Undone Workshop with Meg Bitton and Stacie Turner, Roxbury CT

You know the feeling like you are right on the edge of something, but you are just afraid to make that leap? Thats how I have been feeling. In my quest to get my photography to a new level (while following all the "rules") , I have started to lose touch with what made me start photography to begin with. Shooting for me. Shooting what I want, what I see, what I like. Shooting in a way that makes me feel something. Staying true to myself. Looking within myself instead of at all the talent here on ILP in order to recognize who I am, or who I aspire to become as a photographer. Processing it the way I really would like to (recognizing that often times, what I want it to look like and my level of ability in photoshop don't always see eye to eye). I am not knocking clean processing. Or the rule of thirds. Or getting good exposure. I am entirely referring to when we find ourselves losing our creativity. And not limiting it. At least not all the time.

I learned so many things at Undone. About who I want to be as a photographer. About who I don't want to be. About what moves me. About what I need to do so I can continue to grow, to hone basic skills, to think creatively, to find a style that is true to what makes my heart sing, and will still, obviously, sell. I justlearnedsomuch. And realized for me anyways, that photography is meant to be about the important things in life.

its about..

fleeting moments.

brotherhood

fun

beauty

keeping it simple

curiosity

innocence

and just being in the moment.

The experience was…magical. Meg and Stacie outdid themselves. Each and every participant contributed in a special way and I came home feeling so inspired. And umm…maybe a bit exhausted. But have no fear. That was entirely due to travel. I would happily sit back and watch those two shoot all.day.long.

I.am.Undone (well, actually, I am Canadian, but that just didn't seem to fit) Seriously speaking, if I am not completely undone, at least I know how to open up the buttons on my shirt. Its a start.

Thank you so much, Meg and Stacie for the learning, the tools, the awesome Holga, the gorgeous models and delicious food. The breathtaking locations. And most of all, the inspiration.

Kaijaxx