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| Struggle |
I've been invigorated lately about my passion to capture this life in a photograph. Whether it be an upcoming vacation to the mountains of east Tennessee or the challenge of shooting a wedding in June, I'm thrilled to be behind the lens with real purpose. I'm thankful for the diligence that my "Project 365" has forced upon me, to take a thoughtful photograph every day and share it. However, I sense this passion growing into something so much more. Maybe it is late or maybe the heat of this North Carolina Spring is having an impact, but I know that there is more to this than just a casual shoot in the mountains or a daily post to my personal flickr account.
What if I made this my sole work?
What if I took this as seriously as my "day job"?
What would happen if I was forced to pay the bills with my art?
It is a scary and uncertain thing, but I know that all things are possible when we rely not on ourselves, but on the gifts given to us. No, this isn't my normal style for posting here, but I need to put these thoughts down for myself, certainly for my photography. When will I stop treating this gift as just a hobby that would be nice to get paid to do and focus on making it my reality, my work, my bread? Can I work my other career and successfully pursue professional photography?
Why not, but why?
I believe that I'm good at what I do, my struggle is to convince others of that same truth.
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| Half a man |
I'm preparing for time in the mountains, for time with my wife, my boys, my family. I'm also preparing to go, to seek life, to capture all things created, to tell the story of something other than, something bigger, than myself.
