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Year in review

It's been a full year since Megan Soto Photography was officially launched. In the same way it feels with children - I can't believe it's already been a full year and at the same time it has ONLY been one year!

This year was certainly one for growth. I had no idea how much I had to learn when I started this journey. And while I've learned so so so much - I haven't even scraped the surface.  There have been plenty of bumps in the road a long the way - but there have also been several opportunities I would have never even dreamed of. I've met some awesome people and had the pleasure of photographing friends and family. Here are my top 5 memories of my first year in business - in random order - because they are all unique and special in their own right!

 

1.) Having my image selected by Evoking You for their image of the week challenge  - see it here

2.) Booking a session with a family traveling from out of state. You can see their session here

3.) Traveling to California to photograph the Sacred Beginnings retreat. See more from the retreat here

4.) Joining the Public Breastfeeding awareness project and watching the project go completely viral from Huffington Post, to midwifery today and more . See my images from the project here.

See the work of all the talented photographers who participated in 2014 here
Keep an eye out for even bigger and better things with the project coming in 2015!

5.) Watching my St. Patty's day session from 2014 - my first ever official mini session series - go Pintrest crazy! With over 800 pins and this picture even making it to the first image in the search of St. Patrick's day pictures it was awesome to watch! You can pin the session here

 

To everyone who has made this past year what it has been - I cannot thank you enough! You're all amazing and I am so excited to continue to grow in this journey and be trusted with your memories!

 

CHEERS!

The little things

It’s amazing how our minds work. Poor memory certainly serves a purpose - helping us cushion the blow of life’s valleys. But I so wish my memory was better with remembering the many, many peeks. Mommy brain helps us forget how uncomfortable childbirth was, how exhausted we are those first days, weeks, months. Sure we remember - but not in the same way we experienced them. We also remember that our kids were once teeny-tiny. But are always blown away when we see a new baby ‘I can’t believe my kid was ever so small!’ and oh that sweet, sweet baby smell. It’s so easy to take for granted the little things- like wrinkled baby wrists and drool.  Wherever your baby is today, big or small, remember to take moments to pause and take in their uniqueness.