Do you want to know what life as a professional photographer is like? I'll tell you a little story to give you an idea.

The name of this story is "scratch disks full."

Long story short, I tried to free up space on my computer yesterday and accidentally deleted my entire Lightroom library. Luckily, I back up all original photos in three different places, as well as all finalized galleries... but not the in-process edited photos. Professional photographer life is re-editing an entire gallery when you originally only had three photos left to edit. Professional photographer life is finding yourself still enjoying the editing process, even though you've done these photos before. Professional photographer life is feeling almost giddy to send them because you actually love your edits more this second time around, and you can't wait for your client to see them.

As I was editing this gallery (the second time), I said to my husband, "Do you want to see one of the most beautiful babies I've ever seen?" He said, "This had better be a photo of one of my children." I turned my computer around and said, "Okay, besides our kids. Look at this baby's eyes! Look at that smile! She is so unbelievably cute." That sweet, smiling baby face ranks up there as one of my favorite photos of all time.  

(Also, I need that incredible floral rug in my own house)

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Photo Style: True-to-Color, Vibrant, Natural, Crisp
Location: Iowa City, IA
Gear: Sony A7IV / Sony GM 35mm 1.4 / Godox V1 w/ Magmod Magbounce
Tags: #iowaphotographer #iowacityphotographer #cedarrapidsphotographer #northlibertyphotographer