‘And I pause for a while’ - Pink Floyd
Goodbye March, hello April! Well, what can I say about March other than it is a month we will always remember and not in a good way! The month that most of our day to day lives came to a sudden stop and the world in which we knew changed before us. A month that has brought forward a lot of stress and uncertainty as a small business owner and a month that I can safely say I don’t want to repeat!
I’m still finding it hard to wrap my head around everything that is happening to us on a global scale, how one virus has been able to put a stop to the world, but I do take comfort in knowing that we are all in this together and that when we get to the other side of this we will learn to appreciate the finer things in life again.
Lavender Line Photography Home Edition HQ #StayHome
I know that I for one cant wait for the day that I can return to my beautiful studio, to create new and exciting photography series in the creative space that I have worked hard to make happen, and to finally launch my studio photo shoot sessions, something that was just about to takeoff before lockdown happened. I also cant wait for the first day to step back into my car and drive to my favourite coastal hotspots. I’ve always been a beach girl at heart and am really missing those weekly hits of vitamin sea. I long for that fresh sea air, the sound of the waves rolling in and feeling the sand between my toes. It's little things like this that I will appreciate even more when life gets back to normal, sooner rather than later I hope!
The calming waves of Ballycastle Beach and one of my first North Coast locations to visit after lockdown!
My Portview studio view, a view that I can’t wait to get back to with cup of tea in hand!
Until that time comes I am currently working on two new photography series: my digital download series ‘Home From Home’ which will allow customers to purchase limited edition digital photography prints that can be printed off in the comfort of their home and help adapt to our new rules by adding favourite locations or wish-list destinations to brighten up that home decor. These digital downloads can also be added to all device home-screens as another way to display your digital purchases as new wallpapers.
Introducing my new digital download series ‘Home From Home’, an easy way to change your home decor wall art during lockdown.
The second is a print set series called ‘Take Two’ a series of print sets that will have an exciting compare and contrast theme. I am looking forward to the challenge this series will bring me as a photographer as it means stepping outside of my comfort zone and working with the limited lockdown spaces I have to photograph each day. Who knows where it will take my work!
Introducing the first of my ‘Take Two’ print set series: Honey and The Star
Although I do have these two new photography series to keep busy with (as well as catching up on a lot of editing), I will admit that it is a scary and uncertain time as a self-employed photographer, a time where there is no financial guarantees or big future plans. I just hope that during these next few months I can keep my photography dream alive and encourage people to #StandWithSmall more than ever. If you can help your favourite small businesses in any way right now then please do as each and every sale really does mean the world and is the difference between staying open or having to close down.
#StandWithSmall from Etsy
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Please stay home and stay safe xx
