Worth Keeping

     I am sitting on my back porch, listening to the music of night in the backwoods and editing a photo shoot of my kids tonight.  Nothing depresses me more than trying to do a photo shoot with my 2 year old daughter.  She has an knack for making the shot as stressful as possible.  I always finish the shoot wondering why anyone would trust me enough to pay me for their families memories when a 2 year old can nearly bring me to tears.  That was yesterday.
     Today, after looking through the edits, I saw that, though she gave me several more grey hairs, the photos themselves were ok.  As I was going through them, I even laughed at some of the funny shots that were taken.  Funny how quickly the stress can melt away, when I start looking the photos and remembering how that sweet face can be so contrary.

 
     The best ones, I even edit and save with the shoot.   If you've enjoyed a photo shoot with me you know I do the same thing for clients.  No, those candid shots will probably never be framed, but they are the true story sometimes of that day.  Personally, I scrapbook them separately from the original shoot.  I love the memories they bring.  They don't remind me of how difficult a shoot was, they remind me of how much, stress and all, I love my job.

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