professionalish

i know most of you will find this hard to believe but i don’t consider myself a professional photographer. that’s not false modesty. i’ve watched true professionals walk into my house hauling suitcases full of equipment and create perfectly composed perfectly lit photos in every conceivable condition. i can’t do that. i have my methods and i only use natural light, so my range is limited. today however, my husband interviewed a very influential chef named jeremiah tower, and i was called on to take photos for the magazine where the interview will appear. i needed to master a new rented camera, two rented lenses, and a flash in about an hour. friends, i didn’t do half bad. it’s never too late to learn, i guess. i felt quite professional-ish.

peachy-bink bits of dried summer botanicals