Why do I Love my Job? | Barrie Baby Photographer
I get asked frequently (usually during newborn sessions), how I have so much patience for doing what I do. If you’ve ever witnessed a newborn session, you know that the vast majority of the time there is a lot of rocking, feeding, soothing, shushing, crouching, breath holding, sweating, cleaning up poop, more rocking, more soothing, more feeding…. very slowly wrapping and unwrapping babies so that they stay asleep so that I can mould them and pose them just so…. very carefully positioning little hands and feet perfectly and p.a.i.n.f.u.l.l.y slowly removing my hands to take my shot… Many of these sessions last anywhere from 2-4 hours, and I’ve watched so many parents wonder how I could possibly want to do that 2 or 3 times a week (or ever, lol).
The truth is, I LOVE what I do. If all I ever did was newborn sessions for the rest of my life, I would be one happy girl! There is literally NOTHING more satisfying than being able to freeze this time forever for tired new parents to look back on when their little one has grown faster than they ever imagined. By the time they see their images for the first time, a few weeks after their session, already their baby has changed so much. I love documenting flaky little overcooked fingers and toes, fuzzy ears, delicate little eyelashes, milk bubbles on sleepy little lips, the way a new baby curls back to the way they were in the womb… I could go on…
What’s even MORE fascinating to me than the newborn session alone though? Getting to watch that new tiny human grow! It usually feels like I just blink, and before I know it I’m doing a one year session for a newborn client. It’s during these one year sessions that the reason for what I do is really driven home. To see how much a human being changes and grows and learns in the first year of their life is astounding! I do what I do (and LOVE to do what I do) because pictures never grow old. Every tick of the clock, every minute of every day that passes by we are all growing older, changing, learning…. every minute that goes by shapes us into the new person that we grow into. That is probably most evident in the first year of life. My job is to freeze moments in time, so that when our memories begin to fade, photographs will still be around to help us and our loved ones remember these moments.
I would ramble on forever about why I love my job so much, and why it’s so fascinating… but instead I’ll just let the images speak for themselves… Enjoy seeing each one of these babies during their newborn session, and again one year later!
(And if you’d like to take advantage of the February Promotion, email me soon! Spaces are nearly filled! Save $150 off regular priced newborn sessions and $200 off first year sessions!)
Raindance Photography is Barrie’s exclusive newborn, baby, child, and family photographer. Specializing in studio photography and outdoor portrait sessions since 2011. To book your indoor or outdoor photo session with Raindance Photography, please contact info@raindancephoto.ca
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