Today, Memories by Sharon Mallin turns 1 – I had hoped to post about this earlier today but ran into some major PC/technical problems (and a dead home phone line to-boot). But we got there in the end … just before midnight!

It absolutely amazes me that a year ago today I registered this business name and started to build a business from the ground up – with the hope and dream to build a successful portrait photography business.

I am so very thankful to my family and friends for their unconditional love and support over the last year.

I would like to say thank you to the community of photographers I am privileged to know – who have allowed me to bounce questions and ideas off, have given me advice and constructive criticism when required, and are a constant source of inspiration.

I also must acknowledge that I would not be where I am today without the trust of  my clients, who have allowed me to come into their lives if only for an hour or two, to capture memories of their families. My favourite photography quote is one by Sandra Edwards: “A photograph is not only a reflection of people. It is a reflection of compassion, love and memories of good times”. I feel privileged to be able to do something that I love, in the hope that the memories it creates for clients can last a lifetime. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

And last but definitely not least … the three people I need to thank the most is my darling husband Jonathan, and my two children (Ben and Jessica). ‘Mummy’ has spent many-a-weekend off at photo shoots and many more hours in front of the computer working over this last year. Their sacrifice, love and total support has allowed me to pursue this dream, and for that I will always be thankful.

2009 has been a wonderful year and I am very excited to see what next year has in stall.

Here is a collation of the sneak peek images that have been blogged for clients over the last year.

(Please note – this is an automatically generated collation. The placement of each little thumbnail is random).

And finally, I will leave you with a slideshow of some of the sneak peek images from this year. Make sure your speakers are on!

Thankyou from the bottom of my heart.
xo