Thanks so much for replying to my message. I'm kinda freakin out
right now because I have this assignment for school where I have to
photograph a professional artist, whom I have to pay $100. But
anyway, I'm just super nervous and was wondering if you could give
me any pointers. Also, I was wondering how long you've been a
photographer.

--- In SocialFitnessForum@yahoogroups.com, Stuart Goldman
<stugold@...> wrote:
>
> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>