Julie Kittredge Art & Photography

2012 has gotten off to a strange start. I tend to overbook in the Fall, burn out,  put my camera down for December, then come January I dust it off and am able to slowly re-enter the world of photography and business. This year has been weird. I can’t quite bring myself to go grab my camera just for the fun of it. I miss it. I miss the magic I’m able to create with it. I miss the joy of clicking … and knowing I just captured something really beautiful. I’m struggling a little with where I want to take this business. I’m at a point where I’m thrilled to be taking photos of my families, I can’t wait to dig in over the next month and a half with the families I already have booked. I ADORE capturing families. I do. It’s one of my favorite things ever. And I’m not done doing that.  BUT I have this nagging feeling that I want this to be more. I want this business to have more purpose. I’m really happy with the service I provide, I’m happy with my price points, I’m happy with the work load … but there’s more. There’s something else. I need to explore some things. Wrestle through the details of this business. Pray for direction, focus, what is this “more” that is tugging at my heart? Frankly I’m a little frustrated and restless and I’m not sure what the root of it is. Part of it may be that I’m just human … wrestling with some personal issues, part of it may be the tension of working from home and also wanting to be a mom who is present. A lot of it is that I don’t really know where I’m taking this business … I feel like I’m lacking true vision, aside from capturing the heart of my families which I think will always be a core piece of my business.

I’m going to take a little time off from blogging to do some re-evaluating, business planning, praying, soul searching, remolding, piecing together my priorities, purposes, focus. I’ll post client session sneak peeks but that’s the limit for a bit. Until I figure out what I want this space to be … molding and reforming … I’ll be back … hopefully with a new sense of direction and purpose!

In the meantime. As of today, there are still two mini-session time slots open. And I’d love to see you over the summer for the SLR workshops … I’m thinking of offering a photography workshop for kids as well. Email me if you want more info using the contact link above.