05/29/2026
It's been far too long since I've captured a good sunset. 🌅
It's also been too long since I've posted on social media.
One mistake I made as a photographer was following far too many other photographers.
Why is that a problem you ask? Comparison... Every time I would log on to my social media my feed was full of amazing photographers with beautiful images that I would constantly compare myself to.
I was bombard upon every log in with photography content and it became very overwhelming.
I took a break from absorbing content and went through my old work and I fell in love with my own work again. I am not a bad photographer at all, but I am not a confident person.
You can see where the problem is. My loved ones are probably gonna laugh at this one because they have been encouraging me and telling me I am too hard on myself, which is completely true. I am a bit of a perfectionist and I always feel like I could do better. I would watch these confident photographers make content and would get so depressed because they were getting their name out there, they were taking such beautiful photos, their business was growing while mine stayed small.
My photos are not the problem I am. I'm just a scared little girl trying to run a big girl business. I am still scared to make phone calls, and to my own demise I think everyone hates me lol. I never understood how people could just not care if someone didn't like them. People pleasing is such a kill joy.
I tried for so long to hide this side of myself because I was told if you are not confident in yourself, why would anyone else have confidence in you. I was trying to fake it till I made it. Well after 4 years of business, I am tired of trying to be a perfectionist. I am embracing the fact that I may say something stupid and go home and overthink about it. I may make a fool of myself, and I don't have all the answers. Here's to messy me 2026
Thanks for attending this Ted Talk. 😆😆
Now if you wanna give me a confidence boost, book a session 🥰
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