Hello 2016!
One way I welcomed the new year was going to see the film, Joy. In short it is about a girl who is forced to lose her passion for creating at a young age in the midst of life's cruel realities. Her childhood self begins to remind her of what she lost and she decides to stop hiding and create once again. This got me thinking about the new year and what I have been holding back. Photography was not a first love. It grew slowly with a film camera in my hand as I photographed my first born in her first year of life. My first love began at a very early age. It came naturally, without force. I was the little girl who begged her mom for those $100 pair of Guess jeans in elementary school. Going into college I longed to work in the world of fashion. Something along the way scared me off. Voices whispered in my ear that I was just a girl from Arkansas who could never make it in the big world of fashion. So I settled for the safe and easy road of Speech Communications. I mean, what in the world was I to do with that major? Well it's pretty safe to say that somehow that useless degree and a Masters later, I have found my calling. And I am beyond grateful for this job as a photographer! But something deep within me is calling out to be heard and seen.
So this is how I have decided to enter into 2016: doing something that scares the shit out of me. I noticed a fashion challenge online this morning as I was scrolling through social media. It is one that I have seen over the years but always dismiss it as too much work and a bit frightening. But this morning the little girl in me whispered to GO FOR IT. So here I am about to embark on a 30 day fashion challenge that I plan to share with all of you. Some of the challenges are quite easy and a few are a bit beyond my idea of comfort (fraying a jean jacket?!!). But the scariest part for me is to actually share it with YOU. To show photos of myself every single day. Ugh. But I am jumping in even if I only get one like (from my mom).
And now I ask you what it is that you are hiding from the world? I do believe that we all lost something as children that were an inherent part to who we were and are today. I encourage you to at least find out what it is and maybe someday have the courage enough to put it out there. Because trust me, it takes courage. As I am writing this my heart is beating out of my chest because I know that I could look foolish and fail. But I owe it to that little girl who walked that runway in Dillards in those tie-dyed Guess jeans truly believing the world was her oyster.
So here's to 2016 and following your dreams! And if you want to join my challenge then here is the information: http://www.whowhatwear.com/30-day-winter-wardrobe-challenge-2016
And follow my journey on instagram: instagram.com/tronephotography
Cheers to all of you,
Misty