Wow what a difference a year makes. HUGE.

I haven’t told many people this, but last year at this time I was giving up. I had tried photography for 8 months, and had no bookings in the future. No inquiries, nothing. I was ready to pack away my camera and leave it was a hobby.

I looked into the teaching program, the requirements, the schedule, the cost. I was printing off application forms, and telling my family I was pursuing teaching instead. I wasn’t happy though. I spent hours on facebook and the internet at nights wondering why it was working out for all these other new photographers. Wondering what I was doing wrong.

I prayed that God would lead me in the direction I was meant to take, the one that was best for me. I prayed for the strength to put everything in His hands and let Him show me the way. Did He ever. I woke up one morning just knowing. Knowing that my photography business wasn’t working because I wasn’t running it for me. I was running it the way I had been told to run it. I was following a strict list of do’s and don’ts that I thought were in place.

So I changed everything. I got in contact with other photographers who were just starting out and got a feel for what they were doing. I became more confident in contacting other photographers, asking questions, learning. Within two months I had 4 weddings booked for this year, and I was almost fully booked into the winter. I couldn’t believe it. I was blown away. Blown away by how much difference it made when I believed in myself, trusted in Him and did things for me…not for what everyone else was saying.

Thank you God, thank you family and friends, and a HUGE thank you to everyone else who believed in me, who leaves comments, and who takes the time to stop and have a look. It literally means the world to me!

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