23/03/2020
Saying no is hard, but saying goodbye to someone you love is harder.
I’ve had to cancel and postpone sessions and weddings due to this virus, and Understandably some clients are not happy. But as much as saying “no” is hard, we have to think together as a state and country as to how we can minimise risks to everyone.
Stay at home if you can, avoid the group gatherings and don’t hug, or shake hands etc. often these things happen a lot during sessions, weddings are full of congratulations and hugs and handshakes, and newborn and family sessions see the photographer interacting and holding the baby and helping the parents into poses, tucking in fabric and tucking stray hairs behind their ears etc.
I know having a newborn baby is such a special time and you can’t get those memories back. But if your baby is infected and dies, you can’t get the baby back and sorry this is the harsh reality. I may be perfectly well, but that packet of antibacterial wipes I just picked up before the session to use, the girl behind the counter may have been exposed and has now exposed me. It could come from anywhere.
So as I may not be able to come into your house for a session while your baby is brand new, I can guide you to take some pictures of your newborn yourself, until the time it is safe again.
Family sessions can and have been postponed.
Weddings can be changed to just include a celebrate and a witness and done in a park or open location, you can elope and then later on have the big celebration with family and friends from interstate etc. You can have photos where it’s just the two of you in a beautiful location, and your photographer is always 4m distances away.
But for now, no groups, and no newborns. For what we do today, we will see the effects in a few weeks. Wether we did enough, or wether we didn’t do enough at all only time will tell.
Thanks for reading and Thankyou for your understanding.