My he(ART), My Studio.

This job is normally high energy, tons of smiles, and incredibly fun.  However, sometimes this job hurts...a lot.  I have recently shot two sessions that have broken me. Hurt me to the core, but they needed to be captured, and I was honored to do just that.  These 2 sessions allowed me to reflect on the business that I have grown, and to realize that there is definitely a reason that I operate in the ways that I do.

I always get asked, "do you sell CD's".  I actually welcome the question because I like giving the answer.  This question gives me the opportunity to tell people what I do and why I do it.  ---  I'm not a CD selling studio.  Period.  Not because I think it's wrong, or because the whole world will explode if we, as photographers, start selling digital images.  In fact, I don't care about any of that.  I don't sell CD's because they don't do it for me.

 I have realized over the past few years that the business I am building is purely successful because it comes from my heart.  Every time I get to put an incredible piece of my (he)ART on someone's wall, I call that a good day.   I know the value of this.  I know that because our (he)ART is plastered all over someone's house, we could potentially be a little part of the reason a hurting momma gets up in the morning.  We could help give her that boost of will based solely on the feelings and emotions that she gets when she looks at the portraits of her babies.  There is nothing more important than your babies, and there is also NO GUARANTEES.  We have no idea how long we get to hold those babies or cuddle them, or even see their playful little smiles.  And even if we are lucky enough to hold onto them for a while, their childhood is fleeting.  We get to change that in a small way. We get to be a part of that.  We do that. We make those memories tangible, and we do it with all of our heart.  So no, we don't sell CD's because a silver disc will never compare to the life we capture in those little eyes, nor should it.