Of course nothing I do comes gracefully. A big thanks goes to Kayley & my mother for baring with me when I decided I wanted to shoot on the Staten Island Ferry, it required us to go across for testing of the location, being squished up against 100 people on the lookout, pacing up and all around the boat trying to scope some good spots, running through the terminal with 2 minutes to get to the next ferry to return so we weren't late for the shooting. Hahah all in 20 mins. Luckily our second time around, everything went smoothly. Always easier the second time around eh.
While I was in New York I came to a concrete conclusion. Though I always believed that if you work hard enough for something, you'll get it. In New York City "The city of dreams" one might think that that is so far out of reach that it really is "just a dream" I like to go against the odds, and be the exception, whenever I can. So I did what I do best and took a chance. The chance of going to New York, emailing anyone I could, meeting up with everyone I knew there, and enjoying every single second of it, setting up photo shoots, assisting on photo shoots, shooting. Taking it in. Realizing, this isn't impossible? It's totally possible. If I work hard enough. But it sure won't be given to me. I used to think "Someday, someone's just going to see my stuff and say HEY we want you to move to this city and work for us, you're that flippin awesome" ha..haa... doesn't happen. I opened my eyes pretty quick and realized I was dumb for even considering that happens to the hardworking people I admire. You gotta work your butt off and make your own opportunities, they don't get served to your door. I won't even lie that the thought of even tryyyyyyying to set something up in New York didn't scare me, ...it scared the shit out of me! But the only thing I could think of is if it didn't scare me, then its too comfortable. Fear is a good thing, if it doesn't scare you it's not big enough. I think too many of us are too settled in where we are, and only aiming for things that we can see in the distance, instead of taking a shot further than we can see in the horizon.
Model: Andrea @ MUSE Models NYC
Styling & Assisting: Kayley Reed
Moral support & keeping me sane: My mother, Barb.
