So any of you that know me personally, know that last Fall you didn’t see me, ever, because I was always flitting off to sessions. It made my family life hard, and I quickly realized that I had no time to IMPROVE my passion: photography. This coupled with a little man who decided that waking up every 3 hours was normal, I had to take a major step back.
Starting January, I returned to being a MOM, full time, stay at home, with all the nitty gritty that goes along with that. I needed sweet tea through an IV some days trying to survive on not having a full night’s sleep for over 6 months at that point. But I made it, and after some time off I started honing in on what I wanted MY style of photography to be. During this time I did some fun sessions for friends, I did some birth sessions (LOVE!), and still kept praying for sleep. I desperately needed this time to grow as a photographer, to be able to do things for fun, and spend time figuring out how I wanted to edit without a client waiting for their images. To all these people who helped me build my portfolio and let me play with your kids, I can’t thank you enough.
While my business may have suffered financially during this time, I know that I needed it so I could be more consistent in my editing, hand a higher quality image to my clients, and my family desperately needed it. I also found that I desperately LOVE birth photography, which I really really hope to return to once I have a sitter (or multiple sitters) who can be in an on call position.
So.. what is the point in my jibber jabber? I’m excited to announce that I am ready to tackle another Fall season!!! I feel confident in my editing techniques (though always room to grow, as in anything, right?) and confident I can create beautiful images for your family to decorate their home.
With that being said.. I am OPEN for booking fall sessions 🙂 Please contact me at: crystalchabannes@gmail.com for more information! Love you guys 🙂
~Crystal