i remember a playdate when my oldest son was in his first year of preschool. while the little ones played, the other mom and i discussed what we might like to do once we had a little more time on our hands {i.e., the kids were in school more hours of the day/more days of the week}. i mentioned my love for photography and dreamed about it maybe one day being a ‘job’ outside of being a mother. i’m pretty sure this was the first time i had actually let that dream escape as more than just an idea.
two years later, i was introducing ‘beth devitt photography’ to the world. i had no idea what to expect, but i had never before felt so very certain about anything. i knew that photography was my passion. i knew that i adored photographs. i knew that i loved photographing my family. i knew that my husband believed in me and was my biggest supporter. and i knew that the idea of helping others capture memories to hold onto was a strong desire within me.
after introducing my business to the world, i was fully prepared for radio silence. i am a very private person, so up until this point, i really did not share much more than some of my favorite images of my family through the years {certainly not the idea of actually running a photography business}. i do not like a great deal of attention, and self promotion is not my strongest trait {which makes writing this post so very awkward for me because i am spilling so many beans}. so, i was simply going to step back and let the universe tell me if this was meant to be or not.
and then i got a note that the sweet mom {who was still a very dear friend} from the playdate years ago wanted to be my first client. internally i was honored beyond belief and absolutely horrified. now that it all was real, i was not so sure about what i had gone and done anymore. yikes. why did i do these things to myself? but, i scooped myself up and scheduled my first session.
they were lovely {as always}, and the session went just as i had anticipated. i had planned and planned and planned and then planned again and then did even a little more planning before meeting them that day because that is just how i work best, and the relief that fled over me once we finished up was so full of gratitude for their trusting me and confidence that i really had found what i was meant to be doing.
this family was special to me before our session, but they will forever hold a very dear spot in my heart for believing in me so greatly.
i hope you will enjoy their images as much as i enjoyed taking them…this family is amazingly gorgeous. not to mention their five month old puppy {at the time of the session} who smiled for the pictures!?!
