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3-Steps to Perfect Family Portraits

4/28/2016

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I love my clients. And I think the feeling is mutual. They keep saying nice things and I love the excitement when they see their photos for the first time after a session. Today I was thinking about how we ended up in this mutual love-fest, and I have a hunch it's because we value the same things and have similar goals -- whether intuitively or consciously -- when we book a session for their family.
  1. You trust my getting to know your family through the years, and that I'll help you be your best selves in the session. You know I remember your daughter's first birthday when she wouldn't mess up the small cake you bought for her to smash; or that it takes a good 30-minutes for you to feel comfortable with the camera.
  2. You feel safe knowing we'll take the time that's needed to get the photos you want from your session -- the photos you know will show who your family really is in the best way possible.
  3. You love the way you look in your session photos because you look like you -- even if you're a little shy with the camera. You see your self and your loved ones in that old wonderfully familiar way through the photos I make of your family.
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Thank you for being you. Thank you for letting me see you, and make images for you of your wonderful family: fun loving, wild, quiet, and silly. You invite me into these precious moments and I'm so grateful. Thank you.
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Limits  |  Thoughts on Self-Care

4/7/2016

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While meeting with an amazing person I today during our conversation I found myself asking them, "How are you practicing self-care?" As the words escaped my mouth a giant mirror reflected them right back to me. It was now a question I had to answer for myself ... and struggled to answer in a way that left me confident in my current self-care routine.

As I drove away from the appointment I thought: You are your own best asset. If you're not recharging well you'll run out of steam. You can't run on a dead battery anymore than you can wish your smartphone into being fully charged.
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So I find myself curious and asking these questions:
  • What stops you from getting rest?
  • What would I need to practice good self-care?
  • How am I emotionally benefiting from working non-stop?

These questions can feel thorny -- they have a tendency to do that. But if I want to carry on in the work I love, I have to pause, adjust, and allow myself to sink into un-productive time (it's where inspiration comes from often for me).
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