Whats up? Well here I am, curving myself into a new avenue. After being completely obsessed on what the world is doing with photography, I thought I would share my experiences with whom ever wants to learn as well. I've been truly blessed to have the opportunity to learn from others experiences, so I thought it's only fair for me to give back what was freely given to me.
We live in a world of technology today. It's definitely no secret, that's for sure. It's a world filled with instant gratifications, high expectation reward systems, and the ability to move on almost immediately if one is not satisfied. For photographers, this proves to be quite the challenge to live up to. Or so I thought.
I definitely do not consider myself professional, or a high-end photog yet. But I can put my self in the same class as them in another way. Passion, determination, obsession. I know all the greats of All in the world share these traits in common. I believe that I can achieve any level of creativity I want, I just need to find it, and let it free once I do. The reality of this is very true to me, because only a few months ago, I didn't think I had any sort of artistic talent at all. I wasn't aware of any natural talents I had, my mind just hadn't been open to them yet. Isn't it interesting as little as we understand about our minds, that we get to experience new paradigms at almost any given time. A change in beliefs, or new design. Today, I get to explore my mind, creativity, passion, and express myself in any way I want. I would like to share with you some of my motivators, and inspirations.
First off, my biggest motivator, and inspiration is of course my daughter- Faith. She's the most amazing person I've ever met, and continually shows me how to love, and be loved. She shows me how to be truthful, and honest at the most basic levels of life. She shows me how to express what is true to her, and that alone is a gift. For those of you that have not had the pleasure to meet her, she just turned 3, in September.
Secondly, I would like to share with you my photog inspirations. They are not in any specific order, and each has their own specific meaning to me. I would like to first introduce a friend Teegan, who first inspired me to pick up my first camera. She's an amazing person, full of interesting. I would then like to mention the "others".
Teaghan McGinnis - of MSM Photography. A local, youngster who has become quite well established on his own accord...without going to school or anything. He did it because it was his passion. For those of you that know him, we all know he is going to go very far in this industry. Gregory Heisler, Zach Arias, Douglas Sonders, Christopher Albury, and BenI have all been great help in giving me some great new angles to persue. Check them out, they all produce some amazing work!
Anyways, I have wrote enough for my first blog. Hopefully you have found it semi-interesting and will come back at the next post! I will try keep them often enough, with updates on the behind the scenes of some of the upcoming shoots... Like this weeks Spanish Import, Gothic Amberlee, and the big project of the Kill Room shoot.... Very excited for some of the upcoming plans. I really hope I get to shoot some more parties soon! Anyways,
I'll leave you off with one of my favourite pictures I have ever taken. It was also on the first night I ever owned a DSLR, so it truly holds some meaning to me.
Cheers
Chris -
