Either way I neglected to reflect on my recent experience, or should I say the day that was before kryptonite came and did their duty... I digress...
Well, as most of you know, and for those that don't I am adamantly pursuing a career as and/or thespian or model. Now that I reside in the city where you can definitely make it happen, I figured why not, I feel as if I have a natural flair and have been told as well...anyway... prior to yesterday, I was feeling a little discouraged, or should I say more like frustrated with the progress that was going on in regards to the advancement of my career. I of ALL people know that progress can be a slow process, but being the constantly evolving wunderkind that I demand of myself, I can sometimes become consumed by the stagnation.
Being on the grind that I am, consists of me constantly utilizing various networking tools, i.e. word of mouth, publications & of course good ole CRAIGSLIST.... which bought me to my next step in my aspiration. While perusing some posts last week, I came across a guy that was willing to do TFCD which basically equates to that a photographer is willing to shoot photographs for mutual development of the perspective portfolios. Well, seeing as how my portfolio is very limited due to the fact that 1. I just kut all my locs off & 2. My portfolio wasn't that extensive prior to the kut, seeing as how I was only doing strictly modeling, and that was on a hobby type stance.
Now the thing about craigslist, is that you can find something that for the most part correlates with whatever you want to acquire, or provide. In retrospect though, the website succumbs to the simple laws of supply & demand. And in a ravenesque city like Los Angeles, a photographer offering his services for free is a GODsend, especially if you can reply to him before he is bombarded by your counterparts...
In his post, he states that he is a former grad student, who has a passion for photography and is looking to collaborate with those looking to be creative and grow. It was like the post was speaking to ME! :) So I reply, explaining my aspirations, and how I basically left law school in pursuit of it, so any assistance of his would greatly be appreciated. Unlike most posts, he responds and explains how he just applied to law school and recently parted ways with the work force and now he is doing photography in the meantime... He sends me a link to his website, and its nothing spectacular, but I began to think that "well as long as he can get me some headshots so that I could get the ball rolling on my Zen Cards. We speak and the initial energy I get from him is that he is a sincere guy who has a passion for shooting, and wouldn't mind allowing his passion to assist someone else on their grind.
We meet up @ USC and I meet this short Korean guy, from the jump I can tell we'll be kool. He has relaxed swag, personality wise and fashion wise. Throughout the day, we just talk and shoot, talk and shoot. Generally, when I meet someone, I have to get a feel for them, you know, what's appropriate to say, gauge their sense of humor, their comfort with you, the environment, etc. With him, it was totally different. We walked around looking for different shots, and magazines for prospective looks, and as we walked we spoke of hip-hop, family, the pro's and con's of l.a., sports, school, we even spoke of HER and how she loved photography and that I would love for HER to be able to come to a future shoot and just be able to contribute her budding talent to the wealth of creative, progressive energies we were both dispersing. Did I mention he has 23MP camera that shoots HD... I didn't even get to see all the photos, but just from looking at the LCD I could tell they were going to come out dope. I was admittedly a little nervous, as I STILL get anxiety from being in the limelight although I revel in it. Anyway, his mutual noviceness (yeah I may have JUST made that word up...but its my blog :), made it easier to focus on being the co-artists, instead of merely the model. Basically it was just two individuals with common destinations, taking two different routes, but still wise enough to listen to the others way. Thanks B! It just felt good to know that there were other people that I could vibe with, and it was a reminder that GOD will grant you the blessing of mutual intersection, leading to the possibility of a conjunction of paths unifying efforts, whether be work, sports, or LOVE related. It is our responsibility to decide to lean on his favor, or to allow the enemy to convolute our perception with fear and confusion.
As of this VERY moment, I love the idea of this blog, I have long said that I have been looking to attack writing hard, it is a love of mine, that gets neglected, for caution of imperfection, vulnerability, introspection, all minuscule when it comes to the benefits of writing. So if anyone EVER reads this, forgive my shortcomings, my ignorance, my tendency to be impetuous with actions and words, but also triumph in my accomplishment, discoveries...and you know it...CONSTANT EVOLUTION :)
"Tomorrow night is nothing but one long sleepless wrestle with yesterday's omissions and regrets"
William Faulkner-BajanSensation
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