Approaching is not an easy task for me. Minutes, no, maybe hours before I’d totally convince myself to go on. Even so, it’s still hard for me as I never stop shaking. Maybe some people could tell from the sound of a trembling voice. However, I love photography so much that even approaching someone would not be difficult for the time being. It’s not just always because sometimes when I decided to make a move the subject I wanted to shoot was longer gone. It’s kind of disappointing but of course, no one to blame but only my stupid personality.
I’ve been loving photography since then. The expressions, the happenings, actually all of them that I wanted to record through photographs. That’s why when the time came to have my own dslr camera I was itching to try it with a person. I was wondering what kind of story that face would tell me. Although, it’s not easy because I’m always afraid to get rejected. I’m still learning and above all else, I’m not a professional photographer yet.
But sorry, my shyness this time was replaced with confidence. In fact, it’s been 2 hours since I was eavesdropping on her. Her smile, even at a distance, was so visible that it’s sparkling like a star above. The way she gazed when those seductive eyes accidentally glimpsed at me made me feel like I was melting. The sun was still high and hot but why did it feel like it was as cold as winter? After hours of convincing myself to approach that woman, it has now become my best experience to model someone in a photograph.
Of course, talking to her was not easy since I could tell that our world was not the same. It was too late already when I knew that she was on TV quite some time ago and I already pulled my confidence to finally ask her to be a model for me just once. I was so happy that despite her pretty face and high maintenance lifestyle; I learned that she was nice and kind, also she was cheerful.
The shoots then started but all I did was request for the kind of poses I wanted. She was the one who projected it without delay. I was embarrassed that she seemed professional in modeling. Every facial expression and every posture she acted were all perfect. I couldn’t ask for more than with a few shots I thought it was enough. Even though when time passed I wanted to shoot more but I decided not to since I didn’t want her to be disturbed or robbed of her happy time at the beach.
The photo shoot ended but even now I still can't believe that I had experienced a perfect model. I’m so overwhelmed that even until now my heart was still in joy. I just forgot to tell her that it was such an honor that she became part of my photography journey.
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Paul was born in Macrohon, Southern Leyte but currently living in Cahayag, San Francisco Southern Leyte. He graduated the course of a BS Mar-E or Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering in 2019. Although writing is his passion so instead of sailing he decided on writing.
He writes occasionally about random stuff he would see in the outside world. He loves to express what he feels through writing because he's not good at speaking personally.
He also writes fictional stories and emotions because he thinks life matters. He is hoping that his words could reach someone who might be feeling down.
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