We all have insecurities. Sometimes they were beat into us as kids on the school yard. Sometimes they were suggested to us again and again by the media, telling us that to be beautiful, we had to buy their product. Sometimes, we settled, or even strove to blend in when our uniqueness was what made us beautiful.
Photographers are no exception. We have our insecurities. Some of us will openly admit that we started taking pictures to avoid having pictures taken of us. And after a while, we forget what it’s like to be on the other side of a fat lens, pointed close to our face, seemingly a microscope magnifying all those insecurities we hide behind the camera. So, once in a while, it’s a healthy thing to have a camera pointed at us, to remember the immense amount of self awareness a camera brings. It’s humbling to feel nervous, to wonder if our smile seemed too fake or if the picture will turn out ok. Sometimes, it’s good to be in the client’s shoes, to trust the photographer, and to remember that beauty is more than a photoshopped body on a magazine.
Thanks to my friend Dan Chen for taking the time out to do a little shoot for me :).
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