It’s been a hot tick since my last private event shoot.
I’m going through waves of excitement for shooting people again, and a shimmer of angst from it being my sole responsibility for admin / production / delivery / accounting. The freedom of the day and actually taking the entire cut is invigorating. I’ve forgotten how great it feels, knowing I’ll be providing a service where I’ve executed my creative vision, and not had another entity skim an obscene amount off the top.
I’m thankful for the work as a contractor, and how the lifestyle has given me a greater work ethic, introduced routine and brought a lot of confidence and self-esteem back to my life as a photographer / visual creative. Though as of late, I can’t shake this gnawing feeling of a lack of career growth. That if I chose to, I could just live this Groundhog Day lifestyle perpetually. Alas, I digress, I’ll reflect on this another time.
For now, I look forward to jumping in and shooting my way around the crowds of people taking solace in corporately funded drinks and delicately crafted finger food. What a glorious, crisp blue day to be out. Cheers to more of these to come.