SnapShops ended
Saturday night I posted this image to the private SnapShop flickr group (a place for students to submit photos to share and get feedback from me and others). Pardon the grammatical error!:
SnapShops ended.
Saturday night I answered the last camera question and provided feedback on the last photo. And then I closed my final SnapShop course. After 8 years of teaching it was very anti-climatic. I felt like I should be throwing a party or doing something to mark such a big milestone. These were the courses that provided for adoptions and helped our family transition when my husband changed jobs. These were the courses I was able to ‘meet’ students and blog readers from across the globe. These were the courses that I poured so much into for so long. It felt like I should be marking the moment in a significant way.
Instead I logged off my computer, turned off Netflix and went to bed. Running an online business can be so weird. There weren’t physical doors to shut or a sign to hang outside that said “Closed”. Weird is the only word I can find to describe it.
It is a good weird. Seasons change. I like change. I am excited about what is to come…about less time juggling work, homeschool and motherhood. I am also excited about the future of the SnapShop content. I’ll be spending the next month or so finalizing what is to come for that content.
I’ll be announcing what is coming, hopefully next month. I’ll share it here, but I know not everyone reads this little space regularly. If you are interested in getting an email when I have news to announce, you can fill out the form below.
I want to thank all of you that participated in a SnapShop course over the last 8 years. What a gift it has been for me to see your photos and be invited along in your photography journeys. I am so thankful for the stories you have shared with me and the glimpses into your lives. Getting to know you was the very best part of SnapShops!
In honor of my ‘retirement’ I told Chris I would like him to arrange a time for me to get to take a nap with my newborn nephew. Nap with a baby – there isn’t much better 🙂
