whims, I just felt it was the least I could do if the college tuition couldn't be paid. And then there's my girl Tricia, who happens to be a great copywriter, if anyone's in the market. I'm a great designer, she's a great writer, so when we couldn't get jobs right out of college (see the humor in that!) we decided that one day we wouldn't have to job search, and just start our own advertising firm, and Waterkopf just seemed to fit!

No, we eventually both got jobs here and there and the old dream of our firm was fading, so it didn't happen then. But a few years in a couple agencies and realizing the ins and outs, and discovering a wonderful 'freelance helper' site called elance, were enough to get me thinking. I decided that indeed it was time to move out of the office, move home, and move up in the design world and start my own business.

My first freelance job and client, The Laptop Guy, was great. (Refer to my 'links' section.) And through my online job site, I have been able to get clients from Califonia to New York, working mostly through email and FTP sites. Online bidding was how I got my start for the most part. And Amy Brown, of course. I can't complete this 'about me' section without at least mentioning her, because without her, I wouldn't be working with all of the great malls like Short Pump Town Center and Mall at Robinson, not to mention Station Square in Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Regatta. All of whom I thoroughly love doing business with!

My photography is my passion. And without it, I'm not sure I would love what I'm doing as much as I do. I'm not even sure how I went from full time graphic artist to part time artist, part time photographer, to now nearly full time photographer. The combination of my photography and my design is really what makes things work. The creative eye is essential in the studio. Anyone thinks they can't take a good photo? Come see me.

But that aside, I won't make this a 'I want to thank' type of Emmy winner speech, and will just let my work speak for itself.

I do thank you all for coming and checking my site out! Any feedback, compliments, concerns, requests, suggestions, etc. that you can leave me is greatly appreciated and I would love to hear from you!

Wishing you the Best,
Susie