For a few days I asked myself the very same thing. I logged
onto Facebook one night to find a message informing me that my photography site
had been shut down by this darling lady we’ll refer to as “Amy”. My mind
automatically went to why. Why would someone report my little photography site?
I played through every scenario I could think of. I knew for a fact that there
wasn’t anything half way indecent. Plus I’ve never said anything that could be
interpreted or misconstrued as offensive. And what other reasons would Facebook
have for shutting me down?
Then it hit me. Under Amy’s name it listed her email
address. And I will totally admit that my heart sank. (In order to not create
any more drama or anything like that, I won’t name her actual email address.)
Her email address eluded to her company name… so I googled her. Again, my heart
just broke. Now I know what you’re thinking. “Victoria should have looked it up
before deciding to name her business.” Oh but I did. Her business name is not
“Fearfully & Wonderfully Made Photography” though it is some variation of
the name.
So I contacted her. I explained how when I was praying about
starting a business God truly laid this name right in front of me. How God had
inspired it totally and completely. How all I wanted to do was create memories
and show each and every one of my clients that they were specifically
handcrafted by God; they were fearfully and wonderfully made.
Long story short, I was left with a dilemma. I could either
fight her, and get a friend of mine who is a lawyer to help me research and try
to get my site back, or I could give in, change my name, and lose all the
progress I had made the very first year. As our correspondence went on, she
continued to belittle me and I continued to lose hope. Starting this business
was something I knew was of God. But she was making me question it in every way
possible.
To say that I was heartbroken was quite an understatement.
But after I prayed, thought about it logically, prayed again, called her a few
names, and prayed some more it was obvious what I had to do. I wiped my tears,
and created Victoria Rene’ Photography.
I’d love to say now that I’m completely over it all. But I’m
not. It still really upsets me to think about it. It’s been difficult to get an
entirely new business up and running, as it’s definitely harder the second time
around. So here I am hoping that Victoria Rene’ Photography will one day live
up to and surpass what Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Photography once was.
If
you’d like to help me in making this dream come true, head on over and “like”
my new page :) There’s next to nothing up just yet, but there
will be soon!
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