It's official!

2010 will be a very exciting year indeed! Full of change, growth, and room for even more growth, allowing me to better serve my past, present, and future clients.
In less than three years, Ana Edwards photography has grown exponentially! It's hard to believe that it was such a short time ago when I literally nailed a sheet to the wall to try my hand at portraits; first, of my daughter, then of her friends, one of which became my first paying client: Maryann Herbert. Then, I felt prepared to do senior portraits for Ben Hardin, whose mother's confidence in me inspired an attempt at portrait photography. Perfectly happy as a hairstylist for 29 years, I had quite by chance discovered what now I believe is my true calling.
I've always enjoyed acquiring new knowledge and skills, and I've always been extremely ambitious: my first salon at 20 years old, my real estate license at age 32, my acquisition of construction skills when I bought my first home and totally renovated it at age 39, my Bachelor's degree in Psychology at age 46 (Cum Laude Honors graduate from G.S.W. :). I'm proud of ALL of those events!
But none took me by as much surprise as the growth of my new business...and passion. It's been an exciting and somewhat stressful struggle, causing a strain at times on my finances (professional photography equipment is WAY more expensive than hairstyling tools!), but I never gave up on reaching that bright light I saw in my dreams. What started with sheets for a background, lit by varying lamps from Lowe's, has grown to a fully equipped studio...completely cluttered and cramped with props.
And so, I proudly announce that by the end of December 2009, Ana Edwards photography will be operating in it's new, more-than-twice-as-big location at 109 Branchview Street (next door to Lee county Glass {same building}, right across from Kidsville and Ace Hardware, off of Hwy. 19) in Leesburg, Georgia. The lease is signed and it's official! We'll have 1800 sq.ft to spread out and have EIGHT permanent backgrounds set up, plus a client area for consultations. There's even a separate room for hairstyling, which I still do 2-3 days a week. The studio will also be available to rent hourly by my fellow photographers.
I thank the Almighty Lord for my blessings, and especially for having blessed me with perseverance when others might have given up the struggle! And I thank my past and present clients for their patience while we suffer through my growing pains together! I hope that it won't be long before Ana Edwards photography is no longer a 'one woman show'...I'll be soon looking for a much needed office assistant to keep me on schedule for a change :)
See ya'll soon! I think we just might need to have an open house party somewhere around the first of the new year!