Every year I get a solid new batch of seniors. Yeah, yeah…kind of a no, duh! statement but stay with me here.
They come from all different backgrounds with varying interests, personalities, ideas and dreams. Some are from the same network as seniors past; others I am dumbstruck at how they even got my name. 😉 Yet each individual is just that :: an individual. Remarkable and unparalleled. Nobody can tell their own story better than themselves…Getting to know these young adults, getting them to open up to photograph the real side of them, within an hour is usually tough/impossible which is why I tend to not fix an hourly limit my senior sessions. We shoot until we get what we came for, regardless of the marking on the clock. Sometimes that’s 30 minutes, sometimes it’s an entire morning…either way, it is time beautifully spent.
To throw time into something is possibly one of the best investments I’ve made in my business {and my personal!} life. Rash decisions and hurried creativity are not my thing. Sure, I work well under deadlines, timed tests are my jam and I suppose everything has to have some sort of limitation, but generally…gifting and sharing my time has provided me with the most lucrative and worthwhile results. Genuine smiles. New experiences. Heartfelt stories. Feeling alive. Being thorough. Sincerely connecting.
Because ordinary people are amazing.
Everyone’s tale is worth being told and devoured in earnest.
