01/24/2024
My daddy was admitted to the ICU last week, and very quickly was given a poor prognosis. I flew up right away to be with him in NC.
He is now receiving comfort care under hospice, slowly passing away, and could pass any day.
This is an incredibly hard time and I ask for your patience in hearing back from me.
Please also note if we have an upcoming session I am simply asking to delay it until he has passed so I do not have to get that news on the way to a session. Given the circumstances that will be this week, but there is no way to know which day.
It angers me to even have to mention that in this post but due to recent interactions with certain clients I feel like I need to mention that.
So given sessions will only be delayed a week, and the retainer fee client’s pay is non-refundable per the contract signed at booking, and I'm still absolutely able to shoot the session (just at a rescheduled date) asking for a refund while I am going through this incredibly awful gut wrenching time is insanely insensitive.
I hope any who have asked for a refund and made me have to have work related conversations pertaining to such, when I am simply trying to make it through this week and put work on the back burner for this week because I am a human and deserve to have a moment to grieve, do not ever consider contacting me for their future photography needs.
If I sound angry, it’s because I absolutely am!
To think I cannot even step away for a brief period to deal with and overcome my father’s passing, while actively waiting for him to actually pass away, without dealing with some incredibly inconsiderate and insensitive individuals is insane to me.
They're photos. It's a photo session. I'm not an on call surgeon. No one should have so much access to me, as a PHOTOGRAPHER, that I cannot step away for a brief period to deal with my father's passing without an influx of emails (which has an out of office reply on) to which they then call and text.

