Tracy Rodriguez Photography Desktop Calendar Free Download

Thank you for making 2016 an incredible year!

I cannot tell you how much I appreciate all of this community's continued support of my business. From the Facebook shares to the Insta likes, to the referrals and continued word of mouth, I truly thank you for everything you do.

How it works! Download your 12 desktop calendar images and on the 1st of the month, set your desktop background or mobile lock screen with the image corresponding to that month! It's that easy! {Detailed instructions below.}

As a small gesture of gratitude, I have created a digital desktop calendar that's yours free! This calendar is full of calming yoga photography that I have created with my 2016 yoga clients.

You can see a preview scrolling right here and click through to download via the links below.

All images are © Tracy Rodriguez Photography. This calendar is intended for personal use only and my not be further distributed.

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Detailed Download Instructions - Desktop:

1. Click on the button above that says "Download Tracy Rodriguez Photography Desktop Calendar". A dropbox website will open in a separate tab.
2. You will be in a folder called "2017 Desktop Calendar - Tracy Rodriguez Photography." Highlight all images by clicking on the first one, holding down the shift key, and then clicking on the last one, and then right click and select "Download" to download all images. A zip file will begin to download. Or, download the files one by one.
3. Once the download is complete, open the zip file if downloading all at once to see all images. You will see the download at the bottom of your browser. Or, if you've xed out of that, you can find it in your downloads folder.
4. PC - Right click on your desktop, select "personalize" and under "background" click "choose your image" and find the image corresponding to that month. From there, choose your fit. I recommend "fill", "fit" or "center" and not "span", "stretch" or "tile" to view the image and calendar well. OR, you can right click on the image and select "set as desktop image".
5. Mac - Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Desktop & Screen Saver, then click Desktop. Find the picture you want to use and select the fit.

Detailed Download Instructions - Mobile:

1. From your phone, click on the button above that says "Download Tracy Rodriguez Photography Mobile Calendar". A dropbox website will open in a separate tab. You can chose to open in the dropbox app instead if you have the app.
2. You will be in a folder called "2017 Mobile Calendar - Tracy Rodriguez Photography." Click into the image that you would like to save so that it becomes larger on your screen. Then, hold down on the image and click on "Save image".
3. Go to your Settings and then go to Wallpaper. Select "Choose a New Wallpaper", go to your Camera Roll, find the image for the month, and select it. Move and scale as appropriate and then hit "Set" and then "Set Lock Screen". Voila!

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A big thanks to all of my 2016 yoga clients! Included above in order of appearance, Anna Plotnikova, Cara Weber, Rebecca Flinn, Whitney Fitzpatrick, Shelanda Irish, Anna Saluti, Kathryn Ford Richter, Ciara Clark, Tracy Affonso, Kristen Keating, Jessi Dellert and Stephanie Kirkos.

My Favorite Yoga Poses to Photograph {2016 Recap}

My yoga clients often ask me which poses photograph best and the answer, always, is ... it depends. I love to photograph the poses that make you smile completely, burst into laughter or simply feel all the feels. They're the ones that show people your personality and all of your uniqueness. Needless to say, this varies by yogi, by season, by day sometimes. So it's hard to give one generic answer. I want to capture the poses where you feel confident, happy, strong, tranquil, energized, etc. etc. etc. depending on what makes you you, how you want to market yourself, and truthfully, how you are feeling that day. I find new love for poses watching all of you explain to me why you love them, why you're hosting a workshop dedicated to them, or why you practice them for an extra 10 minutes at the end of class even when the teacher doesn't queue them. If you have a yoga photo shoot scheduled or you've been thinking about reaching out, take time to think about it. What makes you, you?

That said, this answer is often met with a half smile at best. So, with the it-depends-caveat in mind, I've put together a top 10 list for you of poses that I found absolutely beautiful to photograph this year.

Here are are my top ten poses to photograph in 2016!

#10 Compass Pose - Parivrtta Surya Yantrasana

#9 Child's Pose - Balasana

#8 Side Lunge - Skandasana

#7 Goddess Pose with Shoulder Opener

#6 Standing Back Bend

#5 Seated Side Bend - Janu Sirsasana Variation

#4 Anything with your kiddos!

#3 Wide Kneed Squat Forward Fold

#2 Goddess Forward Fold on Pointed Toes

#1 Wild Thing - Camatkarasana

BONUS - Seated Pose - Sukhasana

I have all of my yoga clients include at least one seated pose in each session because I find simple seated postures to feel approachable to the viewer and show off your beautiful faces! These are great for marketing "about me" sections on your website.

A big thanks to all of my 2016 yoga clients! Included above in order of appearance, Anna Saluti, Whitney Fitzpatrick, Kathryn Ford Richter, Jessi Dellert, Rachel Hunt, Julia Tirabassi, Lynne Minchello, Stephanie Kirkos, Shauna Burke, Shanel Anderson and Theresa Laham. 

If you're interested in scheduling a yoga photo shoot for yourself or your studio, please contact me today!

Teacher Feature: Kathryn Ford Richter

Back in August, I met the lovely Kathryn Ford Richter, a life and wellness coach, essential oils educator, yoga teacher and nurse. {Yes, she really does it all!}

With the goal of creating some beautiful photographs for her professional website, we went over to Houghton's Pond in Milton, MA and had an absolute blast shooting all over the park. Kathryn even went on the water with her Stand Up Paddle Board which was pretty spectacular to photograph! If you missed it, you can check out the blog I originally posted about her yoga and branding photo shoot and I am now so pleased to share her new website with all of you!

Kathryn is a phenomenal life coach and I highly recommend checking out her small group program launching this January. This program is perfect for those of you who set out to make New Year's Resolutions every year yet struggle to make them stick. Kathryn will work with you to set goals, look at what's holding you back and give you the tools needed to create lasting change. She limits this group to four people so sign up today!

Below are a sampling of pages. I encourage you to check out more at www.kathrynfordrichter.com. You can also follow her business on Facebook and Instagram.

Have you launched a website, Instagram profile, or other marketing material featuring images from our photo shoots? If so, I'd be happy to shout out your stuff! Shoot me an email and let me know what you'd like featured.

I know firsthand that networking and referrals are such a strong part of any small business so the more interconnected client and audience relationship building I can do, the better. Making connections is one of my favorite parts of the Tracy Rodriguez Photography Community. 

If you're interested in booking a yoga photography session or branding session, please contact me today.

Walpole, MA Yoga Photo Shoot at Bird Park {Universal Power Yoga Teacher Trainee Mini Sessions!}

How lovely to wrap up my outdoor yoga photo shoots for the year with this incredible group of yoga teacher trainees from Universal Power Yoga in Norwood, MA! UPY recently graduated it's second class of 200 hour yoga teachers just last month so I'd love to offer a huge congratulations to the whole team! Yoga Teacher Training was one of the most profound experiences of my life so it's really special for me to be able to work with so many new teachers, just graduating, just having gone through something so life changing. I could write on this  topic forever, but alas, I'll get to some previews from our lovely session at Bird Park in Walpole, MA! Enjoy! A big thanks to Kristen, Erin, Mann, Stacie, and Gillian!

If you're interested in taking a 200 hour yoga teacher training program at UPY, you're in luck! Their next training starting in January 2017! Head over to their website for more details. Giddy up!

If you love all things Universal Power Yoga, you can check out all of the UPY Blog Posts here!

And, if you'd like to book a yoga photo shoot, please contact me today!