Why am I re-branding? Why am I changing names? Why am I going in a new direction?
I have asked myself these questions SO many times over the past six months. I have the unique blessing of doing what I LOVE for a job. Many people are forced to work in jobs where they are un-happy and dread working. I get to look forward to what I do. I get excited for photo-shoots. I love scouring Pinterest for ideas and inspiration on how to make a photo-shoot more unique and memorable.
I recently stopped doing that. I stopped getting EXCITED about photo shoots. The inspiring creativity was drained out of it. Don't get me wrong, I still loved photographing and editing and doing all of those things...but I found myself DRAWN to the photo-shoots that had more thought and planning behind them. I was drawn to photos with props and discussions over what to wear and do. I'm drawn to DRAMA! Photography is my way to express creativity and I guess it's like a drug...and i need a higher high! I would look at blog pages or other photographers' websites and salivate at all of the little details and the STORIES TOLD! They weren't just good photos...it was a story. And what's funny...is we all look at those types of pictures on Pinterest, and we pin and re-pin...but we never do! Why don't we DO? It's like we have imaginary lives of creativity on Pinterest but they become this un-attainable haven of home-made sweets and photos of perfectly behaved model-children where we re-use everything down to grocery bags?! But I have a secret! Those photographs...aren't that hard. AND...the one photo that has been re-pinned 800x of a glorious child frolicking through a field of purple flowers...was surrounded by 200 clicks of a screaming, kicking, complaining, grumpy, messy-faced kid. But that's OK! If we want the photos that are worthy of printing onto a 20x30 canvas and hanging on our living room wall, we have to invest time, and energy, and maybe even some cold hard cash. In the end...all photos are a story, but I want to create and document life as the beautiful fairy tale that it is. It's glorious, it's bright, it's beautiful, it's DRAMATIC!
So my re-brand is this...My photo-shoots will be 'styled'...which is a fancy way of saying that if you don't want to put time and effort into planning your photos, I'm probably not the photographer for you. My photo-shoots will tell a story. My photo-shoots will be dramatic and detailed. My photo-shoots still apply to any age and stage of life...they may take more time but I can guarantee that you will be happy with your investment. I don't think anyone looks back and says 'man! i wish i had been less creative.'
So I hope you understand now why my business is changing. I hope you can see why and where I'm going with this. I hope you will see the investment in your family and their memories as worthwhile. I hope that you will contact me and we can dream up an amazing story for your family!
