You know when you have one of those weeks that when you think back on whats happened and what you did, you cant help but smile and think somebody Pinch Me!
So those of you who know me or have followed me long enough to know that I dream of being a photographer. This is something i've been trying to achieve for nearly 4 years now. With all the ups and downs this year and turning 30 i decide that its a case of if i don't do it now i may never do it. So i'm reducing my working hours within my main job in retail and putting more hours into my photography.
Little things happen that at the time you think are almost insignificant and its only later when you realise just how important they are. A chance liking of a picture of FB by a friend led me to Sammie. Meeting someone who has the same passion and drive as you is always such a rare treat and getting to photograph Sammie and help her to achieve her goals and dreams is a great privilege too.
This alone would have made my week great. What happened next floored me and i'm still reeling from it now. When i message someone to ask to photograph them i expect the worst. i am unknown and my body of work is small. The main reason i contact them is to increase both of these key areas. I want to shoot more pictures i want to be know by more people and have models come to me and want to work with me. In order for that to happen i need images to show and impress others. Now asking a SG if they will work with you is the dream , and not in a million years did i think i would have this amazing opportunity. So because of this i can't thank Lucerne enough for agreeing to work with me. I approached the shoot as an experiment as there was some key images i had i mind. Lucerne made it fun and i know we both learnt a lot from our time together.
I'm in the process of going through the near enough 1000 images that i have captured this week and i will share more of Sammie and Lucerne once they are happy with the images and any edits.
4 years ago a week like this was unimaginable...hell 6 months ago its was near enough imaginable but now i feel like i've experience a new drug a wonderfully addictive creative high that i don't ever want to come down from.
To the models, SG's, Hopefuls & any one is willing to pose for anyone I say thank you. You are making someones dream come true. To the photographers - ASK THEM! You never know they might say yes. They did for me, and now theres no stopping me!