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So here goes.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
For years now my partner, Jenn, has been after me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou should be blogging and sharing your knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I usually rolled my eyes. I didn\u2019t want to be THAT guy. I had seen countless of them and wasn’t sure I wanted to be one. Someone with a catchy pitch who, it seemed, spent more time making money off other photographers than they did practicing their craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I didn’t want to be THAT guy. I had seen countless of them and wasn’t sure I wanted to be one.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Cue Imposter Syndrome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
I once told a friend that I didn\u2019t want to be seen as an expert, as someone whose chief interest was trying to take from our profession more than give. But I also had this other little nagging fear, one I never shared with anyone: that holding yourself up as an expert left yourself wide open to criticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cue the Imposter Syndrome, cue the fear of failure, send in the looming meltdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imposter Syndrome is something I think nearly every creative who makes a living from their talent suffers from in their career (or even if it\u2019s just a side gig!). It can be a topic to talk about just in itself, so more about that later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For now, all I really want to do is introduce myself, and start something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I’m Cody.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
I’m a full-time wedding photographer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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I make a living at it, I\u2019ve worked hard at it, continue to work hard at it, and I love it. I mean I really love it. It took me a while to discover it was what I should be doing with my life, but now I can\u2019t imagine doing anything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, unless Nat Geo comes calling anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just recently I was on a road trip for a wedding and getting lots of what I call CWT: Contemplative Windshield Time. For me it\u2019s one of the luxuries of travel by car. Anyway, in the midst of this CWT, I began to think about Jenn\u2019s advice, and my future, and how I enjoy teaching and helping others, and just how in the world I would ever go about doing that without portraying myself as an expert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then it hit me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I don\u2019t have to be The Expert to share. I can just share. And just maybe I can create a community, or help someone move forward, or maybe, oh wow\u2026inspire someone? Me?<\/p>\nC\/O ‘Contemplative Windshield Time’<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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\nMe in my natural habitat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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There are a thousand different ways to make a living as a photographer out there, and mine is just one of them. But, it works for me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It might work for you, too. Or at least bits and pieces of it. You get to choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I really don\u2019t know exactly where all this is going, but I believe in it. Just like you’re reading this, I\u2019m starting a journey. Down the road I can see articles, and videos, and podcasts, and who knows what else. It\u2019s an idea evolving and growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They say (who are \u201cthey\u201d anyway?) every journey starts with a single step. This is mine. I hope it can help be yours as well. And if you are here, that means you get to travel along from the start and be a part of building it. Maybe even get some side benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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