Why did you want to become a photographer?

I was staring as my screen contemplating for ages how to start this post trying to avoid a cliché moment but I’m going there - ever since I can remember I have wanted to be a photographer! There I said it, stay with me this will get better!

When I started to become a photographer it just made me want it more. I wanted to be a photographer because I love everything that comes with it. I love talking to people, discussing their plans and dreams and learning from them. It gives me confidence to communicate with people and skills that I use every day. I love editing the photographs - getting comfortable, putting on my favourite music and getting lost in reliving the day and everything that happened in that moment. Then it’s the rewarding part when my client express their joy from my images and a snapshot of the moments that they will treasure forever. It feels great to have made a difference and part of my legacy will be in those images I have taken.

I'm at my best when I'm being a photographer. I'm confident and in control, I'm happy, I'm excited and it is rewarding on a personal level as well as a career level. 

I’ve always wanted to make a difference, do something unique, fulfilling and rewarding for me and this is it. I’ve found something that makes me really happy and that's what life is all about. 

Gemma xx

Toby & Charlotte - The Engagement

I was so excited to meet Toby & Charlotte at a nearby woodland area to capture their engagement photographs. After a morning of drizzle we were lucky that the weather cleared to allow us to have some photo fun.  They also brought along their wonderful (most photogenic, natural model) dog Luna. She was posing, helping and generally working the camera. We explored the forest, posed amongst the trees and hopped into a field too. What a lovely morning and here is the result...

I'm Back!

Heeey,

Woah things got a bit crazy back there! All sorts of thoughts of closing my business were considered but I have decided to work harder than ever to get this thing moving forward. I think any photographer would agree that winter can be a tough time creatively. Quieter times mean more times of reflection and I guess I wasn’t as prepared for the long winter lull as I maybe could have been. 

I think with any solo venture putting yourself 'out there' can be hard. One minute your heart is so filled with passion you could burst, next minute your heart has sunk and you feel like you were crazy for ever thinking something was a good idea or that you could make a success of it. For me it’s really helped reading other creative’s blogs. To find that it’s not just me going through this rollercoaster of emotions is so comforting. 

This is what I’ve discovered:

• It is scary and it is ok to be scared
• It is putting everything out there for the world to see so it’s ok to feel vulnerable 
• Sometimes all you need is an encouraging word and it's ok to talk about your ideas and woes
• You may need another opinion and it’s ok to ask for it
• Things will go wrong and it’s ok to move on and not dwell on them
• It will be a rocky road to begin with but the adventure will go on
• Believe in everything you’ve learnt so far and have confidence in it
• There will always be someone better than you out there- that’s life and will inspire you to do even better

So buckle up - I’m back and ready for whatever this crazy, goal following, dream chasing journey has for me!

Gemma
xo