The importance of loving what you do…

Michelle is a wonderful example or I should say a-model-example of the importance of loving what you do. When I first met Michelle I was introduced by a friend, who I happen trust in his judgement of people. Michelle had never been on a professional photoshoot, and coming from Puero Rico still had some challenges understanding certain things when communicating in english.

Since I am not fluent in Spanish, as a photographer I knew what I wanted from Michelle but was not always able to tell her. I even had to show her what I wanted before we were clearly understanding one another. I remembered from our first meeting Michelle was able to tell me one important thing, she said “I love taking pictures” and showed off her portfolio shot by her husband. Within an hour in the field Michelle overcame our language barrier, and I know she may have been unsure of some of my instructions, none the less this did not stop Michelle. I want you to understand the three obstacles Michelle overcame, one external and two internal; (1) the language barrier could have eneded our shoot before it began, (2) she was very shy in the beggining, and (3) she had never done a photo shoot out on location before. To add a fourth hurdle Im sure she was a little afraid of what the outcome would be. I was impressed because out of the models I had worked with over the previous four months, Michelle was far more confident, dedicated, and by the way after about 2 hours in the field she was telling me (the photographer) what she thought would be a great shot to try out. Michelle is a working mother of two girls and a wife and I was fortunate to work with her again shortly after our initial shoot. The reason I am sharing the experience I had with Michelle is because I know there are things each of us dream of doing. Perhaps we put them on hold for one reason or another. We may be afraid of what the outcome might be if we try; would we succeed or fail?. I think the confidence Michelle has in herself combined with her -love- for taking photos gave her the ability to make a choice and go for it. Remember this part everything comes down to choices. If you are reading this story, and it brings to mind something you desire to do, Michelle and I would probably say to you “go for it!”. Accepting yourself, your weaknesses and strengths an you have just taken a key step in achieving your goal. Until next time “Be You!”

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