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Aspiring

Someone sent me this amazing note saying that I should take the “aspiring photographer” part of my description down and just put “photographer”.

I was really flattered; but at the same time I was still unsure about doing it. So I debated with myself for a few days.

Then, last night, I did it.

I can’t say that I won’t feel weird about it for awhile, because I do and I will. Besides, I don’t believe there is anything inherently wrong with calling myself aspiring, because I am. I don’t make a living from photography, so I can’t really call it a career. A passionate hobby? A career that I do aspire to? I see myself as aspiring - aspiring to be not only believe that I am a photographer but to be a better photographer than I think I can be. To be better than I was yesterday, and the day before.

But I thought maybe I shouldn’t get so hung up on what I call myself, and maybe I should just put what I most want to be out into the universe and make it happen.

You are a beautiful photographer. Do not let yourself or anyone else tell you differently 

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Okay so I have to start out by saying this is my absolute favorite photo op of ALL TIME, both for how it came out and for the experience. So when I walked up Jared was still talking to the person in front of me, but he was facing me and when they walked away he looked at me like he was so surprised and happy to see me. He kind of held his hands out when I stepped up to him and put his hands on my arms and I just blurted out “Hey you.” Then he said “Hey darlin’, how are you?” I was so shocked that he completely knew who I was that I didn’t respond to that but I told him what I wanted to do for our pose. I asked if he could hug me from behind and he wrapped his arm around me, (and apparently I grabbed his arm although I didn’t realize I had) and he put his face up next to mine. I wanted to touch the beard so I asked if I could put my hand by the side of his face and he nodded with his face still next to mine. Then I put my hand up and his beard was so incredibly soft I can’t even, I got to touch some of the hair too. Then after we took the picture I turned to face him and he rubbed my arms and said “thank you SO MUCH darlin’” I went in for a hug and said “no THANK YOU, your the best.” And he rubbed my back and we held on to each other’s arms before I walked away and it was the most perfect moment ever.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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