sensitive and sentimental today.
Dearest Wednesday reader (I am still working on the greeting),
Thank you for opening this email and spending time with me, truly I mean that. I am continually reminded of time, of our time, of where we spend our time, or invest it – it is the one thing we can never get back in this precious life of ours.
I am very sensitive and sentimental today.
I have invested a fair amount of time outside in our garden walking on our grass today, this is where I feel grounded and out of my head. See my sister had cancer cut out of her body this morning in the hospital where she birthed her babies. The moment the text came through; that she was back in her room, oh my heart. I was sitting at our kitchen table and just finished eating sourdough toast with egg and mushrooms and a cup of coffee. I would usually read a book when I eat my lunch, but I was just staring at the lock screen of my phone willing the text to be delivered, and when it was there on my screen a weird sob, laugh, cry. I physically felt escape my whole body – it was a deflation, exhale, a thank God.
I did a clarity exercise yesterday, it is where I go to Pinterest and find questions or affirmations to work with, or old journals and revisit questions and find out where I am now. Yesterday’s practice was heavy on why I take photos, it came down to me being fascinated by people. There is no huge philosophy behind why, I am curious, I just want to take photos. I like the weight of the camera in my hand, I love taking photos of flowers and nature, but I get a litter flutter in my heart when I take a photo of a person. It’s a miracle any of us are in this life – there is a one in 4 trillion chance we are born so to be here in this life is very cool, for us to connect out of the 4 + billion people on the planet, is even more special and for someone to allow me to take their photo - what an honor. I selfishly like that the person I take a photo of has an image of how I see them. I love that in the photo taking process a person feels seen and heard. I never ever say that I am capturing someone’s story when I take their photo, I am taking them in the present moment because that is all we have, who and what we are now. There is pre photo and post photo, but that photo in that moment is special.
So, thank you for being here, reading this email. It means a lot.
It would mean even more if you ever felt the connection to have me take your photo – as I said I am obsessed with remote photo sessions and in person sessions. No big selling spiel, I am fascinated with people, I love your face, and would like to experience a photo session with you where I can take a photo of it.
I feel in the last few weeks my marketing has taken a more human spin, people by from people, the internet feels gross at the moment with how people are desperately selling, I get it there is a desperation in getting eyes on our business and even more hunger for people to buy. But that is repelling me, I want to dive more into connection with the people I want to attract to my business, because in everything we do we want to be seen and heard, acknowledged. Whether we are the business owner or the client.
MY OFFERS.
Prints
Every Wednesday I will be releasing a print from my archives. I have not created the photos to sell prints, these prints are from my heart for various reasons over the years. I love them. There is a story behind all of the prints written in the description on my website. I hope you enjoy the story and the prints.
No print sales the last two weeks, I am curious to see how this one is received.
Women in the family photo.
This month I have 3 WOMEN IN THE FAMILY PHOTO sessions available - remote and in person photo sessions for women over 40 with their kids, their mum or grandma, sisters.
Why? Because it will make a powerful photo - all the women from the same family in one photo.
I don’t only do “Women in the family photo” email me or comment on this post and I will be in contact to take your photo.
Wednesday Coffee
A 20 minute catch up, accountability, brainstorm, it can be connection of 2 women with the same interest, conversation about business, creativity, motherhood. One conversation between 2 women can be incredibly powerful.
Have a beautiful day
Melinda