October Santa Fe Shoot

So after this rough, unexpected and overwhelming week, I drove to Albuquerque for a session in Santa Fe on Saturday. There aren’t very many times where I dread shoots but this past weekend was definitely one of those times. I know that is not something anyone likes to hear from their photographer or someone they would potentially ask to take their pictures but this is a place for me to be open.

If you take anything away from this blog, please know that I love photography and taking pictures. I love editing and seeing pictures come to life! I love it! But there are times where it is just a little bit harder to find the motivation to want to do it. I drove down to Santa Fe from Albuquerque to meet the family in the plaza. I had to pray in my car before I walked with my camera and backpack to the plaza from the parking garage that God would give me the motivation and confidence to do the shoot well. We walked around the plaza and found some fun locations but the lighting was ROUGH and there were a lot of people around but I prayed again and God reminded me that it isn’t the end of the world. My identity is NOT in whether or not these pictures are THE BEST. I had to remember the blessings of this shoot: the baby was smiley and happy and absolutely loved the sound of the shutter of my camera, the family’s outfits were spot on, the weather was nice and my camera was cooperating (this is always a blessing!).

After the plaza, we drove up the mountain. I love driving up mountains (even though my car HATES it) and it was that drive up that helped me regain my confidence again and know that GOD alone is the one that gave me the passion for photography and gave me the abilities and know-how to do what I do. When we stopped, I felt much better and I was able to look through the images on my camera real-quick and knew that I had gotten some cute shots. We then started walking around and were enveloped with the warm sunset in the cold air. The aspen trees no longer had leaves on them but it was still beautiful. I love the simplicity of being in God’s creation. Anyway, I got some cute shots up in the mountains. I have been blessed with some cute and happy babies so far on my family sessions so that has been awesome.

After driving home after the shoot in Santa Fe, I edited the photos. I thought “why was I so worried about this shoot”. This happens all the time but when I am in the middle of the shoot and even afterwards, I am beaming because I know that this is something that I love to do.

Anyway, just thought I would share about my weekend!