I don't talk about it a whole lot, but I am obsessed with photography. Not only that, but I'm also obsessed with the idea of possibly becoming a photographer. I look at all of these different photo blogs and I'm so intrigued by how talented these photographers are and how beautiful their pictures are. I, of course, was like, "I can't do that, but I really really want to!". The idea of being able to practice this art of photography, really got me excited. But of course, I kept getting in the way of myself.
I came acrossed this post on Naomi Masina's blog and it really hit home with me. Someone once told her that "many of us will choose UNHAPPINES over UNCERTAINTY". That was truly the case with me, I wasn't sure if it was going to even be remotely possible to become a professional photographer, so I got scared and the cycle continues that way. But after reading Omi's post about this, it really occured to me that I would fully regret not trying.
With THAT (allll of that-lol) said, I'm going to commit myself to practicing my (little) photography skills and maybe I can get good enough to do what I love and what I get so excited over, as a profession. Of course I know I can't snap my fingers and be the baddest photographer out there, but I will definitely try my hardest to learn everything I can to be the best that I can.
Wish me luck!
{rina}
Friday, January 9, 2009
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5 comments:
I'm so glad you came to this conclusion! You WILL make this happen! I'm excited to see your work. Love ya mucho!
Word of mouth spreads like WILDFIRE - especially if you start out REALLY cheap for the "practice sessions!! I got SOOOOOO busy that I finally had to put the brakes on!!
That is so true Jen! I'm actually not charging anything...I just really want to practice. But I most definitely need to improve my "equipment" as well. SOOOOO...a tripod, a better flash AND most definitely a better lens is on my wish list :) Love you!
good for you, Rin! you'll never know if you don't try, right? and i know you already hjave MAD SKILLS so why not hone them and just get better and better?! you can practice on me and Allie! i would love for you to take some preggo pics when i'm about 7 months or so. none of this waiting until i pop!! hahaha. i love you!! you're going to ROCK!!
YAY! Go for it! That is so great you want to do it professionally! I totally understand, I feel intimidated sometimes too. Especially if I'm taking pictures with friends that are really good, we take the same photo, and theirs looks 10 times better! You are awesome though, and you can do it.
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