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Jul 20 2012

questions + answers

since re-releasing one on one fly sessions i’ve had quite a few questions and wanted to take a moment to share some links + answers! as always please contact me using the form above or via email (angienicolewarren@gmail.com) with any further thoughts – happy to answer!

what is fly?

i explain in great detail what fly is here.

how does this one on one mentoring work? what can i expect?

the process is laid out for you, with lots of info here.

what inspired you to create fly?

oh that’s a good story, find it here.

what have other songbirds said about fly?

please check out this link to read more about what fly has meant to others.

do i need to shoot professionally to work through fly?

absolutely not. i’ve worked with women both in the midst of a busy photography season, as well as mamas who take photos of their kids. i even had a songbird use her iphone for the entire fly journey.

what is the cost?

as a songbird and your investment in fly you’ll have one on one mentoring with me from 4-6 weeks, once per week, during discussed and agreed upon times, as well as access to me via email/phone/text during your flight. you will receive a questionnaire and pre-flight itinerary via PDF and the four phases of flight in PDF format as well. and eventually, your own digital download of the fly guide. (which is what we will be covering during our time together.)

schedule your own flight today, one on one time with me for 5+ weeks, for only $700.

do you offer refunds?

no, due to the custom, unique nature of this process there are not. so please be sure to read through and ask any and all questions prior to signing up.

i love your header, are they all your images?

no, no, no. a few are but they are mostly photos taken by songbirds in flight. they graciously allowed me to use them, and you can see their image credits here.

updated: what space do you have available?

at this moment ( i’ll update as needed) i have only one for fall/early winter 2012. i only take on one fly at a time to give you my quality attention and time. i also am now open for winter/spring 2013.

i’m really interested, how can i sign up?

great! here is a bit of info – or simply contact me in the menu above or via email (angienicolewarren@gmail.com).

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Jul 14 2011

songbird share: jaime’s flight

Blinders On

We hear all these metaphors about finally taking the blinders off and in that we find our freedom. When I jumped into Fly, I had the opposite experience. I needed to put the blinders ON. I remember struggling with myself…

Jai, stop watching your peers.

Stop being distracted by the junk around you.

Stop getting caught up in what you think you are supposed to do.

Focus on Jai.
Sit.
Listen.
Feel.
Be angry.
Go ahead, Get mad.
Hate yourself…

That’s right. i hated myself And when I allowed myself to do that, I began to understand exactly what had been holding me back my whole life, in everything I had ever attempted and given up on. It wasn’t an event or circumstance or another person…

It was me.

I had been my own worst enemy. I let my need to make everyone else happy run my life. And now it had crept into my photography. Photography as artistic expression and photography as income had been hard for me to balance. I always felt obligated to clients to shoot what I thought clients wanted to see and process the images in ways I thought they’d like. Of course then I would get frustrated because the images, while nice, do absolutely nothing for me. They don’t move me, speak to me, or any of those other oh so real cliches. When I started Fly I thought ‘This will be a fun little activity.‘ I had no idea the effect it would have on me, even beyond photography. With the very first Fly assignment, I found myself in tears, a song on repeat, and my camera in hand. I HAD to start shooting for me. If I could just get beyond my own self doubt and self criticism, I was sure I could start producing work that I would feel passionately about. And because my work would convey my passion, potential clients would seek me out because that passion would be conveyed through my work. I had to believe in myself before I could expect anyone else to do so.

- jaime fleming

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jenn - this is absolutely true! Not just in photography but life. Everything we do in life should move, speak, do something to us-otherwise why do it?

ana Luisa Solis - it is curious for me to be reading this today…. you describe perfectly how I’ve been feeling for the past few months…. and although I mainly shoot for me, since I still don’t have enough clients, I find myself thinking of what the others would say about my pictures even though they will never see them…

wendy - wow. guess i’m glad i randomly clicked on this… i.fee.exactly.this.
i will check into this “fly” thing a little more i guess.
thank you

May 04 2011

songbird share: amie’s flight

flying free…

“your art is always a reflection of you… especially when you are doing it the way you want it.”

this quote is on the top of my photography blog. having a desire to push or learn more within myself and photography was on the top of my list as i hit the winter months. i knew that i would slow down after having a busy fall season so how would i do this, could i learn and push myself on my own. yes i probably could have within time, maybe a year or so. would it keep getting pushed back because i had work harder on getting my photography name out there. i probably would have continued down the same path of going with the motions of each day. tending to my children, the household, you name it BUT…

angie and her work always moved me. how did she do what she did with documenting her boy’s life. how was she able to push herself beyond the basic shots. her images inspired me to push further. i watched via online as she offered the one on one fly mentoring and wished that i could do that for myself but i knew from a financial standpoint it wouldn’t be possible to have her with me one on one. so when she started the online mentoring of winter fly i had a strong feeling in my heart that this is what i needed to do for myself.

so winter fly took flight. so ready to push, learn and grow within myself. what i didn’t expect was the sisterhood that would form within a small online forum. we songbirds were able to be honest with not only photography and business practices but with our personal stories. along with the strong connection, each phase pushed me to think outside the box of photography and stop over thinking it! i truly was able to break free from watching photographers around me, what was there style, how am i going to be like such and such. i was able to be me, shoot the way i wanted to. i was comfortable in my own skin, not fearful of lack of support i had. i continued to push myself and i am proud to say that i am still pushing and growing to this day.

with fly and the phases that are in the back of my mind i am able to return back to them, rethink or take a step back and breath in.

i recently pushed myself and confidence to have a small mentor session with a talented photographer in my local area. it was amazing and refreshing to be in her presence. she challenged me and inspired me to look around me and take in the moments you see while doing a session. i truly believe without the fly guide and angie leading the way i probably wouldn’t be where i am or i might have losted myself and given in… maybe not be in business.. who knows but i know for one thing that photography is apart of my life if i am in business or not. it completes me!

thank you to my dear friend angie and my fellow winter songbirds for being there even after our flight!

- amie hansen

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