Many people feel that photography and especially professional photography is a luxury. And I can understand why people don’t place as high a value on photography as some others. This is a story I wanted to share with you from an overseas photographer who got this letter from one of her clients.

Because you never know when to late is.

July 2nd, 2011

Jeanine -

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.
 

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 – I decided against spending $500+ – which is what I normally spend for portraits and prints with you.. Please know it is not because I don’t value your amazing eye, or how much we love the experience.

That week that I decided to NOT do a session with you, this is how I spent some money.

On the 14th of April this year my sweet Missy cat got sick. She stopped eating and we became worried so took her to the vet. They ran tests but came up with nothing. She got some medication to try help and then we were goign to try more tests after we had seen if the meds would work or not.

On the 17th she came stumbling into my office, I was so scared and freaked out, to me it looked like she had had a stroke. She couldn't use her back legs, she was crying, and I'm sure she was so scared and unsure of what was happening :'(

We rushed her to the vet, who confirmed she had, had a stroke. We had to leave her there for observation and the next day would tell if she was going to make it.

The 18th came and we waited to hear the news. Sadly the vet called and told us she had run more tests and it appeared to be cancer in her intestine. She said the cancer was large and there wasn't anyway of knowing if she would recover with treatment, especially due to the stroke she had had hte night before.

The vet suggested we move forward to help her out of the obvious pain she was feeling. This decision was not one I could come to lightly. Missy was 16 years old and had been with me from the day she was born. When I was 11 my sister had a cat that fell pregnant. My parents agreed that I would be able to keep one of the babies to be my kitty. I was home from school when it all happened. My sisters kitty Cuddles started having her babies. Missy was the 3rd kitty to be born and I remember thinking when she came that she was the one!

She was snow white with dark ears and tail. And so our journay began. for 16 glorious years we loved each other and I know I will love her till my dying day! And will miss her terribly!

To help me cover her medical bills I launched a special for photoshoots. Since then the special has closed but in the next little while I will be sharing blog posts on the shoots I have done and the wonderful people who helped me and Missy through this time.

I hope you enjoy the images.

xx

Tanya