Amanda Jouppi Photography

It’s January 2nd and I still haven’t taken a “perfect” or a “good” photo of my Christmas tree.  I have a few of the tree before ornaments but I don’t have one of my decorated tree, a tree that I really liked this year.  For a while it was because I didn’t have all the ornaments on, then it was more about waiting for a new photo print in an existing frame near the tree, then there was the clutter, and also issues with wanting the lighting to be perfect.  Anyway, I did enjoy my tree even though I didn’t really do it photographic justice (maybe it’s not too late).  It certainly doesn’t look like a magazine photo or even something that I would typically think of posting on my blog.  My goal for 2013 is to not let the perfect be the enemy of the good, for photography and life in general.  Changes are coming this coming year!  My “baby” will be starting kindergarden in the fall and I will be taking a class, a nursing refresher course to update myself in the latest in nursing practice and brush up on my skills and knowledge prior to returning to work as a nurse.  I do miss it, a lot.  I’m not sure how many photo sessions I’ll be able to take this year, but look forward to photography in the coming year.  Thank you for reading and joining me on here.  I’m planning on more frequent, more candid blog posts that likely won’t be “perfect” in the coming year.  Happy New Year!!

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