Do you really know your worth?

For the past few weeks, I've been speaking to a lot of different people and entrepeneurs and one thing I was constantly asking them was "Do you really know your worth?"

It was crazy to me that so many extremely talented people didn't get their true value.

Too many times in life, when we have a gift or talent, we allow - our opinions of ourselves or what others say, or what we think others will say, or what "they" are doing - to influence the value we put on ourselves.  And MOST of us are guilty of that. Let's face it, sometimes we just don't feel good enough or that we compare.

I remember when I was first starting out with photography, that I would visit a lot of different sites and when I saw the quality of work that was out there, I was like alright let me take myself and my little camera and go park it.  In my mind, there was no way that I could compare with what was out there. But then something really weird started happening.  People liked my work and were hiring me!!!

Blew my mind!

I was receiving requests for weddings, private shoots, family sessions, individual sessions, parties...it was crazy.

I was fortunate enough that enough people saw the value of my photography that I was encouraged to keep going. But I wonder, how many people with different gifts and talents give up before they give themselves a chance because for some insane reason, they didn't think they were good enough.

If  no one ever told you were good enough or if they told you that you were good enough, but you didn't believe them, can I just tell you that you are probably good enough. Lol. Lol. (Forgive me :) I don't know what you do I can't say for sure whether or not you are. But what I will say is 1.Be honest with yourself 2. Give yourself a chance, and 3. Stop waiting for someone to tell you! Encourage yourself.

Interruption

So when shooting out in nature, interruptions are fair game, from the onlookers...

(After dad noticed that I was watching him, he pulled his child away and they kept on going.)












to the animals ...

(I don't quite remember the name of this creature, but while we were shooting on one end of the aisle, we noticed that there was a crowd gathering so naturally, we walked over to see what was going on.  Apparently this is a pregnant -maneater?-.There actually were a few of them, which lead us to wondering where were the males. That's when we learned they mate, then the women eat the males.

Then our impromptu tour guide followed that up with " you know, like in real life."  ha ha ha.
We let that comment slide because he was kind enough to allow the creature to crawl into his hands so I can take a picture. :)


to the tourists that want a picture with the model.

(We were once again minding our own business, when a whole pack of tourists came filing by.  We of course, continue doing what we had to do, when the brave one in the back says "Hey, picture?"

Our gracious model agrees, then he hands me the camera! SMH. Anywho they seemed to enjoy it while the women looked on.  True Story :)





We had it all in one shoot.  All in a day's work I suppose :)

Liquid Pain - Portraits with a Purpose

This session embodies a journey that was filled with pain and disappointments. So during our work together we were able to capture liquid pain.