Starting afresh

Last week, I made a huge step in my career and left my job to pursue photography as my full-time profession. I have given myself no choice but to throw myself wholly and wholeheartedly into my career and although it is most possibly the scariest thing I have ever done, I feel genuinely inspired, excited and thrilled by what's to come.<br /><br />I stifled my passion to get on with my day job and my life, and in the process I broke my own heart. And in one week I already feel as if I am returning to my former self, by allowing myself to cave in to the bursts of inspiration and opportunities to shoot that I have ignored for so long. <b>And it feels amazing.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>THIS WEEK IN PICTURES</b></div><br /><img src="http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z338/dismantlerepair_storage2/blossomsnow_zps9bdcf146.jpg" width="650" /><br /><br />Yesterday morning, we woke up to snow. Again. At the end of March. I knew immediately I wanted to go out and shoot in it, and despite my brain's urges to stay at home, be lazy and watch TV, I took the burst of inspiration and ran with it, and for that I couldn't be happier.<br /><br /><img src="http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z338/dismantlerepair_storage2/IMG_0058_zps337a149a.jpg" width="650" /><br /><br />On Wednesday, my sister showed me my self-portrait portfolio full of sad and sombre faces and challenged me to try something new: a picture of me smiling. Challenge accepted!<br /><br /><img src="http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z338/dismantlerepair_storage2/_MG_5233_zpse52c862a.jpg" width="650" /><br /><br />Kaytii, a local photographer, offered to help me out if I was ever after someone to shoot with, so I took her up on her offer and shot a little portrait session with her earlier in the week. She was absolutely lovely and as always, it is a pleasure to meet and socialise with other photographers - it makes me realise I am not alone in this madness! ♥ <br /><br /><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fdismantlerepair-photo.blogspot.co.uk%2F2013%2F03%2Fstarting-afresh.html&send=false&layout=standard&width=450&show_faces=false&font=arial&colorscheme=light&action=like&height=35&appId=112365025537572" style="border: none; height: 35px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe>

Starting afresh

Last week, I made a huge step in my career and left my job to pursue photography as my full-time profession. I have given myself no choice b...

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