10/30/2023
This year for me was a BIG one! Which is amazing, and I owe all of you the biggest thank you for that. The endless support and recommendations I received was something I never thought possible.
This year was also an exhausting one. To be 100% honest.
When I got into photography 3ish years ago, I never thought in my wildest dreams this is where I would be. I never thought that maybe one day this could be my full-time gig. And after this year, it was a good reminder to me that it isn’t (yet, fingers crossed)…
I’m a full-time mom first, who also still works the nights I wasn’t taking pictures, or camping, or trying to enjoy some family time, and your girl is tireeedddddd.
I realized that after this year my kids took a hit, a big big hit, my house took a hit, my marriage took a hit, and quite honestly, I took a hit. I got into photography to take pictures of my kids and my family so that way my walls were constantly filled with memories of them. I wanted their little faces smiling on every wall possible.
And I have taken their pictures, maybe twice. Watsons newborn pictures are the last ones I have on my walls.
I have a vision of where I want this to take me, and it’s big.
But to get there I need to take a step back, before I can go forward.
It’s almost like I bought a Lamborghini, drove it up a big steep hill super-fast, and then put it on cruise control and auto drive while I coasted on a straight road. I need to turn around and find a different road, grab the wheel, stop and see the sights along the way, and slow down.
I found a mentorship I want to take this winter, expand my gear a bit, play and practice on my kids, decorate my walls with their faces. Take some time to remember why I got into this and where I want this to go with a clearer vision in my head.
Now this DOES NOT mean I am done!
I will still take pictures, but it will be quality over quantity. Until I get to a point where im ready to dive in again. Might be one year and it might be two…I have no clue.
My pictures are not where I want to be. To be blunt and vulnerable.
I need to invest in myself and my knowledge and my gear, and practice, practice, practice...so that way I can take this “hobby’ to where I want it to go, the RIGHT way. My confidence needs to be bigger and better, and I need to step back to the basics for that to happen.
I debated sharing this, but its okay to feel things and share things. I also wanted to be upfront about it so that way come 2024, the boundary was already half drawn as far as cutting down on shoots I do. I still don’t know how that is going to look, but as soon as I do know, ill share it with you all.
With that being said, I still have some winter shoots planned as soon as I know when the beautiful white stuff will be here. I also have some families that had to cancel, or never got around to scheduling, their shoots from 2023. They will be first to contact once I know what my plan is. I had my last scheduled shoot tonight, and it feels like the right time to share this.
I will be then loving on my family, giving my house some love and doing some “back office” business type boring stuff, but stuff I should have taken the time to do a while ago.
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again, I can’t wait to see where this takes me, and thank you all for helping me get there. This isn’t the end, just more of a beginning.
PLEASE still contact me for 2024, like I said I don’t know what this will look like and will absolutely still see what I can do for everyone that shows interest or reaches out.
Thank you all ❤️
