Old Blog: May 2012

In being a photographer, one of the most difficult and daunting trials is identifying and pursuing your style.

Most of us have a "style" from our very first click of the camera. People point it out. Tell you how much they admire it. You feel pretty good about yourself. But then, in your pursuit of learning, you browse more and more images by other people. You start to appreciate the different perspectives and editing styles of others. You think "I want to try that". You try it. You may or may not enjoy the way it turned out. Maybe you didn't do it right. Maybe it's just not you. Maybe you're trying to hard? This is when you start to get lost.

Where did you even start? You wonder.

This was the case of my journey in being a photographer. I know from the beginning, I didn't have it all.

But I had a passion that couldn't be smothered . . . at first.

Then, I started to think "Where do I fit in in this industry? What is my style? What if I'm the only person who thinks I'm any good?".

This, I tell you, is the poison. This is where you lose yourself. You lose your confidence, your passion, your thirst for taking more and more pictures.

As most of you can tell, I posted on my blog much less in the past year or two, than in the previous years.

It was a confidence problem I had. I still took pictures. But it was something I constantly worried about rather than thirsted over.

I think I'm starting to get over that. I think I'm regaining my thirst. I know, without a doubt, this is what I want to do in life. I'm meant to do it.

That being said, get out there, take pictures, EXPERIMENT UNABASHEDLY!

The technology will change. The industry will change. Your style will change. Just roll with it. Your style will still be yours. Just evolved.

Here are a few shots from a recent collaborative shoot I photographed!

Experimental editing, of course.