11/21/2025
These two images right here… they’re the reason I almost cried today.
A few weeks ago, I got a C on my midterm — and it completely gutted me. It made me doubt everything: my eye, my ideas, my style, my ability. It hit way harder than I expected.
Then we had two weeks off from shooting. And instead of rushing, I slowed down.
I treated these concepts like they mattered. I planned them, shot them with intention, edited them carefully, and — wild concept — I actually let myself enjoy the process.
Submitting them this week, I told myself:
“If I don’t get a better review than last time, it’s going to crush me… because I’m genuinely proud of these.”
And then… my instructor’s audio critique played.
And he said these images look like something he’d expect to come across his desk for an actual magazine.
These two portraits — they’re mine. I created that.
Maybe I am meant for this weird, wild little lane I’m carving.
Maybe I do have a shot in this realm.
