A Letter to the Beginning Photographer

To the photographer just starting out,

Keep going.

I remember feeling lost, scared, and completely discouraged.

Scrolling through Instagram, I saw photographers that had mastered their craft and were crushing the game. I would look back at my work and think, "why doesn't mine look like theirs?". The comparison game was real.

Here is the truth that I didn't realize at the time. The photographers I was comparing myself to were 5, 10, sometimes even 20 years into photography. I had just picked up a camera 6 months ago.

No one starts out having mastered their craft. Whether it's editing, posing, social media, or just running a business in general,...it takes time. It takes time to learn & grow.

I contemplated giving up my dream of a photography business more times than I could ever count. No one ever told me that it was a normal part of the learning process to feel discouraged and inadequate.

So I'm here to tell you once again, keep going.

I'm here to help YOU.