Christine would run a race or finish a triathlon and she would later show me the pictures that the professional had taken. Surely, I thought to myself, I can do better. It turns out that I could.
I became tired of paying so-called professionals for images that were blown-out and poorly composed. Surely, I thought to myself, I can do better. It turns out that I could.
When Mr Cooper asked me to make the images for his new website, I thought to myself, I can do this too. It turned out that I could do this too.
I’m not sure if I wish I were a professional photographer, but I’m increasingly confident that I have the technical skills to pull it off if I ever want to. The mastery, though, would come with much needed improvements in posing and communication with the subjects of my images, where I continue to fall woefully short of my own expectations.
I’m still learning how to do that as a therapist too.
