I have been following Scott Bourne on twitter for a few months now; I have been reading his various posts about photography, lighting, equipment, etc. But his recent blog post is more than just photography; he published a blog post that really hit home to me:

Photofocus Blog: “You Think You Got It Bad?”

If you read the blog above great, if not, Scott explains that photographers need to quit complaining about their equipment and their situations. Example: “I only have this 18MP camera, I wish I had the new 21MP”. Of course it’s great to have the newest equipment, but to complain and make excuses will get you nowhere. I can’t explain how crazy it is to read this post from a photographer. I’ve been wrapped up with work and the wedding lately that I’ve not taken the time to really step back and be thankful for all that I have. I have made excuses and complained about some pretty insignificant stuff lately. All in all I hope you take this blog from Scott Bourne like I did. Life is too short to gripe and complain, if you complain about your job, be thankful you have a job thousand don’t!

I am literally writing this to myself, I have really taken things for granted.

I am so thankful for:

So, thanks to my good friend Bryce Buell, and his phenomenal talent; I have been completely enthralled with photography. I have had some amazing opportunities to be his assistant on photo-shoots, of course, thanks to Gabrielle for being a Miss MD. The photography deal has been an interest of mine since I was a kid, I have used old 35mm slr’s that my Father/Grand Father used way back in the day. I have a few photos around the web from some trips I have taken, etc; but nothing compares to the stuff I’ve been involved with lately. The world of fashion photography is another realm to me, I’ve never in a million years thought that I would ever be involved in it. I will still take photos of birds, trees and the like; but that tree is much prettier when you place a beautiful woman in front of it.

I want to make a updated post on this new love of mine, again I owe it to Bryce, he has shared so much with me and I plan on using every piece of it! Be on the lookout for some photo’s, I’ve had the greatest pleasure of photographing Kaitlyn Wozniak and Mae Alexander.

Chad