I made this blog to document my journey with photography. Photography is something I started when I was 16. Initially I used drawing and poetry as an outlet for my emotions, music being a heavy influence. I became part of the community on Deviantart.com, spending alot of time searching artwork, forums and asking for critique. I remember a few of the photographers I followed on there who inspired me to pick up a camera. Lara Jade was a particular favourite and her work is amazing even to this day. I used to sit in awe at her confidence levels as she progressed with models and stylists while I had too many insecurities to do anything public with my art. It wasn't just photography though. I remember a key person who inspired me to write and a key person who inspired me to draw and draw comics inparticularly. In some ways I feel like my imagination has deteriorated over the last few years, I used to dream up concepts that meant something but now I'm usually stumped for ideas or don't have time to follow through with them. I let my lack of confidence hold me back from a career that I would have thoroughly enjoyed and I know this is something many creatives warn against. It still does hold me back, but I'm slowly learning to push through my own boundaries. When I imagine being a photographer I have a fear of becoming one of the hopeless ones, who don't have vision or who fail to deliver. I can't remember the last time I wrote a proper blog! I'm excited to have somewhere to vent again and post about my journey, hopefully it will inspire me to carry on pushing through.
This is how I started out, most of my characters were based on people I knew. I think I called them Eggles? Please note though, I haven't touched a pencil or paint in years. (sorry about the sizing, I am obviously new to this)
And that's it! An insight into my brain and how my imagination began to grow :)
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