It has taken a lot of courage to write this blog post, but I never want to forget what I am feeling right now and I want to share it with you all.
It is funny how life works out. A year ago we were living in Utah, my business was doing better than it has ever done before and we were preparing for my very first WPPI. I was so excited for the way my business was headed and I just knew that 2009 was going to be HUGE. While we were at WPPI Alex got a call saying he got an assistant managers job in Roswell, NM. I am always excited to move to new places, but I was a little worried about how my business would be effected by the move. If you would have asked me two months ago I would have told you it was the worst thing that could have happened in my business, but God has a plan for all of us and almost a year later I am starting to see just why we were supposed to move down here.
I have booked ZERO weddings since I have been down here. ZERO! That to me is just scary. My confidence has been shaken to the very core. Am I not Good Enough? Too Expensive? Too Weird? I just didn’t know why I wasn’t booking anything. Since I haven’t had much work, I decided to really start networking with other photographers in the area. When I first moved down here I contacted all of the photographers I could find and not one person got back to me so I just forgot about it. Well that was the old me. If you have been reading my blog and following me on twitter you will know that I have organized a group of photographers in my area and we meet once a month. Not only do I look up to them as an artist and photographer, but also consider them my friends. They have changed my life and the way I do business!
I finally feel like I am in a place where I can help other photographers. Like I actually have something to contribute. And it feels great. I feel like maybe God wanted me to slow down and really figure out what I want my business to be and how I want people to see me as an artist. I am also thinking about switching back to film, but that is a whole other blog post! More on that later!
I just want to thank all of the wonderful people who come to my blog and leave me comments. There have been times in the past year where I have felt like such a horrid photographer and it just made my day when I knew that someone really cared enough to stop by my blog and leave a comment. Love you all so much. And since a blog post is stupid with out pictures, here is one of Paige from the park today. Gotta love some converse!
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