There’s nothing for the future but wishes and dreams, and sometimes those are the best things to hold on to. May this year hold joy in unexpected places and love all around you. Have a beautiful and blessed new year!
I know, I know. No one likes going into retail stores around Halloween to find the Christmas carols already playing, and I don’t like it any more than you do. Still, it needs said- we are rapidly running out of time to book portrait sessions for November-December.
November is always my busiest month, and there are a lot of personal commitments this year- workshops to go to, babies being born, novels to write, weddings, Thanksgiving… All that to say that my schedule will be a little less flexible than it usually is, and most people are just starting to think about their Christmas cards! If Christmas portraits are something that you have been considering, please, don’t hesitate to get in touch with me as soon as possible. You want to leave time for the Christmas cards to be printed, and there is a limited amount of portrait sessions left available in November. Please get in touch with me soon if you’d like to reserve one of those for your family. :)
My personal photography comes and goes in waves. I honestly did more client work than personal photography this summer- sometimes, between schedule, or lack of inspiration, it just happens, and the next thing you know, it’s been weeks since you took photos of anything for yourself. It’s easy to get stuck in a rut trying taking pictures around home, especially whenever you’re working with fun people and getting new material all the time. And just as suddenly as it went away, I have no explanations why inspiration has returned. But it’s here, come in with the fall, and with new ambitions and plans for the seasons ahead.
It’s still too early to talk about anything in particular, but ideally, I’m looking for one or two nonprofit organizations to begin working with. It really means a lot to me to be active in the community. Not just part of it by being a business; but as a direct contributer, in whatever little way I can, to an organization that makes a difference in people’s lives. (If you know of, or are part of, an organization in the Pittsburgh area that could use a dedicated photographer, let me know; I would love to consider it.) More on that as things develop, but it’s something that has been on my mind a lot recently. Hopefully in the upcoming year, you will be seeing a larger focus on nonprofit work and complete photo essays besides my regular work.
In the meantime, I’m taking lots of pictures of autumn leaves and mushrooms and all of the green things turning gold.
See more here.
I’m excited! So much so that I’m not going to bother writing an introduction. May I proudly present: Shell Bailey Photography! Hooray! Now you can see my galleries & buy prints & keep up with my new work all in the same place! I will continue to post here, but that site has RSS feeds for my recently updated & the whatnot if you’d like to get the scoop on things first.
With the new website finally comes Gettysburg pictures. I mentioned how much fun I had, right? And how lovely it was?
My good friend Stephanie, bundled against the wind.
Click on the photo below to see the rest of the set. :)
