Over the last few months I’ve taken a pretty big step back from what I was doing with my photography. This meant not much blogging, no YouTube videos, no marketing and not enough actual shooting. From January 2011 to September 2012 I have pretty much spent all of my free time concentrating on photography, and I finally just felt as if I had hit a wall.

This wall wasn’t a hard stop, where everything became impossible. No, it was more like working everyday, through thick goopy sludge.

Things were still happening, I was still taking action and making progress, but things were taking longer to-do and just weren’t as fun or interesting as they used to be. I lost my focus and I lost my real passion for photography and setting up my business. I probably could have just pushed through it, in the hope that things should have gotten better, and that’s probably what logic would suggest you do. Don’t people say you should never give up on your dreams?

But sometimes you just need to take need a break. Sometimes giving up and stepping away is the absolute best way to find a new perspective on things and to get even better results going forward.

And my 3 month hiatus has been exactly what I needed. I now feel energised and inspired like I did at the very beginning of my journey.

It feels like this is the beginning of the next chapter of Scuffins Photography. I’m fully confident that 2013 will be the best year ever. I have some big things to look forward to, and I have more energy and drive than I’ve ever had before. My goals and aims for 2013 are pretty darn ambitious, but I feel that this is the year to do it in.

So here I am, now coming out of my “photographic hibernation” with new ideas, new energy and a completely new sense of purpose. I have refreshed my brand, my business plan and my entire approach to photography.

I just can’t wait to get out with a camera again, back to shooting weddings this summer, blogging about my experiences and producing some of my best ever work.

Stay tuned….