“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson
This Flagstaff Senior Session was one of my favorites. Have you ever been to an aspen grove when the leaves are golden? If you haven’t, make the time. And by time, I suggest at least two to three hours to just sit and breathe it in. The smell of an aspen grove in the fall is just as mesmerizing as the golden leaves and I can promise you, when you leave, you’ll feel so much more grounded.
Fall is one of the most beautiful times of the year in Flagstaff, but for a portrait photographer, it’s also a time of high stress. Us photographers cannot control Mother Nature, and while I have twenty plus years of data that tells me when the leaves are ‘supposed’ to peak, well, I never really know. So, I usually have a list of about 40 + clients who want to have their family photos, senior portraits or pet photos taken. Add to that, there’s only so much work I can bite off and that is a recipe for stress. So, I use the time in-between session such as this to carve an hour here and there to just breathe it all in.
And y’all, it works like a charm. I have learned to meditate in the past year and I can return to Zen in about ten minutes.
I loved spending the evening with Kaitlyn as we explored the aspen forest. We also did some photos downtown Flagstaff with it’s funky and artistic murals. Love the diversity of images you can create here in our little mountain town.
Congratulations Kaitlyn. Always reach for the stars!
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