January 30, 2022 - Sunday

No decision = a decision sometimes...like in the case of my photo of the month location. 😅 Looks like we're going to stick with the cul-de-sac! Ollie did not want to walk out here because she was sooooooo coooooooooold. But she did it! And 2022s monthly photo series is off the ground again! I mean, it's not a terrible location, just a redundant location.

I am supposed to have my first baby photo shoot tomorrow! I'm nervous and excited at the same time. 4-month-old Ivan is going to come over and, although I'm prepared, I'm stressing about not being good enough and wondering what on earth is going to set me apart from the hundreds of baby photographers in Columbus. Ben is thinking I shouldn't focus on differentiating myself through skill or what the photos look like, but by being a free/cheap option for people who would love to have baby pictures taken, but can't afford it. My friend Jane is thinking I should focus on the "magical" aspect I photoshop into many of my pictures and kind of brand my business on that. I haven't really spent a lot of time considering this stuff yet, but definitely need to. I love the magic stuff, but it's definitely not a quick and easy photo shoot. It's time consuming and super personalized. Parents wouldn't be getting a 20-photo package, they'd get just one. Is that even marketable? I'd probably be having more fun if I went that route though. Plenty to think about!

{I've given access to this blog to a handful of people over the last year and a half. Maybe 8? Out of those 8, I think only 2-3 actually check in with it, which is totally fine with me. The point is, the more people I think are looking at it, the more censored I feel I have to be with my writing. I made this to be an outlet for my self-expression: photographic and written and I need to get back to writing about what I feel like writing about. But I don't think I can. It's a little frustrating, but there are things that I just can't put on here anymore. It's not the people who check in regularly who worry me, but the people who have been given access and check in every once in a while. I know my writing has been vague and sucky lately, but it's by necessity and I'm not sure how to fix it.}