Using photography to help support and encourage local, mom-owned small businesses
When I started my photography business I wrote down things that were important to me and values I wanted to uphold not only as a family photographer, but as a small business owner too. One of my values was to encourage and support other local small businesses, especially mom-owned businesses.
I had a wonderful opportunity to do just that this past week. I was able to work with my friend Nancy, a mom of two and fellow small business owner.
She started a company called Side Hustle Soups that offers
“Made-from-scratch soups. Delicious. Delivered. Sustainable.”
Even though branding photo shoots aren’t my normal gig, I couldn’t pass up the chance to take photos of a friend who is working hard to serve other moms and families in our community. She helps fix that problem all parents have: making a healthy dinner for your family on a busy weeknight. She kindly does it for you.
All the soups are made from scratch with hand-picked ingredients from the local market.
Want a little peek into the process of making these delicious soups? Here is Nancy prepping some of the fresh ingredients she uses. I could tell right away that she has been cooking for many years due to the confidence in her professional kitchen.
“I assemble and simmer the stocks for hours, hand craft each soup to order in my professional kitchen, pack them in reusable glass jars, and deliver them to your home. No waste, no subscriptions, just good nourishing food.” explains Nancy on her website.
Each week you can tell she puts time and energy into making these soups for families that don’t have all the spare time to do so.
Oh, and don’t forget the tasting spoons. She uses these to make sure each batch of soup tastes just right!
Check out the Side Hustle Soups website for more info and place your own soup orders! You can also go to her facebook page and follow it for the latest menu and delivery information.
I am a firm believer that moms need to encourage and support other moms. I hope to continue to do so as an individual and through my photography business.
Monica Conlin is a natural light family and newborn lifestyle photographer that specializes in newborn photography, Fresh 48 photography, smash cake photography, school photography, maternity photography, and family photography. Monica is based in Decatur, GA and services Decatur and the Atlanta metro area.
