KELLIE OVERHOLT PHOTOGRAPHY

Every photographer has their dream session.

For me, it’s the one that I race home from, practically flying through yellow lights, with a cheesy grin plastered permanently on my face. When I get home, i barely murmur a word to my family because I have to get to my computer as fast as humanly possible. I know without a doubt that I was just witness to something completely magical, and that in and of itself is just enough for me. Even more than that though; I get to relive these insanely beautiful and tender moments that I was lucky enough to witness in the first place AND then document. My Lifestyle Newborn sessions do this for me, and it’s this exact feeling that lets me know I’m doing what I’m meant to do.

I still remember my first newborn session. It wasn’t the worst session in the world, but it certainly didn’t move me or speak to me the way that my lifestyle newborn sessions do. I didn’t know what kind of newborn photographer I wanted to be, so without giving it much thought at all, I decided I was going to be the kind that takes posed photos of infants.

After doing the session, I was just so underwhelmed with my work. I knew this wasn’t how I was supposed to feel. After all this is something I’m supposed to be pouring my soul into, and I just felt very ‘meh’ about it. There was no rush of emotions, and nothing about the session felt magical to me. I’m sure some of it was to blame on my inexperience, but I think a lot of it was that it just didn't seem to fit me. I remember how hard it was for me to come to the realization that it just wasn't working for me. I had a really tough call to make- to accept that I was wrong, and then to swallow the lump in my throat over the amount of money I had spent on props for this style of photography.

Ultimately, it was the right call to make and from that session on, I knew exactly what kind of photographer I was meant to be, and that’s an authentic one. I believe that staying true to myself in this, not only serves me in such a huge way, but also my clients. I pour my heart and soul into every session, and more importantly, I feel it. And when I stop ‘feeling it’, I’ll move on again!

Paul Coelho said “Maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoming everything that isn't really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.” Here’s to un-becoming everything to make way for those dream session feelings!

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