Reflections

My favorite saying is by Gulliume Apolinaire from 1880 and it is

“Come to the edge, he said. They said: We are afraid. Come to the edge, he said. They came. He pushed them and they flew.”

This month is start of the busiest wedding season I have ever had for my little studio. When I started shooting people, I told someone that there was no way in heck I would ever want to be a wedding photographer. No way in HECK! I had a little studio in Bellbowrie and shot horses and horse people. Then, for no particular reason that I can think of, I ran away from home (from Bellbowrie in Brisbane to Bargara Beach. My poor hubby thought I was insane when I called him and said that I wanted to move here and open a proper studio. He tried to move here but couldn’t so now I am here and he is there and I shoot weddings.

I have also been told by one of the greatest wedding photographers ever to hold a camera “to be different, never settle and always strive for better than yesterday.” I used to think that to be a success in this business you had to be young, hip, wear cool jeans and hang out with the the in-crowd. I was wrong. To be successful, you have to be good enough to inspire people to pay you for what you do, and love what you give them. And boy have I been blessed by fantastic clients. What a year! This time last year, I was saving up to go to Africa. Got the Malaria shots, bought the tickets, but ended up in Nashville instead. This time next year, I want to shoot an Indian wedding in India, go to Italy, and shoot more amazing couples.

So this is a round about way of saying thank you to all my clients this year, and last year, and the year before. I have shot beautiful expensive horses, gorgeous brides in exquisite gowns, handsome grooms that love the brides in exquisite gowns, my granddaughter, fabulous food, ex-prime ministers, governor generals, aeroplanes, cars, houses, babies, bellies, ladies in lingerie, “Now I Lay me Down” babies, old buildings, cattle stations, sheep stations, race days and wedding days. I woke up this morning thankful for what I do every day for a job.

So again, thank you all for loving each other enough to want to have a photo to show that love. And thank you all for allowing me to be a part of your world. It is an honour.