There are many people who loved to be photographed and you can find millions of pictures of them on their phone or computers. That is perfectly fine, and I encourage that. I love people who love themselves so much that they crave having permanent artifacts of them being alive in this moment in time. There is something amazing about being able to photograph people and capture their pure and raw beauty. I thrive off of this, I thrive off of experiencing the people that love feeling beautiful and showing off that beauty. I love bringing out that beauty more than they thought could be possible.
Many people ask me why I take so many pictures and how I can be happy not being in many. Don't get me wrong, I love being in pictures. I love having these pieces of metallic paper that portray my life experiences across them. Pictures are truly worth a thousand words and I love being able to show off my life to people without having to tell them about it. Being a photographer does not mean I don't love being in pictures, it just means that I can define my life by the pictures I take as well.
The whole point of photography is to capture the beauty of life in a way that you wouldn't be able to see it originally. Photographers have an eye for this, an eye for capturing life in a way that will always make it beautiful. As a photographer you need to see when people are being their most beautiful. All photographers see beauty clearly. It is something that cannot be covered over when you have the knack, but the hard part is capturing the beautiful.
When people see a camera they become rigid and posed. That is why it is difficult to capture the pure beauty. Many photographers enjoy posed pictures, everyone has their own technique. I prefer candid photos. I prefer photographs in which you can learn something about the person by just looking at them. I like seeing the scars, the imperfections, the person as they truly are. I prefer seeing the love shine through people's faces when they are with their partner. I want to see the unfiltered emotion that people are feeling. I want others to be able to experience that emotion as they are looking at the photos.
I live behind the lends of a camera to be able to people other people's stories. I live behind the lens of a camera to be able to find the beauty in people they may not see for themselves. I live behind the lens of a camera to capture life and the emotions that are felt throughout life. I live behind the lens of the camera so that other people can have permanent memories.
