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I have switched over to a new blog. You can find my recent work there. The link is below. I will be leaving this blog up for now.

http://www.suzygphotoblog.com/

Love, Laughter and Sweet Family ~ Louisiana Family Photography

I met this wonderful family through one of my wedding couples this year. Matt and Amber were amazing to work with and Matt's family was no different. What a fun, joyful family this is. There is nothing more wonderful than capturing memories for a family where the love shows, from the oldest to the youngest.

Love is Kind ~ Louisiana Family Photography

 One of my sweet families based their session this year off of the following Scripture text. It was a joy to work with them to capture the meaning of it to their family. The one thing we sometimes all need to be reminded of, love {charity} is always kind.

1 Corinthians 13   

 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not charity, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal.   

 ²And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith so that I could remove mountains, but have not charity, I am nothing.  
 ³And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.  
 ⁴Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up; 
 ⁵doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;  
 ⁶rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 
 ⁷beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 
 ⁸Charity never faileth. But whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.  
 ⁹For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.  
 ¹⁰But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 
 ¹¹When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.  
 ¹²For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; but then shall I know, even as also I am known.  

 ¹³And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Thankful.......................

There I was, 25 years old, a mom with a dream, a passion and a 35mm Minolta camera with 3 lenses. I had no idea what true photography was or even where to begin. Google became my best friend, I gave every extra hour I could in my pursuit of knowledge. There were detours, dead ends, cliffs and deep ravines, the road was never easy, it didn't happen over night. To be truthful, I am still learning, still in pursuit of my ever changing idea of excellence. 

Passion will do that to you, it will make you push, struggle, work, and climb with all your might. When you get to a place where you feel like you can see the end in sight, you realize the struggle has made you different, made you stronger, better, a more whole person as well.

The thing about journeys, you never go through them alone. There are always those who are helping to hold you up as you follow your dream. To my never wavering, never changing support, I say Thank You. You let me dream, let me go on this journey of discovery and you cheered me on.

To my husband who has been there through meltdowns and victories, through "I love my camera, I hate my camera" "I think I am getting better, oh never mind I stink", it has been one roller coaster ride, yet you threw your hands up in the air and found the joy in the journey, 

To my sister in heart, Amanda, for listening to me talk about photography and cameras to the point where you knew more than you ever wanted to know about both, for never once questioning if I could be the person I wanted to become and do this job. You never ask how, only when and told me to kick it into gear already because what was I waiting on?

To my memaw for always believing I could, for being that support and strength when I was younger, for helping me to love people through the worst and pray even in the best of times,

To my parents for letting me be my quirky self and loving me anyway, for saying they are proud of me every time they get a chance,

To my boys for the hours you have spent on shoots with me and never complained, for ever hug, kiss, and "you rock mom" you make me a better person, sometimes I wonder how I got so blessed to be your mom,

To my wonderful beautiful clients who took a chance on me and let me capture your tomorrows,  even when, lets face it, I wasn't that good, but you stuck by me and helped me get better every year,

Above all thank you God for giving me the courage when I had lost myself, to follow a dream planted somewhere in my heart, to overcome myself to be able to do this job that allows me to effect a change in the world around me. Each day I get to take a little of the horrible in the world and replace it with beautiful images of wonderful people, and for that moment, the world is right again. That is an amazing thing.

Today I am simple overcome. I am simple Thankful. 

May your each have a blessed Thanksgiving, remembering what truly is important and cherishing that which we sometimes over look for far to long. Family and friends.

Walmart Vs. Target ..............But Why?

If you live in a town like mine, there are lots of choices on places that sell everyday items. Places like Walmart, Target, K-Mart, Dollar General, Family Dollar, and Fred's. I am talking about things like washing powder, soap, shampoo, and even toilet paper. We all go to these different stores or choose to shop at them for different reasons.

When I am on the side of town where Target is, I shop there, when I am closer to Walmart, I shop there, when I don't feel like driving, I go to the dollar store or grocery store that is 2 minutes away.  We all make buying choices based on several different reasons, including, sales, coupons, location, and price. Sometimes, woman, have even been known to make a buying choice based on nothing more than their mood.

We, as consumers, know this is how the world works. Those stores we shop at, know this is how it works. That's why they bring in new products, revamp their layouts, improve customer service, work on pricing, and find ways to pull away from the other stores that sell the exact same thing.


One thing you never see when you open your email as a consumer is an email or message from say, Walmart running you down and being ugly because you went to Target for toilet paper this week. It doesn't happen, it never will. It is not good customer service, it would make them look desperate, and why would they waste energy being negative towards one customer when there are more who need their bright yellow smiley face.

So why do photographers feel it is ok to practice this ugly brand of customer service, customer harassment, and lash out at one time customers?  I wish I had that answer, I wish it didn't happen, but it does. I have been hearing about it recently more and more. It saddens me in my heart. 

Before you get offended that some one went to a different photographer, start with yourself, make sure you didn't push them away. Take it as a challenge to win them back and step up your game. Lashing out at the client or other photographer is not the way to handle a situation such as this. It makes you look small, it makes me sad. I want to encourage, uplift, and enjoy photography and the world of wonderful photographers I meet along the way, I hope you all find it in your hearts to do the same.

Walmart and Target are worth millions, you don't see them being petty and unprincipled...............Now do you?