Ashley,

I am an amateur photographer and suffer from shyness,
so I know well how it can hold you back. My advice is
to learn your craft well enough so that *you* consider
yourself an expert. At the same time, make a study of
how pro photographers work with people as their
subjects (or in a crowded area). Then you can "act
the part" of the pro photographer ("fake it until you
make it"). You might also draw inspiration from
reading about a photographer such as Margaret
Bourke-White, who confessed to being shy except when
she had a camera in her hands. You have to let your
desire to obtain photos supercede your shyness.

Good luck!

Stuart

--- "ashley.klein" <ashley.klein@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone. I joined this forum to help overcome my
> shyness. I've
> been shy for as long as I can remember and it has
> always been a
> problem. I can't give speeches and I have trouble
> meeting new people
> and socializing. It has recently become a very big
> problem. I'm a
> photography student and I feel like my shyness is
> holding me back from
> producing great images. If anyone has advice or
> knows a good book I
> could read, that would be fantastic.
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