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As a photographer it’s important to me to still do personal projects, especially as my own three children are growing each day. My daughter recently turned 8 which in our church is a significant age. At 8 children are given the choice if they want to be baptized (the age of 8 is the soonest the children are allowed to make this choice). She did choose to get baptized as her brother did the year before and we were so proud of her.
My three beautiful kids… I love them even if they get tired of mom always taking a picture of them.
I recently made the decision to move from the commercial location to on site only for my photography business. Yes, this did cause a lot of stress and tears (come on, the studio was gorgeous!) That being said I am finally at peace with it all for now. I know it’s what I need to do. It’s also time to push my passion that I have had all along and that is specializing! Recently my dear friend was showing me the yard work they were doing on their property. It’s a big overhaul from what was there before and needed a landscaper for the job. She had interviewed several and pointed out that the one she HAD hired specialized in, you guessed it, landscaping. Several qualified people came to bid for the job but they did a variety of jobs, none of them listed as landscaping. She knew she was going to pay slightly more to have this particular job done but was sure it was going to be the right choice for her family as this was going to last longer and look better. My photography is the same way to me. It may cost slightly more than having your images done other places but there is a reason for that. Like this landscaper I specialize in my area meaning I not only spend countless hours researching/studying/learning the material but I also know tips and tricks that make it that much better. I know where to purchase products from that will make your prints last longer. It’s all in education, I focus on what I know and not on everything. So what is my specialty? I focus on High School Seniors and will soon be adding Engagements and Weddings to the deal. Why not yet you may wonder. I do enjoy these areas but want to be 100% sure of my ability to deliver an amazing wedding experience for your special day and while I am well on my way with this. Details matter to me, and sometimes we won’t be the right fit. I get it. I doesn’t mean we don’t like each other. I’ve learned this and that gives me peace. So why else am I dropping all other sessions from my website? While I LOVE maternity, newborns, children, etc I have found that maternity and newborns are extremely difficult for me emotionally to do at this time. Yes I do have three beautiful children of whom I adore. What some do not know is that we are dealing yet AGAIN with infertility struggles at the moment and for years my sweet daughter (who turned 8 today on May 10) asks for a baby sister. It kills me… it will be the 5 year anniversary in August. While I am SO happy for those who are blessed with a sweet little one a maternity session in particular is too painful for me to enjoy at this time. So there we are, me in a nutshell. Maybe I shared too much into my own personal life but you matter to me and I want to be open and honest. After all, after a session I want you to leave feeling good like you just met a new friend. With that being said I hope you have a wonderful night and look forward to more Seniors, a couple of weddings, and an engagement shot or two coming soon! So, many are wondering why in the world did I get a beautiful studio set up only to take it down not even a year later (we weren’t even open to public in the commercial location for a year!) Well I’ve learned a lot this last year and done a lot of reflecting. I’ve realized I don’t need a commercial studio to feel good about what I do. I love photography and want to share it with others, there is nothing wrong with that. There IS something wrong with feeling desperate to get everyone to come see what you created though. I can’t say I was extremely desperate, a lot of people loved the studio, but I was feeling stressed about it often. I have three small children, my oldest deals with mild cerebral palsy and absent seizures to start. He’s amazing and wonderful, but the studio was too far away from the school for my comfort. He is well taken care of, and a fairly active and normal little boy, but it still made me nervous. Add that and my other children (ages almost 8 and 5) and I was just not loving being across town. I also learned I LOVE shooting outdoors. There are many options, lighting is fun to mess with, and I just love it. (I don’t love the wind we get but hey, do what we can).
I could ramble all day but, for now, this is the best choice for my family. I closed my studio voluntarily, no one MADE me do it. No one forced me or made me jump through hoops. I realized that it wasn’t for me. So now my family has inherited a house full of beautiful furniture that I painted (ha) and we will have a yard sale for those items that are no longer needed. I’m happy to think I re-furbished furniture for someone else… got to find the silver lining right?
Thanks for the support and love… I’ve thought a lot about it lately and sometimes our dreams change over the course of time. Sometimes our dreams turn into whatever it needs to be for US to be sane. We never know where our dreams will take us, whether we will survive or if it may feel as if it is going to kill us. Sometimes we become stronger for our dreams changing into something else. We hit a fork in the road (or a road block) and have to figure it out, use our brains and move on. I will let you know when I get past this hurdle. Remember everyone deals with something, let’s be kind to each other. You never know someone else’s burden… |
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