This past year was a broken record when it came to photo sessions. I finally finished high school and was able to devote more time to photography, and consequently took more sessions than ever before. I learnt so much throughout the year, and am incredibly grateful to all the families who trusted me with their moments and memories. I wouldn’t say that any session was perfect, but especially this season, I was able to let go of that expectation and simply give my best.
The year started earlier than normal with a lifestyle newborn session for my cousin and his wife. I normally stay away from anything newborn, as I don’t feel qualified for such sessions. But they always catch my fancy, and I just couldn’t say no. Especially not to family. So after much prayer, I did the session, and it went wonderfully! God answered way above and beyond what I could have asked for, and I am so grateful.
Thank you to Josh & Utje as well, for trusting me with your photos. It was such a pleasure, and this session will go down as one of my favourites of 2020.
I actually think I’ve done this before, summing up my photo sessions in one post. And now I’m doing it again! I’m not sure what that says about me, other than I love looking back on things, especially photographs. It would be so nice to give every session its own individual post, but I simply don’t have the time for that. So here is what I’ll call a highlight reel 2019 and its clients. It was a good, challenging year. Good, because I got a new lens and it vastly improved my photography. Challenging, because I kept on saying yes to to new things. And good ultimately, because God kept on showing up strong in all my many weaknesses.
April
In April, I had the privilege of taking photos for my cousin Nelly’s bridal shower. Though I am by no means a professional at documenting events such as these, they are defiantly a favourite of mine.
May
In May I had the honour of taking photos for some youth at out church that had gotten baptized. Samuel generously lent me his 24mm lens, and it made group portraits so easy.
June
In June I photographed Rudy & Nancy’s family. It’s always a pleasure to take their photos, even if a storm rolls in. We rushed through most of it and still got all we needed, thank God!
I also took photos for Anna in honour of her moving to Thailand. I had a delightful time taking them, but still cringe in embarressment when I think of what happened afterward. She wanted the photos sooner than normal so that she could hand them out before she left, and I completely forgot! She graciously forgave me, and since then I have endevored to always remember my client’s specific requests.
July
This was defiantly my most challenging month of the year. I was asked to do two extended family photo sessions. My cousin Abigail helped me with the second one, which I really appreciated! Ultimately, both went well and I was grateful for the learning experience.
August
I only had one session in August, but it was very special to me. Abigail is my cousin and also a photographer, and her family asked me to take their family photos. I was so honoured that they asked me! Also, the location was new to me, so that’s always fun!
December
I normally don’t take photos in the winter since – until this season – I was always doing school. But in 2019 I made an exception. Our church school had it’s first Christmas program, and they asked me to take photos for them. My sister and friend were both teaching, and I had actually just substituted for my friend for 6 weeks. So the school was close to my heart and I gladly documented this special time for them.
And that’s my highlight reel of the year that was 2019! It was a good one, and I’m incredibly grateful to every client who trusted me with their photos. It’s always a pleasure, no matter how challenging it was at the time. God is faithful.
It’s been a little over a year since I’ve last posted! It’s been a good year, and nothing crazy has happened to warrant such a long absence.
However, my previous blog plan was outdated and unable to upload any more photos. Since that was my main source of content, and I was no longer able to post it, I simply stopped blogging. Ultimately, that didn’t solve the problem, so I finally upgraded, and justified the price by promising myself to make use of all the extra perks. The main one being the ability to post photos again. So while I won’t publicly commit to anything, I will say that you might be seeing more blog posts again, hopefully showing some of the work I have done in the years past.
This last year has left me with little time to miss blogging, but now that I’m tentatively re-entering this world, I must say that I am excited. It’s good to be back.
Great Is Thy Faithfulness 