And the funny thing is, I had been praying for a friend like her for almost a year. I was done with school, out of the "photo niche" and just trying to make things happen for my business on my own. She was exactly what I needed: inspiration, a willingness to work hard and shoot more, motivation and most importantly, friendship. I love this girl - I mean, she laughs at my jokes. What more could I ask for?!
We had been trying to get together to shoot for the better part of the summer and finally, it happened! She shot me first, and those images can be found on the awesomeness that is hannahhitchcock.com. I adore every image she shot of me because they are REAL. She brings out the best in her subjects and makes you feel like you're the next America's Next Top Model. Like for real, just go audition straight from the shoot and you'll for sure make it ;)
The best part of shooting fellow photographers is that you allow each other to just do your thing. You trust the other person's judgement (they do possess the ability to make you look good or else you wouldn't be there, right?) and there's a freedom to be brave and honest found in those few hours that you really can't put into words. You can just be, which actually, is an even better gift than the photographs themselves.
xoxo,
syd.
sydnee@sydneebickett.com
