10/19/2026
Photographers, myself included, talk a lot about how busy and chaotic fall photo season is.
Most people think about the physical side of it. Running from session to session, weddings on the weekends, and hours upon hours of editing. But something that doesn’t get talked about enough is the mental exhaustion of having to be creative day after day with very little time to recharge.
Photography isn’t just showing up and taking pictures. Every session requires creativity, problem-solving, and the mental energy to give each client an experience and images that feel unique to them.
I’ve been trying to give myself gaps between sessions because I never want someone to feel like their experience or photos were just mid because I’m creatively exhausted.
But fall is also a race against the clock. There’s only so many days before we lose the colorful trees, the evening light, and eventually the cooperative weather.
It’s a constant balancing act between fitting everyone in and making sure I still have the creative energy to give every client the experience and images they deserve.
I absolutely love what I do, but there’s a reason photographers are so wiped out by November. It’s not always the physical workload that’s the most exhausting.
