Amy & Jordan Demos talk about having a "why" behind every decision you make in your business. They say that anyone should be able to ask you about anything on the site or in your business model and you should have an answer.
I'm trying to keep that mind set and it's particularly true with my name.
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One of the things that brings me the greatest joy as a photographer is knowing that people love the photos I take. I so enjoy taking pictures and I'd do it even if no one else wanted them, but it's nice to know that people appreciate them.
I'm very uncomfortable with spoken compliments. Telling me, "I love the photos" makes me squirm a bit, but using them tells me the exact same things. I took tons of pictures during my brother's junior and senior year on his baseball team and shared them with the team through Shutterfly Share. Some of those photos have been put on photo boards at graduations and one mom this year told me that she made a photo book of her son from the pictures I took. When people put my photos as their screensavers and profile pictures, it makes me glad because you only do that to photos you like. On the wall of my friend's home, almost all the photos are ones I took of her kids. I don't want this to sound boastful or prideful, but this is part of why I do this job. I want to help people preserve their memories in a tangible way that they will love looking back upon. Seeing people sharing these photos tells me that I'm succeeding in my goal and that makes me happy. Nothing makes me happier than making other people happy. Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you have a great weekend. We have graduation parties for my brother this weekend. What do you have going on? I am an introvert. (Majorly. The first time I took Myers-Briggs, I was 90% introverted. More recently I was down to 80%!!). For most of my life, I've also been extremely shy. People who knew me well wouldn't believe that, but I would explain that they knew me in an environment where I was extremely comfortable and/or, they'd known me for a long time.
Being an introvert and shy are actually two reasons why photography was so attractive to me. I got my first journal from my grandmother.
It had dolphins on the front and I loved it. That first book lasted me four years, because I hardly wrote in it the first three. As bad as my handwriting and spelling were when I was young, I love reading my old journals. I have six completed books that span pretty much my whole remembered life and almost my whole homeschooling journey. I am all about memories. I can hardly throw a photograph away. On my corkboard, I have a photo of my brother's baseball team, only some of the team is cut off, because I messed up the printing. He got a new one, with everyone, but I couldn't throw the photo away! Some of my most prized possessions are my scrapbooks, photo albums, journals, letters, and memory boxes. These are the things that are irreplaceable. When I look back through these things, I see the life that shaped me. I see the victories and heartbreak. I read my old journals and I laugh and cry. I see God at work. I remember. This is a huge factor that shapes my photography business; a large part of my why. Why I do what I do and why I love it. A photograph is only a snapshot of a moment, but it triggers so many memories of an event or an experience. You might have forgotten about something, but when you see a photograph of it, suddenly you remember. You can look at old photos with friends and family and share the memories and laughter. Everyone connects to photos. You can see so much emotion in a single frame, if the photographer is good at what they do. (Hopefully I am!) Memories are a big deal to me. I save them up to the extent that I might go a bit overboard :) My granddad was really into genealogy, so maybe my obsession with personal history is from him. I want to remember and share my life with my kids and grandkids one day. That's my goal for your photographs as well. To create precious images that freeze a moment in time so you can look back on and remember. |
Hi! I'm Sarah!
I am a natural light portrait photographer. I've been taking photos since 2014 and would eat a smoothie from Tropical Smoothie Cafe for lunch everyday if I could. Thank you so much for stopping by. I blog about sessions, things I'm learning, stuff in my life, and information for YOU, my client. If you like what you see around the site, I'd love to work with you! I'd also love to connect with you on Instagram. I'm @sarah_jayne_photo :) Archives
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