As I nearly fell into the mud while making way to the train tracks where most of the shoot was taking place, I quickly realized if the shoes I was wearing became dirty then the entire shoot would be ruined. My gymnastics skills suddenly entered full force as I thrust my body over the massive dirt pit nearly instantly, without allowing a speck of dirt to cling to the shoes that I needed for the partnership.

With the added aesthetic for the photoshoot of three cameras wrapped around my body, I then realized that if I fell, the thousand dollars worth of cameras would fall too. That's when I realized photoshoots can be more difficult than I thought.

I have always had an obsession with the camera—although life seems to get so busy and I never really have time to set aside for curating my creativity and putting my ideas into a video or photography project. While walking along the train tracks and trying to get the perfect shots this past Friday, I was suddenly 1,300 pictures deep, and that's when it was validated that photoshoots really is time-consuming.

The train tracks led us to beautiful fall-colored trees, ancient sculptures, a beautiful wooded area, a running track, and then to the bleachers at the track. By 8 p.m., I was filled with excitement to see what the photos looked like, yet also extremely nervous to edit them within a day and make sure that they would come out to my expectations.

In about 35 hours, the entire process was all made worth it. I sat down last night after an exciting phone call with a friend back at home where I let her know about the experience and felt extremely thankful that the photoshoot and editing were now all completed.

I was mostly excited that I was extremely proud of it. After sitting in a coffee shop the next day for six hours, getting discouraged, and running back to my apartment to look over the editing for another 4 hours, I had accomplished the exact result that I was looking for.

The process was stressful, fun, crazy, and so so exciting, although when it was all completed I felt the amazing feeling I always used to crave from photography.

I have always loved both aspects of photography—as I am content with being in front of the camera or behind the camera. As this shoot happened to be the biggest brand deal I have ever done, I am more than excited to post the photos and show everyone the content I am so proud to have finalized.

Finding time for yourself to do things you have a great interest in is extremely important. I saw myself light up as I watched the sunrise, then set while finding various locations to complete the photoshoot throughout the day. I am happiest while doing things creatively, and being knowledgeable of that and having it proven from this amazing experience, I cannot wait to do it so much more.

And I will make time for it.