This is just really a personal let off some steam post but if you make through reading this more power to you!
I am a photographer, I was legit named the Best in 2024 and in the running for 2025.. I have 2 separate situations here and I'm trying not to let things get to me but here we are!
Problem 1
There is another photographer in my community who for the last year has done everything to try to become me including her so called fake business name.. She's even showed people MY photos on her phone saying she took them.. Now she nominated herself for the best of that our local community runs and just so happens that its confusing people.. they see Liz and mean to vote for me but they end up accidentally clicking her name..
How do I know you ask? Because my friends have sent me sceen shots of their votes and it says her company not mine... Shes not popular so I highly doubt I'm getting her votes.. It's not fair... She purposely did this.. Like how do I compete?
Can you copy and paste this link and vote for me?
https://bestofthe352.com/vote/
vote -> Services-> Photographer-> Liz Uniques Photography
(NOT lizzed lens) Plz dbl check before submitting vote
Problem 2
I live on a really large horse farm and my s/o is one of the managers. He has another manager here then boss man.. Well the other manager put together a horse clinic (not health google if you wanna know more).. and the other manager knows I'm a photographer and a MULTI AWARDED AND PUBLISHED one at that.. but for some reason she hired another photographer to photograph this event.. Her and my s/o have been working together thru multiple farms and 9 yrs yet she can't hire someone who was legit named "The best" by our Star Banner and USA Today (true story)...
So yesterday because the arena is in my backyard i looked out to see another photographer in my back yard taking pics i should have been...
Sunrise from my back sliding glass door of the arena this event was in for further context...
Cell phone pic of the other photographer from my dining room.. for further context.
Highly debating contacting another farm and offering my services..
What would you do? am I just overly emotional?
