15/03/2023
Having your photograph can produce a whole range of feelings. Sometimes excitement, nervousness, power, fear, embarrassment and joy, but for me, the process always ends with a feeling of achievement and empowerment. I had some photographs taken by the brilliant The Woman & The Wolf recently. I had been looking forward to getting some new headshots taken, to being in front of the camera and experiencing what my clients feel to have their photograph taken. But the night before I had had very little sleep (and gone are the days of this being the sign of a great night), I'd been up nursing my son most of the night whilst he was teething. I felt tired, exposed and unsure by the time I got there and I realised as I stood in front of the the camera, thoughts racing through my head, that I so often want to feel seen and accepted, but then when I am seen, I want to run and hide. Today was definitely one of those days. Ami The Woman & The Wolf was wonderful and the way she works really helped me relax, especially, on a day that I could have so easily just curled up in bed and shut myself away from the world.
On receiving the photographs I noticed I went from liking the pictures of myself, thinking ‘Ok I don’t look so bad’ to within a few hours looking again and thinking “I bloody these”!! It might sound funny, but I can really see myself in this picture! That feeling when you feel your true essence has been captured - that’s what these photos have given me. Even though on that particular day the easiest thing would have been to run and hide, I didn’t, I stood in front of the camera and I trusted the photographer to help me really show myself. Thank you Ami ###
