Project 3: Photography Blog

The next project that I choose to work on was a photography blog. I crave being able to use photography as an income source but am so frightened of even having others see my work. Weird right? I think it is because I feel like there are so many great photographers out there including my Mom and a friend both of whom I somehow would have to live up to.

The thing is I don't have to live up to them. I need to be myself and find my focus and creativity in photography and get my work seen. If it does not turn into a way to make money that is okay. At the very least some people with see it and I will know I am trying.

So I have started a photography blog and posting regular posts. I still get nervous and sit in wait until someone "likes" my post or decides to follow me but it is nice to see the images out there.

You can check it out at Emilia Brasier Photography.

Here is one of my favorite photographs:

My First No Fear Project

My first project during my year of no fear is probably not what you would expect (which is probably this blog). It was actually a project that my husband approached me about. He proposed that we get involved in starting a non-profit, non-partisan, political group that would try to get politicians to listen to the the people of the United States instead of large corporations, or other entities, who fund their campaigns.

I have always been very interested in politics and I definitely have my opinions about most issues so I looked at him with a bit of skepticism. Non-partisan? Really...why would I want to being doing something that would not just support my own ideals. Well needless to say he convinced me that my ideals will not matter at all if politicians are unwilling to listen to anyone because they have to support the entities that support their campaigns. A new ideal was born. The ideal that people are citizens and should be who politicians listen to, not corporations and other large entities pushing the ideal of a company for greater gain of that company.

So I said I was willing to help him, however my voice inside was thinking...whoa this is a huge undertaking that you have no experience in. Can you even come close to achieving the goals that are set out right now. It took me a few tries, but I was able to plug away at my part of getting the website up and going, with a logo, content, polls, and point of view (and a new blog). The whole process took a crew of us, each doing a part and I was a part! I was amazed at how empowering it was to work on something like that.  Even if we don't achieve our goal it has helped me tremendously with confidence to do other things.

You can check out this website at www.buybackourcountry.org. I have found that this is a project that I really do believe in and I hope really works and that I am so proud of my contribution to. It has helped me feel like I can work on other projects like this blog.

What is an empowering experience that you have had lately?