In-Studio Shoot with a Ballet Dancer

A lot of times, when I talk to people about what I do, they express that they wouldn’t be able to do what they love for a living, because eventually it would feel like a job. If this is a concern for you, I am of the opinion that it’s your responsibility to keep tabs on how you’re feeling about what you’re doing and to prevent this “job” feeling from happening.

Firstly, I love what I do. Love it. Seriously. I wouldn’t be running my own photography business if I didn’t thoroughly enjoy it. And every part of it, too, at one point or another. And for anything I don’t enjoy - say, taxes - help can be found by someone who has made THAT their passion and is very, very good at it. Thus creating a whole network of amazing people doing what they do best, allowing the rest of us to do what we do best. t’s a beautiful thing.

Secondly, you have to make sure that your creative muscles are being exercised. Pinterest helps me in that way, as does collaborating with all sorts of different creatives/artists/designers and general awesome people. I’m under a constant influx of inspiration because I’ve set up my environment up in such a way as to support and perpetuate this stream. Further than just being inspired, I set up shoots simply to work on a creative project with really awesome people and do fun, experimental things, like freezing movement.

That’s what this shoot was all about. Our dancer was, Kristin, whom you may remember from my last styled shoot, the vintage carnival. She’s a ballet dancer, has been for years. So my team and I set out to capture her movement. To immortalize it.

A huge THANK YOU goes out to Kristin, Melanie Mae Senecal for hair & make-up, and interns Molly & Hannah.

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