“HI Danielle! Well, your work is amazing. Honestly, there is no reason you should be a second shooter! You are way too good for that! If weddings are what you want to do, then you should get out there and book them!”

 

A sweet photographer emailed me those KIND and ENCOURAGING words this morning and I think given every “downer” that’s gone on lately, has just been lifted a little.  Well, I get the fact I’m still not up to par and E.’s right there along with me (104.0 last night… eek).. but to hear it from someone else in the business reall makes me feel great.  Here’s kind of where it came from… I’d posted an ad online looking to second-shoot for a professional photographer for a wedding or two.  I have a few booked this year (!!) and I wanted to get the pratice in.  This lady (who I’m going to keep anonymous for her privacy – she owns and operates her own fabulous studio and she should be saying the same about her OWN work!) emailed me asking to know a bit about me and see some of my work and replied with the nice comments.

 

It’s hard in this business to really ever know if you are pleasing the eye.  In the day of digital delivery for proofs – photographers do not get to be there for that first “ooh” or “ahh” so we are left wondering if our work was taken well, and will occasionally get the blog comment or email – or even better, a small thank you card for giving them the precious images.  We hang onto these things like teachers faint from hearing “thanks for all you’ve taught me”.

 

Anyway, thank you for choosing me to do your images – to my clients and future clients – I appreciate that in doing so you are entrusting me to deliver.  I have days when I feel like throwing in the towel and feeling like I’ve lost my spunk, but it comes back when the encouragement flows.  I’m into my second year and I don’t think that yet this has been the wrong “carreer” move for me.

 

A client of mine from the summer emailed me today asking to do her small wedding in June.  She had nice things to say and I hope I am able to do this for her – I would love it.  It’s been a (as stated) yucky few weeks and all of this positivity today has really made me feel good.  AND…

 

 

A good friend came over last night to sign for her wedding and go over some things with me and I tell you – we babbled on for two hours. It was GREAT!  This is someone (who again I will keep private) that I met when she moved here when we were really young and has always been one of those people who would do anything for just about anyone and continues to do the like in what she does for a living.  I couldn’t be happier for her and I wish her and her husband to be all the best.  It’s going to be a neat experience for me I think.

 

All in all, I just wanted to make that post really badly  It was such a boost for me today and I think I’ll carry that around in a pocket for a while.

 

 

Anyone out there?! Hello?!

 

hehe..

 

danielle

ps: I still hope she lets me second shoot