Shooting a Dream
I have always been facinated with photos and photography. I’m amazed at how photographers seem to capture the right moments on pictures. While most girls, when looking at fashion magazines, would dream to have their faces in there and be one of those high fashion models, I on the other hand, think differently. Seeing those photos makes me thinkof how amazing it must have been taking those pictures and capturing the beauty not just of the garment, but as to how the model, the background and all the other elements in that picture compliment in each other. Watching ANTM, and seeing those photographers in action, just wows me in amazement. The only reason why I watch ANTM is to see the photographers and not the models. So I decided to try my hands on photography. Though I never really thought I could since photography is like a really expensive hobby and I don’t even have a decent camera, thanks to my wonderful boyfriend, while listening to me babble about how fun it must have been to have a camera and try photography, on my birthday he surprised me with one of the best gift I have ever received, a canon camera.
Holding on to my camera, I was then thinking that I could immediately get jaw dropping pictures like those in magazines. I was dead wrong. I thought it was easy, but its not. For some reason, I can’t just capture the right image in my head and turn it into a photo. After my first test shots and not liking what I’m seeing, I left my camera in one corner and hardly even touch it after that. I immediately thought photography wasn’t for me and gave up in an instant. After nearly a month of making my camera sit in one corner, my boyfriend couldn’t help but comment. “I thought you would like it. Photography and the camera”, he said. I immediately replied, “I do, I really do. It’s just that…” I wasn’t even done talking when he interrupted me, “Ahh so you’re already giving up. It’s just like you. You start things and just give up. Did you seriously think it was that easy?” I didn’t say a word. It was not because I was angry at him. But it was because he was absilutely right. He always is. It was true. I never did hate photography, I just gave up without trying, thinking that I could never get a good photo. The I realized, it must have not been easy for my him too. He supported me with my dream, even though he never said it out loud. He helped me start and believed that I have the potential to be great otherwise, he would have just shut me down right from the beginning. So to thank him for his support, I started taking pictures again. And this time, I wasn’t discouraged. Even if the pictures I took wasn’t the same as what I wanted it to be, I still liked it. Nothing can be achieved in an instant is what I thought and now I choose to strive harder, practice and learn and maybe, just maybe, I would see the picture that I took in the magazine where I started to dream.
Here’s a peek of a few of my shots. Warning though, these are noob shots (though deep inside I’m really proud of them. LOL) and I know I still have a long way to go with practice and such. Rest assured, I will practice. So enjoy. 
