Our latest mermaid sessions have been utterly fantastic. Getting my feet wet (ha ha) with underwater photography has been an unyielding and terrifying adventure. But being surrounded by a talented group of models, artists, and friends who have been more than patient and endlessly willing to quite literally jump in with me as I learn and work? Wow. I couldn't ask for more.
I often ask myself how it is that I got so lucky to be surrounded by such a wonderful group of people who continually support me as I grow and who are always willing to help with my experimentation and shenanigans. This project has been no exception to that rule.
I'm still sorting through what we got during our second set of mermaid sessions, and I'm super jazzed for the next round of photos for this project and beyond as my underwater skills develop. I can't wait to share more, and while every trip into the water with my beloved cameras is scary, it's a good kind of scary, because it rattles me out of my normal comfort zone. If you're an artist or a creative-type person of any persuasion, you understand how important it is to find something that challenges you and shakes you out of what you consider normal and safe. For me, that thing is underwater photography. I am taking my profession and my knowledge and (eeeep) my gear into an environment that pushes me past the boundaries of what I've classically been doing, and despite the fact that it is scary, I am so in love with it and scared of it and in awe of it. I want to get better and better at it. Challenge accepted.
GoodNESS. Could I be a luckier girl? I don't think so. Can't wait to see where this adventure takes me!
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