Monday was our first day of class since returning from our 10-day shoots, which meant it was story time. Everyone returned OK minus Megan who came down with a bad case of the flu. No equipment was lost or stolen. Whew.
The class was a chance to hear how everyone dealt with the many things that can happen or evolve while you’re out on assignment. The constant fear and reality of rejection is always big for me. Its the same reason why I’ve never asked a girl out.(Thanks Jenn for taking the initiative.) I can’t tell you how many times I’d drive by a situation and try to talk myself out of stopping. It’s not as if they were going to say no cause everyone in Quartzsite is very warm and welcoming. That didn’t stop my mind from telling me otherwise. Eventually I would get out of the car and strike up a conversation and be thankful I did.
Sometimes all the planning in the world can’t prepare you for the spontaneity of life. Every shooter hits their highs and lows during a shoot. It’s a given. The low came for me on the very first day. It wasn’t justified since at that point I didn’t even have a single frame in the bag. The key for me was to start shooting and a bag of Red Vines. Discouragement can come easy if you’re looking for it. It’s a roller coaster that’ll take you to the highest of highs and darkest of lows. The low serves as a reminder that nothing comes easy. The high tugs at my heart and reminds me instantly why I do this.
I love it.
Even in Quartzsite Naked Paul is one of a kind. He owns a local bookstore and is a must-see for most of the snowbirds who call Quartzsite home for the winter.
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“Discouragement can come easy if you’re looking for it. ”
Truer words were never spoken, nice post!
have you ever looked at the blog unphotographable.com? Michael David Murphy basically just types up what a scene looked like that he didn’t take a photo of. Rather interesting. I definitely do the say thing though, looks like you got some good stuff down there. Nice job!
Thanks guys. AJ, I haven’t. Thanks for the link. I have a laundry list myself of photos I wish I had taken, but never did. I guess it’s like fishing — it always makes for a good story about the one that got away.