So nice to wake up to...

I woke up this morning and checked my email (as I always do right away) and was so humbled by the following message I received from a new visitor to my website:

"Message: I just wanted to say how beautiful your work is. I'm an amateur photographer and came across your site while trying to get some ideas on photographing people...I am in awe over your artistry. People are, by far, the most difficult subjects and you photograph them so well, bringing out your subject's individuality. This combined with your seemingly boundless creativity in composition, colour, and settings resulted in a most enjoyable visit to your site. Thanks for the inspiration, Chris"

Wow, how nice is that?

I've received more than a few messages like this from complete strangers but felt compelled to post this one.

It's so fulfilling and inspiring to ME to please my clients and hear kind words from them and friends and family alike, but to hear such beautiful things from someone who just happened upon my work? It's amazing to me and a little hard to believe sometimes that I'm "an inspiration" to at least a handful of people out there. I have a hard time patting myself on the back sometimes and am always striving to do better but after hearing such nice things over and over again, my confidence in what I do has really come a long way and has allowed me to explore my passion even further.

So to Chris and everyone else who has ever sang my praises, thank you for reminding me all the time how blessed I am to do something I love so much, while inspiring and pleasing you all :)

And since Christmas is almost upon us and I may not get time to blog again before the big day, Happy Holidays to each and everyone who reads this blog and who I've had the pleasure of working for/with over the past year and beyond. May you have a wonderful, peaceful time with family, friends and loved one's in the next few weeks and in the years to come!