Me & My 50...
When I made the decision to step away from the photography business & partnership I had with one of my best friends in 2014, I found myself holding a camera and my little 50mm lens. I had a WHOLE LOTTA ideas in my head swirling of new things I wanted to try. New things I wanted to learn. HUGE ideas of the things I wanted to create. The amazing photo shoots I envisioned like I had all the equipment and accessories in the world to make it become reality. And then....I would look down at my sad little bag holding my one little camera body and lone lens. Not even a flash people! "Kellie, HOW can you possibly create or capture these big ideas with just THAT?!....How embarrassed would you be to show up to photograph something and THAT is all you are holding? Seriously?!?" That was the voice I kept hearing in my head. Which quickly shut down, okay crushed and sent me and my pathetic little sad sack of "gear," if you can call it that, into hiding.
It wasn't until I had my AH-HA moment while going through a mentoring program *(will post info on that below) that I got my trusty little NIKON out, charged that battery, took my idea and snapped them photos till my finger bout burnt up. Like seriously. It was 122 degrees that day, we were outside in an open field annnnnnd forgot our water. None the less it was a TON of fun. Even better....the girls I photographed had fun. Suuuuure they're my nieces and weren't going to tell me I nearly gave them heat stroke and my photos sucked. In truth, they actually would tell me that LOL! In TOTAL truth they did love their photos. Even better, so did other people. So I did few more. Then a small family session. Even did one of my nieces weddings. Had a few extra hands on deck helping but ya, I will give myself some props for working those manual setting skills likes nobody's business ;) No flash people, remember. NO.FLASH!
Do I worry what people will think if that's all I'm holding? Not as often as once did. While I admit there are times I'm among some friends with CRAZY ridiculous talent who are in the photography and film industry and I think to myself "Sweet Lord, they'd get a chuckle out of my set up..." followed by "Dear God, I hope they never ask me to shoot anything with them or for them..." lol The reality is, these same people have often complimented my work not knowing what it took or what I didn't have to create it. I'm doing what I do best. Working with what I know, what I have and learning new ways to make great things...
...With just Me&My50 :)
*The mentoring program mentioned above: www.NoahUniversity.com