{"id":549,"date":"2018-04-10T11:13:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T16:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/?p=549"},"modified":"2018-04-03T19:17:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T00:17:04","slug":"importance-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have made some decisions that I knew would bring about significant challenges. I am pushing myself to go above and beyond, climb out of the box, and aim for the stars. It is proving to be at least as hard as I expected. Facing many obstacles, I find that strong partnerships are proving themselves over and over again.<\/p>\n<h4>Photographer Partnerships<\/h4>\n<p>Whether local, new faces met at conventions, or professional organizations, it is good to have a number of solid, positive photographers in my network. Even if we have never worked together, these photographers are strong mentors and sounding boards for the technical and creative challenges I face.<\/p>\n<h4>Model Partnerships<\/h4>\n<p>Models often become inspirations on a professional and personal level, giving me insight as to how I can be a better photographer and person. The work they put into being at their best pushes me to be better, too. Besides, I want to keep them interested in returning to me in the future!<\/p>\n<h4>Creative Partnerships<\/h4>\n<p>Other, talented creatives have, each in their own way, breathed life into my projects. Whether it is a designer dress or an amazing makeup job, those who lay hands on my ideas or allow me to capture their concepts in a photograph are simply amazing.<\/p>\n<h4>Business Partnerships<\/h4>\n<p>I am glad to have made connections with local businesses and entrepreneurs who allow me to live my dream by documenting their own pursuits. From modeling boot camps to jewelry to caring for the next generation, these partners challenge my creative skills. They help keep me positive and remind me what is possible.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever dream\u00a0 you are pursuing, find those people with whom you can develop a positive, mutually-beneficial partnership. Be there in their hour of need and trust that they will have your back when\u00a0 you need a hand. Yes, you risk being disappointed, but the reward of a strong partnership is more than worth the effort.<\/p>\n<p>In what ways has a strong partnership benefited you?<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have made some decisions that I knew would bring about significant challenges. I am pushing myself to go above&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry","wpcat-14-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Importance of Partnerships &#8226; Anything But Ordinary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The value of solid partnerships between business owners cannot be overstated. Trials and tribulations lie in wait, but with a strong network of like-minded individuals, businesses, and organizations, they are but bumps in the road to success.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Importance of Partnerships &#8226; Anything But Ordinary\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The value of solid partnerships between business owners cannot be overstated. Trials and tribulations lie in wait, but with a strong network of like-minded individuals, businesses, and organizations, they are but bumps in the road to success.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Anything But Ordinary\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarkGunterPhoto\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/markthebard\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-04-10T16:13:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wJoppaway17-IMG_0042e-e1522800981449.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"667\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"492\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mark Gunter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@markthebard\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@markthebard\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mark Gunter\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mark Gunter\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#\/schema\/person\/5d76b05248af1fffb04d95999f3c2c1f\"},\"headline\":\"The Importance of Partnerships\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-04-10T16:13:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/\"},\"wordCount\":333,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wJoppaway17-IMG_0042e-e1522800981449.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Industry\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/\",\"name\":\"The Importance of Partnerships &#8226; Anything But Ordinary\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wJoppaway17-IMG_0042e-e1522800981449.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-04-10T16:13:53+00:00\",\"description\":\"The value of solid partnerships between business owners cannot be overstated. Trials and tribulations lie in wait, but with a strong network of like-minded individuals, businesses, and organizations, they are but bumps in the road to success.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wJoppaway17-IMG_0042e-e1522800981449.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wJoppaway17-IMG_0042e-e1522800981449.jpg\",\"width\":667,\"height\":492,\"caption\":\"Joppaway Boutique partnerships\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Importance of Partnerships\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/\",\"name\":\"Anything But Ordinary\",\"description\":\"Portraits &bull; Artwork &bull; Life\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Mark Gunter Photography, LLC\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/MGP_Logo_1000px.gif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/MGP_Logo_1000px.gif\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":489,\"caption\":\"Mark Gunter Photography, LLC\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarkGunterPhoto\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/markthebard\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QuestionMarkPhoto\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#\/schema\/person\/5d76b05248af1fffb04d95999f3c2c1f\",\"name\":\"Mark Gunter\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d15524adc281716c0f7e80f2401de348b5ab2ab347cd54d08ed22e21e628859d?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d15524adc281716c0f7e80f2401de348b5ab2ab347cd54d08ed22e21e628859d?s=96&d=mm&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Mark Gunter\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/markthebard\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/markthebard\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Importance of Partnerships &#8226; Anything But Ordinary","description":"The value of solid partnerships between business owners cannot be overstated. Trials and tribulations lie in wait, but with a strong network of like-minded individuals, businesses, and organizations, they are but bumps in the road to success.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Importance of Partnerships &#8226; Anything But Ordinary","og_description":"The value of solid partnerships between business owners cannot be overstated. Trials and tribulations lie in wait, but with a strong network of like-minded individuals, businesses, and organizations, they are but bumps in the road to success.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/","og_site_name":"Anything But Ordinary","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarkGunterPhoto\/","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/markthebard","article_published_time":"2018-04-10T16:13:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":667,"height":492,"url":"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wJoppaway17-IMG_0042e-e1522800981449.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Mark Gunter","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@markthebard","twitter_site":"@markthebard","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mark Gunter","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/"},"author":{"name":"Mark Gunter","@id":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#\/schema\/person\/5d76b05248af1fffb04d95999f3c2c1f"},"headline":"The Importance of Partnerships","datePublished":"2018-04-10T16:13:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/"},"wordCount":333,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wJoppaway17-IMG_0042e-e1522800981449.jpg","articleSection":["Industry"],"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/","url":"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/","name":"The Importance of Partnerships &#8226; Anything But Ordinary","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wJoppaway17-IMG_0042e-e1522800981449.jpg","datePublished":"2018-04-10T16:13:53+00:00","description":"The value of solid partnerships between business owners cannot be overstated. Trials and tribulations lie in wait, but with a strong network of like-minded individuals, businesses, and organizations, they are but bumps in the road to success.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wJoppaway17-IMG_0042e-e1522800981449.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/wJoppaway17-IMG_0042e-e1522800981449.jpg","width":667,"height":492,"caption":"Joppaway Boutique partnerships"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/importance-partnerships\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Importance of Partnerships"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#website","url":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/","name":"Anything But Ordinary","description":"Portraits &bull; Artwork &bull; Life","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#organization","name":"Mark Gunter Photography, LLC","url":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/MGP_Logo_1000px.gif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/MGP_Logo_1000px.gif","width":1000,"height":489,"caption":"Mark Gunter Photography, LLC"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MarkGunterPhoto\/","https:\/\/x.com\/markthebard","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QuestionMarkPhoto"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#\/schema\/person\/5d76b05248af1fffb04d95999f3c2c1f","name":"Mark Gunter","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d15524adc281716c0f7e80f2401de348b5ab2ab347cd54d08ed22e21e628859d?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d15524adc281716c0f7e80f2401de348b5ab2ab347cd54d08ed22e21e628859d?s=96&d=mm&r=pg","caption":"Mark Gunter"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/markthebard","https:\/\/x.com\/markthebard"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":550,"href":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549\/revisions\/550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}