Just when I thought I had broken my record… July came! I was overwhelmed just putting this blog post together, and I can’t imagine how I made it through editing all these photos. In actuality, it wasn’t that crazy of a month, but for a beginner like me, it sure seems like a lot. However, the overwhelm was offset by so much grace, experience, and growth, and again I look back in gratitude. Doing these recaps of last year has been so encouraging for me. It has revealed God’s faithfulness in every situation, and the effort He put into teaching me and giving me grace. I come away with more hope and light for the next season, ready to do it again.
The month began with a type of session that I rarely do (seems like that was a theme last year: I kept on saying yes to new sessions.) I had the honour of doing maternity photos for my aunt and uncle. And I enjoyed it so much! I tried a new location on our yard, and they ending up being some of my favourites.
Next I took on a family session, and though this is what I am must familiar with, it had been awhile since I had done one of these. So it took some warming up for me, but the children were so sweet, and it was great!
This session was a long time in coming. My aunt had just as busy as a schedule as I did, so it took quite a bit of juggling until we finally got a date set. But once we figured it out, it was so good! It was such a pleasure to try out a new location, and their yard was gorgeous.
Shooting at parks is always a highlight of mine, despite all the potential distractions. And this family was such a pleasure to work with! I couldn’t get over how beautiful the evening was, and still look over this session with fondness.
I ended with my favourite session of the month, by far. It was raining an hour before our session was scheduled to start, but knowing Alberta weather (and God’s favour), I didn’t call the session off. And I’m so glad I didn’t! It turned out to be a gorgeous evening, and I had so much fun taking photos for Yesenia and Jon. I totally lost track of time, and probably shot way over our agreed time limit. But this was one session where it seemed I had to put in very little effort, just following what felt right. And when you experience that, you have to take full advantage of it.
Great Is Thy Faithfulness 