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Kelli P. February 2021

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I really started putting my focus on event photography and 2020 was going to be my first year that I was doing events only.

Then my business went down to zero.

I had to get a roommate and I filed for unemployment. I got a PPP loan and then just picked up a couple of part-time gigs with some friends, you know, admin work to fill in.

The last time I shot an event was early March, 2020. I miss doing what I feel like I was good at.

When I tell people I'm a photographer it really makes me feel confident and proud of what I do. I feel like I am who I am because of what I've been doing the past five years.

I started dating someone during COVID and he has never seen me working full time. And I think my personal fear is that he'll never know me as an event photographer, seeing what I'm passionate about and what I'm good at. I think that's one of the things I've been struggling with.

So being isolated, being able to be home and have home cooked meals and binge watch TV, a slower pace, has been nice for the most part.

But then I miss the excitement. I miss the travel. I miss the nice hotels. I miss the yummy food.

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I really started putting my focus on event photography and 2020 was going to be my first year that I was doing events only.<br /> <br /> Then my business went down to zero.<br /> <br /> I had to get a roommate and I filed for unemployment. I got a PPP loan and then just picked up a couple of part-time gigs with some friends, you know, admin work to fill in.<br /> <br /> The last time I shot an event was early March, 2020. I miss doing what I feel like I was good at.<br /> <br /> When I tell people I'm a photographer it really makes me feel confident and proud of what I do. I feel like I am who I am because of what I've been doing the past five years.<br /> <br /> I started dating someone during COVID and he has never seen me working full time. And I think my personal fear is that he'll never know me as an event photographer, seeing what I'm passionate about and what I'm good at. I think that's one of the things I've been struggling with.<br /> <br /> So being isolated, being able to be home and have home cooked meals and binge watch TV, a slower pace, has been nice for the most part. <br /> <br /> But then I miss the excitement. I miss the travel. I miss the nice hotels. I miss the yummy food.