I'm very sorry to hear about your Grandfather and Olet. I know how difficult it can be to fully enjoy the holidays without the ones we love. I am glad you got to take some time to regroup and recoup. I would also like to say that you should definitely not doubt your skills or talent for photography. Even if portrait photography isn't your favorite due to being introverted... there is no doubt you have great skill and talent in that area.

I hope moving forward you don't doubt yourself based on others. Not all clients will be good ones or appreciative of the work that goes into taking the photos and making them after the fact in editing. You should be very confident with yourself and your skills. However, one can still experience burn out and it's human to want to give up sometimes. I am glad you found an inspirational client and some new motivation.

Keep on keeping on and when you feel yourself getting close to burn out... take some time to go take photos of what you want where you like and refresh the art a little for yourself. Take Care Mika and Keep Up the Great Work!