Photography is a part of me; it’s more than a passion it’s a must. I honestly could not imagine doing anything else and being happy. And I think life is too short to not enjoy what you do. There is no greater joy to me than capturing people and emotion and knowing I captured this moment in time. And for me, weddings are the perfect place for the type of photography I love. It basically boils down to, I love capturing love. I really really do. A marriage is committing to spend your life with another, and a wedding is the start of that. All the gleaming smiles, the happy tears, the nervous chuckles, I love all of it. I know the pictures I take as one starts this journey of marriage with their true love will be treasured for generations. The pictures I take today will be looked at in awe by this couple’s children and grandchildren as they flip through their parent/grandparents wedding album. Just knowing this brings tears to my eyes because what I do means something and matters. The pictures I take today will still bring back those same feelings 10, 20, 50 years later for the bride and groom and their families. After all, pictures are not just pictures, they are memories frozen in time so what I do is not photography but capturing moments and memories for people. I don’t think it gets any better than that. As I type this, it gets me super excited that the wedding season in Texas is almost here. I’m so excited and can’t wait to capture more fun weddings this year.
I write this also in hopes of inspiring other photographers. I’ve read on lots of boards, people are discouraged for many many reasons. It is hard being a business owner and an artist as at times we are so hard on ourselves. But please I encourage you to look inside and remember why it is you do this. Answer the questions, Why do I love photography? And please don’t just remember, write it down. Every time your find your self getting down or being negative go back and read it. We all need reminders from time to time why it is we love what we do.
