{"id":2373,"date":"2012-01-04T18:55:14","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T18:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kaeleedenise.com\/blog\/?p=2373"},"modified":"2012-01-04T18:55:14","modified_gmt":"2012-01-04T18:55:14","slug":"photos-are-more-than-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaeleedenise.com\/blog\/photos-are-more-than-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos are more than Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fototails <\/a>shared this letter from a client- prepare to have tears.<\/p>\n

What a wonderful point it makes.
\n——————————-<\/p>\n

July 2nd, 2011<\/p>\n

Jeanine – <\/p>\n

Today I am writing for a couple of reasons. I have some quiet time at the moment and need to get a couple of things off my mind. I will leave this for my husband to deliver to you when he is ready.<\/p>\n

You photographed my wedding, you photographed my first pregnancy and my first baby. I contacted you awhile back to photograph my 2nd child and family. After getting prices and realizing I would want all of the pictures as we love your work \u2013 I decided against spending $500+ \u2013 which is what I normally spend for portraits and prints with you.. Please know it is not because I don\u2019t value your amazing eye, or how much we love the experience.<\/p>\n

That week that I decided to NOT do a session with you, this is how I spent some money.<\/p>\n

On Sunday I called and cancelled our session. Monday I went out and got my hair cut ($39+tip), and colored ($65), Thursday I had my nails done ($24), my family went out to dinner at a somewhat expensive restaurant for no particular reason costing us $79 + tip. This was just 4 days since canceling our session, already totaling over $200 for un necessary things. My nails only lasted about 2 weeks, my hair is gone, and seven weeks passed when I got the phone call from our doctor. It was not something I expected and the cancer has spread very quickly. I will be leaving my husband, my 6 year old girl and my now 2 year old \u2013 not by choice. It is very hard for me to talk about it which is why I need to write you.<\/p>\n

I watch your Facebook page and your posts about the value of a photo and if I could give back all of those things that I purchased this few weeks after I cancelled my session with you, knowing what I know now, and have that session, well\u2026 I would do it in a heartbeat. <\/p>\n

Now my time is done and there are no more chances for me. The next time someone cancels a session \u2013 my wish is that you forward this letter to them. Time is fragile, it is gone before you know you had it. If you charged $200 for one print it wouldn\u2019t be enough for what it is actually worth. I cringe to think that my priorities were a manicure over a memory to pass onto my babies and husband.<\/p>\n

My love and thanks for what you have given us from past photos. I am so sorry that I did not see it as more than paper until now.<\/p>\n

Karen L.<\/p>\n

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