Do what you love; and do it often.

I recently watched a small video from a workshop on CreativeLive(awesome site), run by a renown food photography, Penny De Los Santos. The question she was asking her students as she finished the last day of her workshop was,


"If you're not doing what you love, why not?"





Sometimes the only things standing between our goals and aspirations are ourselves. Instead of looking at something and asking "why", I now try to ask "why not". Fear of failure was something that held me back from putting my photography out there to be seen by the masses. What if it wasn't good enough? What if everyone hated it? But not once did I ask myself, so what if they hate it? Or better yet, what if I actually succeed and my clients love the results?

Moving forward with my photography business has been a huge leap of faith for me, forcing me to push past my comfort zone, believe in my creative eye, and trusting that I can capture moments that my clients will absolutely love. It has been so much more exciting and rewarding than I ever imagined, and I am loving the process, mistakes and all. Each new session I feel stronger in my skills, my confidence grows, and I feel content that I am doing what I love, and not for anyone but myself.

Loving the entire process, good and bad is what it is all about.