Day 345 - Christmas Angel

This is the Christmas Angel from the top of my tree.....in the hallway. (I have a star on the top of my tree in the living room. Yes, I am Katy 2 Christmas trees!)

I thought I'd add a little poem about the Christmas Angel to go with this photo.

A Christmas Angel sent to earth
To make our season bright
To warm each heart and keep us safe
She'll guide us with her light.

A Christmas Angel loved by all
She spreads good will and cheer
The peace and joy she brings to us
We pray will last the year.

~ Charlotte Anselmo ~

Day 344 - Professional Portrait

I was given a call last week from a PR company who I have worked for in the past. They were calling to ask me if I would take some photos for them of a local solicitor. They needed some photos for a press release and had already sent a photographer to take some portraits but the solicitor had been very unhappy with the photos and wanted them doing again. Janet, the solicitor, is someone who I know from my BNI chapter. She used to be a member so it was great to meet up with her again and take her photo. We had a good shoot and I think Janet was happy with my photos. I was pleased with the results and hope this may lead to some further business in the future.

Day 343 - Christmas Cards

My Christmas cards finally arrived today. I decided to use a few photos of my Nativity Scene from last year to make my Christmas cards for this year. I got quite a few made up as I want to send cards out to people who have used Serendipity Photography this year and thank them for supporting me in my first year of business. Although they took ages to arrive I am pleased with them.

Day 342 - Christmas Farmers' Market

A gorgeously sunny but very cold Sunday in Sheffield and time for the quarterly Farmers' Market in Nether Edge. My friend Kim, who runs Sesame (vegetarian and vegan catering), had a stall to sell her Christmas hampers so I went along to support her. It was a great market with loads of local businesses being represented. I got talking to a number who may be good contacts for me and my photography. It was also great to get a little bit of Christmas shopping done...Dad is so easy to buy for when you wander round a Christmas market! I'm not going to say what I bought though because he may read this and then where would the surprise be?!

Day 341 - Flying south for the winter...

We have been getting some of the most amazing sunsets over the last few days. I think it's a mix of the very cold weather and clear skies that we've been getting.
I took this photo from my living room window and loved it when the birds flew past. It looked as though they were heading south to get away from the frozen north!

Day 340 - Dazed and Confused

I've had a really odd week feeling quite low and really tired. I'm not sure what's going on, could just be the time of year. I do think it's partly to do with the fact that I've had my confidence knocked with the other photography company arriving in Sheffield. It's been quite an emotionally draining month and I feel really shattered from it all at the moment. I won't let it stop me though because I can't quite believe that a year ago I was still teaching! This has been an amazing year and I have done so much and have so many ideas of where I want to take Serendipity Photography in 2009.
A cup of tea and a choccy biscuit might just help right now!

Day 339 - Solitary

There have been moments this year when I have found running my own business to be quite a lonely and solitary place. Times when big decisions need to be made or situations occur which I have no knowledge of where to start or how to deal with them. It doesn't happen often but when it does it can feel like the world is a big place.

I went for a wander down to the local park, it was a gorgeous crisp wintry day and I thought these swings would sum up my solitary idea so I pushed one swing to add movement to the photo. It's got quite a spooky and lonely feel to it. I like it!