04/03/2026
Finally, the end results of a photoshoot I did with my friend last year.
It took me over a year to finish these photos, when it would normally take me no longer than two weeks. This was a shoot I did for myself, to find out if my passion for photography was truly gone, or if there was still something left inside me.
I found my answer when I reviewed the photos on my computer. The passion was still there… but so was the pressure to be perfect. Something I’ve always struggled with in my work. In my eyes, the photos were never good enough. And I felt the same about these.
It wasn’t all bad, but it wasn’t “good enough” for me.
(Mind you, it was the first photoshoot I had done in four years, so why was I so hard on myself?)
Looking back, I realize that this idea of the “perfect picture” is also what made me lose my passion in the first place, even though photography used to be my biggest dream. I had even sold my camera already. (I used my dad’s for this shoot).
Recently, I showed my boyfriend all of my photoshoots. From my very first to my most recent, and I realized something: I was the only one who saw my work as “not good enough.” He encouraged me to give it another try, and that’s what I’ll do.
So I decided to finally finish these photos of my friend, since they had been waiting for over a year. I even felt ashamed about it, that I had been putting them off for so long, but life has been very tough this past year. Without going into too much detail, I lost four family members in one year. At the same time, I was taking care of someone who had been struggling with illness for a long time.
So I’m especially grateful that my dear friend — the one in these photos — has been so patient and understanding. And today, I’m proud to finally share these photo’s of her 🤍
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