The Perfect Shot.

       I'll just come out and say it, I hate taking pictures. I can think of a handful of times I have taken a photo and felt like the image was a true reflection of myself. The other 8 million pictures of me are pictures of pure impostors. My face is not that chubby, my nose is not that big, I am taller than that, this outfit is much cuter and so on and so on. These are just the physical lies I feel photos capture. I am also not as cool or confident as these pictures portray.

      No matter how many awesome pictures I take, I always opt to post the ones that make me look a touch awkward. I feel like these ones are the most me. I like all the pictures I share to say “pretty but very liable to trip while walking” because this is truth. On my new journey as a blogger I have had to take every opportunity to take photos so that I have content to share. Whoo has this been hard! Not only do I not like taking pictures, I don’t really like asking people to take pictures of me. For years I have been the girl behind the phone rolling my eyes while trying to get the best angles of my friends. That friend that needs 100 pictures taken everywhere she goes may be annoying, but she is also a genius. Pictures are important! They are the only thing on this planet that can capture an exact moment exactly how it is. Pictures also possess the power to show who you are and who you have the possibly of being.

    

      Moving to New York has given me the opportunity to hang around some pretty dope bloggers and influencers. Taking pictures is a huge part of their day to day life. I learned to admire their confidence and fearlessness. Yes, I referred to the person who asked for pictures as “confident and fearless”. You may be thinking “girl they asked for a picture not slayed Goliath!” For someone as camera shy as me they are brave. They have shown me that you get so much more out of taking pictures then when you don’t take them at all. What’s the worst that could come out of snapping a few pictures when you feel cute or are somewhere cool? 

      That image looking back at you is no façade, everything in that photo is in you. Sure, you may be fake smiling, but let that server as a reminder that you can smile. Yes, you may feel awkward sexy posing, but know you are capable of being sexy. No, that event you’re at may not be that fun, but you are there so make the best of it and flick it up.

    If you have every missed a good photo opt because you feared that people would stare or you couldn’t conjure up the confidence to smile and pose, I challenge you to never let that happen again.

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Xoxo,

Sigourneyb