Comments on: Free of Fears

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 01:50:24 +0000

I can’t figure out how you manage to do these shoots on your own and I’ve seen you on cL! Your images always inspire me to try but I just can’t wrap my head around the how. I think I need to overcome the fear of effing it all up and just try. Get out there, give it a go. Come up with a crazy idea and just do everything I can to rock it. But it’s that fear… funny thing. Even when you know it’s fictional. It’s still a strong force. Wish me luck! I gotta try. working on personal projects is so fulfilling and often not really meant to involve anyone else… *shrugs shoulders*
Maybe I’ll figure it out!

By: Sydney Paige Richardson

Sydney Paige Richardson — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 22:39:59 +0000

I keep making goals to photograph myself. A self portrait.

But that’s my fear.

Seeing myself.

I hope to overcome that.

Thank you for a beautiful post.

By: Mira

Mira — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 22:31:56 +0000

Oh! Brooke! As always a wonderful post! I think that achieving desirable we rise to a higher stage. Achieving desirable, conquering his fear, we climb on TWO levels!!!!!! Already working on my list. Sending you light and love from Russia.

By: Paulo Alexandre Carvalho

Paulo Alexandre Carvalho — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 21:53:43 +0000

In reply to Scheila Maria. E de repente, vejo uma mensagem em português! Que giro! Mas Scheila, não sei se a Brooke entenderá! :)

By: Paulo Alexandre Carvalho

Paulo Alexandre Carvalho — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 21:48:56 +0000

In reply to Tea. Hi Tea! I saw your work and I really enjoyed it. My favorite is the "the last song". It is normal to be afraid! I also had and is part of our path as humans. In the past, the fear knocked me, but not now. I learned to deal with fears and overcome them. You do well to continue to submit your work and shooting around in your home. Sometimes we may even seem silly and awkward, but we are also, happy. Congratulations!

By: Stephanie Studer

Stephanie Studer — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 21:43:41 +0000

I shoot food/still life/products and your work speaks to me…loved this.

I have quite a long list since I have been mostly teaching myself, so this will be interesting. thank you!

By: Paulo Alexandre Carvalho

Paulo Alexandre Carvalho — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 21:43:04 +0000

Hi Brooke! Great post today! You’re right when you say that fear stopping us from doing the most things. For a long time I let the fears knocked me down. And that prevented me from progressing. In fact, we have to leave the comfort zone. From the moment I left the fears behind, I have progressed. I also do not intend to be the best, because the pleasure is not being better, but enjoy this path of learning. And I am loving it! I already worked with flash and I have 1 Speedlight and 2 strobes, but lately, I do not have used them. I have not felt this need, and to tell the truth, in this type of fine art, I also do not really like. Wish you a great and beautiful weekend.

By: Julie Shi

Julie Shi — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 17:30:47 +0000

Many thanks for your timely post. I’ve been traveling down that hole for many years only to discover this truth a few days ago.

I’m in process of using my photography in an art journal to feat these fears; one, the fear of breaking rules. What’s so interesting for me is that when I was attending Pasadena City College for photography (film only days), I received gallery awards for my photography of ‘coloring outside of the lines’. I always broke the ‘rules’ even in classes where the prof was a ‘purist’. The rule breaker in me went back to being a 5 year old and having my mom pull me out of ballet because I wasn’t following the rules, rather, I was creating my own creative steps. Then, one day, I started following the rules as I finally listened to those around me.

So, now to continue down the rabbit hole, I will tackle one fear at a time while learning to stay true to who I am and not what I think others want me to be.

By: brookeshaden

brookeshaden — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 15:13:20 +0000

In reply to Tom Newforge. You are so totally ON! I can't wait :)

By: Jen Sulak Pink Light Images

Jen Sulak Pink Light Images — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 15:12:58 +0000

Most of my fears regarding my craft has been people relations….
-Am i good enough?
-What if they don’t like it
-will ANYONE like it.

and then I just added my new one to do the teaching….in which I am pursuing….if only to get better at relations/ relating/inspiring on new levels. I was telling Brian Demint yesterday – the main reason I am pursuing it is because I’m tired of just “taking” all the time. It is not that I’m only taking…but I wanted to give back to creatives on a grander scale. To realize that I don’t always have the ideas – but want to help others unlock THEIR ideas! )and dreams, and passions, and stories)

That, to me, is a huge responsibility and pretty scary!

As for off camera lighting….the only place i REALLY don’t care for it is at weddings…but I have to use it. all.the.time. But what I’ve come to realize is that I just like minimal equipment. I learned a lot about it, I just don’t use it unless I have to. 🙂

Love!