Debra Hall

Thank you

Thank you to Nair Byad & David C Stephens for messaging me on FB and bringing to my attention all the feed back i had received. Please note it was not my intention to be inconsiderate or rude and make some people seem quite angry and negative but I have now read every single response and have taken it all on board. Thank you so very much for taking the time to look through my photos and giving your honest opinions and advice. You have been really great, I really didn't expect so much feedback. I understand a photography business is not all unicorns & rainbows, nothing worth doing is ever easy! x

Thank you, yes being a parent is tough and a skill set i'm still learning one day at a time.

I have to be honest, some of honest comments had really scared me and had quite a negative effect on my confidence. I didn't log back onto photo.net for a while and didn't realise i'd gotten so much more critique and advice until a couple of people have messaged me on FB to respond. I had put so much pressure on myself to 'make it work', i stopped enjoying just taking photos. I'd put my camera down for a little while and then a friend of mine fell pregnant and I offered to take some maternity photos of her and that was the first time i picked up my camera in along while. I really enjoyed the time capturing this special time for her and she cried when she saw the photos, her message to me was 'i have never seen myself like this before, its been so empowering.' I mean, that made me feel so happy to have done that for her. But for now, i am going to keep it as a hobby and just enjoy taking photos again.

Thank you, hopefully I will find a good balance to enjoy both.

Thank you, I will have this looked at and improved.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my photos, I have taken all your comments on board and will put them all to practice going forward.

Thank you, I have along way to go to be able to compete with the best but I am always willing to keep trying & keep improving.

Thank you for your honesty, I know there will be sacrifices to make but when it all starts to take off, it will all be worth it.

Thank you for all your advice & the links, I have many of those 'WTF am I doing' moments.. I will keep trying!

Thank you for all your comments. I was told I couldn't move from that area, so I was backed up to a wall, touching arms with the registrar & rounded by 3 flower girls with white balloons, all very cute but very awkward for me but you were right, you are right, so I have removed the image, next time I will definitely consider cropping out any odd bits. I do need to work on making my images 'pop'.

Hello,<br> I am new to this forum. I work full time as a accounts manager, I'm a wife and mother of a two year old. I am self taught & I have been doing wedding photography part time for a few years now, I have people telling me I'm really good, I should pursuit it full time but I'm my worst critic, always looking at professional photographers wishing my work could look like that. I suppose I'm also comfortable earning a reliable salary every month & scared of taking the leap of faith. I wish I could have more time devoted to photography but working full time makes it seem impossible sometimes.<br><br> I have applied to assist or 2nd shoot for other wedding photographers, just so I can gave some more experience & confidence, learn from professionals but have had no joy.<br><br> I just want to be able to do a job that I absolutely love, be more flexible for my family & be someone my daughter can be proud of.<br><br> I'm looking for some honest opinion's & constructive criticism. Advice most definitely appreciated.<br><br> My website is a bit out dated, so please see the link below to my FB page, it has my most recent work on there. <br><br> https://en-gb.facebook.com/Photography-by-Debra-Brown-222754397774362/ <br><br> Thank you so much, look forward to your response.<br><br> Debra x