This has been quite a whirlwind of a year! Just had to get that out before I mention that this is my very first blog post. :) I'm hoping to write more in the new year as I have always loved writing so very much. We'll see where it takes me. I thought I would take a moment and write it all down...all of the amazing things that I have done this year, fears that have been conquered (or still conquering). It has been a year of so many 'firsts'. I adopted two rescue dogs with my boyfriend. I believe they saved me more than I helped save them. I went to my first ever photography workshop this year, followed by a second and in the new year have a few others already lined up. Collaborating and meeting other artists has made me grow so much as an artist but also, and more importantly, as a person. I've come a long way pushing through some pretty debilitating fears. Fear of the unknown, fear of making mistakes in front of others, fear of not being able to impress artists whom I look up to. I'm just gonna say one thing - fear is so dumb. So much wasted energy. Anywho, now when I feel afraid of something, I know I have to do it, tackle whatever it is head on. And I am so at peace afterwards. Just in the last few months I have begun collaborating with other artists, working with models...doing things I had always thought about but kept to myself mostly. There is nothing better than leaving your comfort zone (which I plan to do SO much more of). So many things in the works next year I can barely keep my composure (eek!). I'm going to end it with some pictures, just some very special moments for me over the last 12 months. Happy New Year!
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| Christine, the first model I ever worked with. | |
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| The day I met Sarah Ann Loreth and Dawn |
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| Anna Mills |
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| Angela |
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| Olivia, taken at my 2nd workshop with Brooke Shaden in NYC |
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| one of my favorite self portraits of the year (and the 1st time i was able to conquer the fear of shooting in front of a crowd) |
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