Stepping Outside of My Comfort Zone
Creativity crosses over from one artistic endeavor to another sometimes. Once upon a time, I took ballet classes. For quite a long time. I even taught students and choreographed pieces.
How does that fit into this story?
An online friend of mine (from the Google+ days), contacted me to ask me if I would take dance photos in Chicago with her daughter. First, I laughed and said, you know I don’t do portraits, right?
Of course, she knew. She had been a fan of my architectural work and was looking for something different for her daughter’s dance photos.
Different is my thing. Or at least I try to make what I do unique in some way. Not the typical if I can help it.
So, I agreed. I was so nervous. Buildings. Easy. People? Not so much for me. The three things I had going for me? My knowledge of the area we were meeting up, my ability to create interesting images with and of architecture, and my…
