Well. I've been considering changing my direction a little. Not that I don't enjoy photographing everyone I'm already photographing... but I really am lacking the "rewarding" aspect of my job. I started it as a hobby - and really truly enjoyed photographing whatever I was into, but recently... have been feeling like I need to contribute to other peoples happiness in a way that other photographers may not be. 

A great photographer and a very good friend of mine, Julia Holman of Julia Christopher Photography brought me to a site that has touched my heart and made me want to lend my ability to the organization, http://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.com

If you have never been to this site, please know that it contains very disturbing images and is very hard to look at. For me, maybe because I was pregnant, but mostly because I understand the pain of a miscarriage and losing a child that I'd not yet known- it caused me to have nightmares for some time. 

The organization is for people who are pregnant and find out that they are either going to miscarry or are told that their unborn child has a fatal disease in which they may be either still born or may not live long after their birth. This organization is full of photographers like Julia and myself that work as professional photographers, that are on call to local hospitals for parents in situations like this that would like to have their baby photographed and/or would like to be photographed with their baby. Sometimes these babies are alive, but most often the child has already passed.

The images are made usually in the hospital when the baby is born or the mother has miscarried and passed the fetus.

To some, this may seem morbid and troubling... but for the people who request such photographs, the images are priceless and seem to help the parents deal with the passing of their child. 

I have not yet joined this organization, but with time and perhaps with a joint effort with other professional photographers, I think this can be a wonderful thing for our area hospitals.

I just think it's time I do something with my business that is a blessing not only to myself, but to anyone that I could help.