Over ten years ago I took a photography class from a well known photographer in Salt Lake City. My oldest son was not quite a year old and I wanted to be able to take good pictures of him as he grew. The more pictures I took, the better experience I got.
After a few years of taking my own pictures I started getting asked if I would photograph other people. I decided to photograph a few people at no cost to try and build a portfolio for a business. My schedule started to get really busy and I realized I needed to turn my photography hobby into a business. I took a few more classes and launched my photography business.
After announcing my photography business, there were many days where I was stressed and couldn’t keep up with editing. I had to learn to tell people I was full when my schedule was full and not go out of my way to fit in every single person who contacted me. As the years went on, I learned to manage my time more wisely and figured out a schedule that worked for my family and me.
I wish I was better at actually documenting my own family and our daily life. Being a photographer, it’s really easy to find the time to document and edit other people’s life because you’re getting paid to do it. My goal this year is to really focus on my own family and documenting our own life.
