The Art & Soul Show - Photography Podcast for Newborn and Family Photographers
Is This Mine to Carry?
March 25, 20268 min · 1,288 words
Show notes
“We carry so much that was never ours to begin with.” Photographers are natural caretakers. We carry emotions, expectations, tension, family dynamics, weather, naps, meltdowns, and even outcomes we cannot control. And without realizing it, we start walking around with armfuls of things that were never ours to hold. In this episode, I share the question that changed everything for me: Is this mine to carry?
Highlighted moments
We are professional carriers and I don't just mean carrying lenses and light stands and props and a newborn beanbag that makes you question your life choices every time you haul it up a staircase. I mean carrying everything.
“And instead of just holding space for it, instead of saying, Hey, don't worry, I've got this. Let's just breathe. I absorbed it.”
“Their decision is about them. Their budget. Their preferences. Their priorities. You don't know the full story.”
“And you know what is mine to carry? My integrity. My consistency. My creativity. My creativity. The energy that I bring to a session. And the way I care for people when they're in front of my lens. That's it. That's mine. Everything else. Not mine.”
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