“ If you really want to do this, don't create obstacles like this one”, he wrote. Perplexed, I rubbed my eyes and gave the email another read.
“Photography is hard. Equipment is often unimportant. Other are better than you. If you are afraid to be in an educational setting with others, you would be smart to find a new career” he continued.
And there it was- that exact statement I blogged about yesterday. The one I feared hearing- it was as if he read my post before responding to me.
“I'll be happy to take your money, but no amount of talent will help you if you don't have the courage to do something as simple as take a workshop.”
At first I was stunned- I mean who talks to a potential client like this?
As the morning went forward and unrealistic deadlines piled on my desk, I began to really think about this. I figured I had 2 choices-
1. I could shy away and let my emotions become bruised-
or……
2. I could blog about how stupid I felt at first- reply back and blog about how inspired I feel now.
Mark Robert Halper is a successful LA commercial photographer specializing in celebrity portraits. Mark and his-brutally-honest-slap-in-the-face-self are totally AMAZING!!
So Mark, when your right your right… and YOUR right!
One day I’m going to hold my own next to an industry great like you . I am completely inspired and although you may never know this, my weirdness about workshops is over.
I may not have walked away from this as your best friend, but I did walk away with the belief that I will succeed.
