Well, what has been going on I hear you say, I seem to have
disappeared off the face of the earth until now!!! The truth is I have been on
a little break as some of you might have already known. I was not going to
write the reason’s why but I feel like it tells more of the story as to why I
took a break and where I am today.
Just after Christmas, I was made redundant from my city job,
it was a huge blow to us as a family as the job brought in good money and meant
I could carry on buying equipment and props for my growing photography
business. It also has thrown me into the world of being a full time stay at
home mum, which was an adjustment as I have worked since I was 16 without a break.
I had a few other personal issues going on around this time as
well and it all made me sit back an have a good ol’ think about what I really
wanted out of life, a bit deep I know, but that’s what happened.
I started my business up 2 years ago now, with only the last
year taking on the bulk of my paying shoots. I have always questioned what my
style was, what type of photographer I wanted to be, the kind of work I wanted
to be producing, it’s very time consuming and it’s hard to get to the answer. This break gave me the time and perfect
opportunity to really have a think about it. A little bit of a risk when I had
a wonderful client base to then suddenly stop taking on shoots for nearly 6
months but that’s what I did.
I had a few shoots the start of this year but not many and
turned a lot of work away to give myself the time to reflect on my photography,
but it helped so much to think about my brand and what I stood for and the
changes I wanted to make to my business for it to be the best it could be and
something I could be really proud of. It also gave me time to try and get the
balance of work and family life back.
As some of you may also be aware I am now nearly 5 months
pregnant with a little girl due the start of Jan 2013 J I am just finishing off the
last shoots I had already booked in as I suffer with a condition called SPD and
it’s made it a little hard for me to be able to keep up with those fast footed
toddlers.
I am very much JUST ON A BREAK; I will be coming back to
photography as soon as I can in the New Year. It looks as if I will be having a
C-section with this baby so as soon as I am healed and rested I will be ready
to take new bookings again.
I have already made a few changes and have a lot more in the
pipeline, which won’t be taking place till 2013 when I take new bookings on.
These are going to include different packages which will allow options for
clients to chose the best package that suits them and their budget. I have a
few new products that I will be able to share with you and samples for you to
see in person to see just how amazing they are. No more sharing images on my FB
page or private galleries, I will have a meeting with the clients face to face
to show the images from your session and this is when orders will be taken.
There are lots more things going on but it’s still a good few months away yet
so I will let you know as I go along of any new changes I am going to be
making.
I am so grateful for all my loyal clients and people that
check out my FB page and blog and I ask you to still carry on supporting me
while I take this break.
Thanks for reading
K Lou xx
