trusting what i see.
emma at breakfast, bbc retreat, cotswalds, january 2010
it’s quite easy for me to trust what they see. there isn’t a lot of thinking involved. i just know when i like something they’ve captured.
but, learning to trust what i see? even when what i see is out of focus, framed askew, soft, but with an edge? when what i see are fragments and hues and reflections? that’s another level of faith entirely.
this next week, i have three “official” photo shoots. THREE. all with beautiful, dynamic subjects. and each, as with everything else, will (hopefully) involve the right mix of light, shadow, a steady hand (or not), some deep breaths, and, most of all, trust in what i see.
it’s the trust in what we see, the surrendering to it, that collides beauty with connection. captures the two merged, and makes it tangible.
oh man. it’s all just one crazy obvious metaphor after another, isn’t it?
sometimes i feel a little slow on the uptake.
(wish me luck?)
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30 January, 2010
good luck, love. if it helps any… i trust your eyes entirely. but i know the insecurity you speak of… i’ve felt it before, which is why i loathe doing photo shoots. but perhaps, like my yoga teacher says… this is the pose i need to step into and breathe into the most. hmmm? you are going to rock. i just know it. xxo
30 January, 2010
I love this picture Lisa x Have a wonderful time on your three shoots, Emma x
30 January, 2010
i so know that insecurity, i feel it every time i have a shoot, every. single. time. but once i start i give myself over to the experience and the trust follows
you are going to create something wonderful because you see beauty. shooting is listening to your heart i think and you do that wonderfully, xox
30 January, 2010
You’ll do wonderful Lisa!
Let your passion be the
force that drives you. It
is when your eyes and your
heart are in sync that your
vision is clear. Good luck!
30 January, 2010
Oh my goodness. If you only knew how often I swoon over the photos you include with your posts. They arrest me. Every single one. (Including this one, above!)
Everything you said about “out of focus, framed askew, soft, but with an edge” is exactly why I love this image.
You are going to be great. Because you are great. And what you see is beauty.
Much love to you as you go!
30 January, 2010
i so trust that you’ll do amazing. i say that because your images capture a certain magic and i have know doubt that will translate to these sessions!
31 January, 2010
All the luck in the world although you need none of it because you are naturally wonderful! xx
31 January, 2010
babe, you have such a great eye that i just *know* all of it is going to have your magic woven through it just simply because you are there, showing up and being fully present.
blowing you kisses over the seas
xxx
31 January, 2010
I am new reader who has fallen in love with your written words, your every woman insecurities and your absolute talent.
Trusting is Knowing….somewhere deep inside every creative soul is a knowing-Trust it!
1 February, 2010
YOU WILL DO AN AMAZING JOB!
GOOD LUCK and Lucky them
xoxoxxo
9 February, 2010
Beautiful photo!