As I type this post, I am looking down at my calendar for the past year in amazement. I am amazed that so many people follow what I do. I am amazed that I get to meet beautiful people every single day. I am amazed I can help support my family doing what I love. I am amazed that you choose little ole me to preserve your families memories. One word can sum up how I feel........BLESSED.
The photography community has grown leaps and bounds and over the last year I have been so honored to talk to and work with some of the most amazing people in my field. I have developed friendships that will last a lifetime and working relationships that will be cherished forever. A year ago, I was scared. Scared of what I was going to do. Scared of how my work compared to others. Scared of how I was going to get to where I want to be.
I am still so far from where I dream of being, but now I am inspired. Inspired by the kind words of others. Inspired by other photographers. Inspired by the person I have become and will continue to be. Inspired by YOU.
YOU have brought me here. I am simply a passenger on your plane and you are flying me there. Without YOU, I wouldn't have the encouragement to continue on or the passion to keep reaching for my dreams and for that, I wholeheartedly THANK YOU.
With all this being said, I want to fill you in on things to come in 2013! Next year I plan on making a schedule......and sticking to it! I will be taking Fridays and Saturdays off to spend with my family, with the exception of previously booked sessions or events that I schedule per my agenda. I will be making a new blog post for each and every session I do as well as a blog post every Tuesday with random subjects :) I will be more on top of emails and messages and will be creating an auto response for non-business hours so that you are at least in the loop of what is going on.
I figure if I put it all down on here, I will be more apt to stick to it, right?
Also, as far as my business goes, I will now be a member of the PPA {{Professional Photographers of America}} and PPOK {{Professional Photographers of Oklahoma}}. In the next year, I will be attending several new workshops as well as taking part in a few collaborations with some amazing photographer friends.
New things for NRP start NOW and I am so excited to see what the next year will bring!
I love you all and can't wait to see where we will go in 2013....together!
This is the end of 2012 and the beginning of a beautiful life!!!
