About this time last year, I decided that photography was something I wanted to pursue further. I have always enjoyed taking photos (and I'm one of those people that likes to be good at everything), so I started on this journey of learning.
By the beginning of this year, I was feeling pretty discouraged and burned out. I had reached the point where I dreaded picking up my camera. I was putting so much pressure on myself to be the best right then, that I was blinded to how much progress I had already made. I was so focused on getting perfect shots, that I wasn't enjoying the process.
Around this time, I saw that Alexa was offering mentoring sessions, and despite feeling like it would be completely hopeless, I went for it. And it was so great!
Alexa introduced me to prisms, plastic baggies, and everything in between. She talked about practice and experimenting and then I got to watch her in action. It was the little push I needed to pick up the camera again, let go of my ridiculous expectations, and just enjoy the moment.
So lately, I've been doing a lot of playing. More often than not, I have a million pictures of cats and fields and experiments gone wrong, but then I get these gems in there too, and they make it worth it.
