12/16/2025
I'm about to be REALLY transparent and some people might not be okay with that.
At the end of October, I photographed another dog show with a group of people that I love. One of my favorite people is in charge of it, and I was fully transparent from the get go that I now work full-time outside of photography at our local humane society so I will not have my typical 2-3 day turnaround time. On top of that, I have two kiddos and a husband. One of those kiddos struggles with a LOT of medical stuff. I do not say this for anyone to feel bad for me, but to explain that sometimes my life cannot revolve around my photography. The show at the end of October was not pre-paid, it was a purchase after you find images you enjoy, just as always.
Over the past 2 weeks, I have found out that select people have taken it upon themselves to say some horrible things about me because these photos are not done. I am sorry technology is not always on my side (lightrooms latest update makes it that I am only able to process 5 photos at a time, versus being able to do hundreds before), but I will NEVER apologize for putting my family first. Ever. These comments have truly begun to kill my love for taking ringsides, because this isn't the first time. I understand I am not able to make everyone happy, but I do this because I love it, not because it makes me lots of money. So hearing comments not only about my work, but who I am as a PERSON for prioritizing my family is not something that I will tolerate.
I have a child who has a life-limiting genetic condition and just recently I found out the only funding available to cover her expansive medical costs is being ripped away (like so many others). My life is being consumed with finding solutions to give my 11 year old a good quality of life since the one program we had to assist in covering her hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical costs is being ripped from us with no notice.
So when you make those silly comments in Facebook groups that you think I won't see? I see them. I get calls from people telling me what has been said, and it's exhausting. And I can tell you that it doesn't make me go any faster getting things done, and instead almost guarantees that I will not want to do it again.
