Wow. Did anyone imagine that we would be surviving a
pandemic in our lifetime? Double wow. We already have a new normal and probably
can’t expect life to ever go back to what it was just even a few months ago. We
remember we lost several businesses during the Great Recession a decade ago
that have not come back. We hope the same thing does not happen now.
While we have seen stories of selfishness and silly
behavior, the majority of what we see is people helping each other and stepping
up to make positive things happen. We have seen that the essential workers are
maybe not who we thought they were, but we sure do appreciate the effort and
risk they are putting in to help us out. We appreciate the humor we see every
day, on-line and in person, of people dealing with this crisis with grace and
humor. What a great community we are! If we keep up the good work we can get
through this and be even better and stronger on the other side.
We are signing people up for Porch Portraits in Yolo County,
Sacramento, and SoCal, all the places we have photographers. These portraits
are done in your front yard/porch with proper social distancing (a minimum of 8
feet) and masks and hats for the photographers. We sanitize our cars and
equipment after each session and shower and wash our clothes when we get home.
So far, families are in good spirits and eager to talk to
someone new! They all seem to be getting along and finding creative ways to
keep the kids entertained. People have embraced the theme and have included
photos wearing their masks and stretching a tape measure out six feet. We have
taken some pretty fun photos.
Most importantly, as photographers, we feel it is our duty
to help document this unexpected event. We feel we are doing so with no risk to
our clients or our staff and meet the required guidelines provided by the state.
Hopefully, something like this crisis will never happen again and photos will
be valuable as a way to explain the circumstances to future generations. The
loss of life and sickness is devastating. But one positive is families and
neighbors coming together and standing tall.
We hope that, in the future, a big coming out party on 1st
Street will be the way for Woodland to shake away the pandemic and reunite. It
may be a long way off, but it will happen. And we would love to include a
public exhibition of some of these photos to remind us how our families helped
us get through a very heart-rending event in our history.
What do you miss most right now? And what business or event
or product will you miss if it doesn’t survive the next year?
Right now we miss our families. And the whole family
recently became seriously addicted to escape rooms. How sad if they don’t
survive financially. They were actually something the entire clan enjoyed!
What about you?
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