Since adopting Tesfa I have put my career on hold-actually for a year before adopting him because of the uncertainty of timing. Part of me regrets this, part of me thinks I needed a break.
Since 2000 I have photographed weddings, charity events, senior portraits, families and well a little bit of everything. Some of it has been really hard on me-mentally and emotionally. I get very invested in my clients and what I do. I have had a few set backs. There was the time it took us 36 hours to get to Cabo to photograph a wedding, a legal dispute with a client who wasn't truthful with her family, and even a call from Oprah (honest to goodness)==ok not Oprah-but one of her people.
So now I am jumping back into work. I don't plan to photograph 35+ weddings a year but would like to do 10-15. This is making me very happy. I am trying to look at any complants my clients have had and find a way to fix them. Really the only complaint I have gotten (besides a bride doesn't like her make up....uh really? ) is that weddings albums take so long. I regularly hear "I've been waiting a year for my album". It's hard to find a really nice way to say, your wedding was a year ago but you just ordered your album 2 months ago. With so many services that offer simple albums in a week or two brides (and their families) have a hard time believing it takes time to design, retouch, print and produce their books. So I'll make sure to stress that fact, evenmore.
Now to find time to balance taking care of doodle, answering calls from clients and editing weddings till 3a.m.
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