06/15/2023
This is for ALL Clients, BUT...those who sign up for my FALL & CHRISTMAS MINIS, please especially take note. I promised I'd make my important announcement today after posting the magazine article, but I'm sure a lot of you aren't expecting the news I'm about to share. Please bear with me while I give a few important notes for my clients:
I will ONLY be taking the following genres of shoots this year (I will make exceptions for a few so read on):
�1.) Senior Shoots
2.) Commercial Shoots
Yes, that means no minis for the remainder of the year, and possibly longer. *My reasons for this decision are below if you care to read them.
EXCEPTIONS:
1.) Close friends (if we see each other outside of just photo shoot days)
2.) If your child has a personality that only does well with me and you know no other photographer will be as patient with them as me. *But please just know turnover times could be different.
I will still be doing creative shoots with kiddos from time to time (free), but these will be for my VIPs who have been amazing & loyal to me over the years. I have something fun up my sleeve for y'all that I'll finally have time to do. :)
You all have been SO amazing to me and I couldn’t be more thankful for each and every one of you, so please don’t take this as me not valuing you because it is FAR from that. Please see my reasons below.
I love you all dearly and hope you can understand my decision. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the support you’ve given me over the years. I’m in tears with the amount of gratitude I feel in this moment. THANK YOU.
REASONS:
1.) I know not everyone read the incredibly long article posted yesterday, but if you did, there is a portion at the end that speaks of projects I’m working on. I have come to the realization that I will never be able to bring these to fruition unless I TRULY take a step back from my work to focus on these things. I have all these intentions and great ideas in my head for personal projects to eventually better serve you, but I’ll never be able to keep my promises of these awesome things unless I face the reality of TIME & how little of it I currently have. Even when I make the promise of posting work, something always seems to happen to keep me away from it…and I’m no longer okay with that.
2.) See that little girl in the photo with me? Tomorrow is my baby's 5th birthday and I'm giving her a special gift this year: The gift of TIME. With how much I’ve worked and suffered with my health over the years, her 5th birthday already being here was like a gut punch. I need more time with my baby and she needs more time with her mommy…and so does my amazing husband who has showered me with unwavering support no matter what. No amount of success in the world is worth it when you are taken away the ones you love most.
3.) Back to the article, again, if anyone read it to the end, there is also a portion that speaks of obstacles I face. One of them is regarding my photography clients (please at least read that portion) and communication. With the projects I’m currently working on, it is becoming more and more difficult to be the photographer you deserve when it comes to COMMUNICATION, and I always want to be fair to you & give you the best service possible.
Love always,
Leah
