A student from my Diet Seminar recently ordered a photograph from me. He is in his early 20s and has lost 44 lbs. He leaned how to control his weight and is now able to do so by himself and without stress. I’m incredibly proud of him.
He requested a photograph of a big lake.
I mainly photograph animal wildlife, but I’ve had several recent orders for landscapes. Of course, even when I’m specifically photographing animals in the wild, there is plenty of nature to be found and I often take photos of landscapes which catch my eye. So, I looked through my photos and realized that I had overlooked and underappreciated a treasure of natural habitat photographs. I was so obsessed with learning to shoot animal wildlife that I didn’t notice I’d taken so many beautiful landscapes – including these beautiful lake pictures. These photos weren’t pre-planned or anticipated, but rather shot instinctively in the moment – and their inherent beauty fully expresses the reason that my lens was unconsciously and irresistibly drawn to them.
I went to a frame shop that has operated for 52 years in Ginza, Tokyo, and shared my chosen lake photo with the owner. He helped me to find the perfect frame.
I’m happy that my former student was joyful when he saw his framed photo, but I’m also now so very grateful to him for leading me to rediscover the full spectrum of my own photo gallery!
『写真を購入したい』とダイエットセミナーにご参加いただいた生徒さんから連絡をもらいました♪
20代前半の男性。彼は約20kgのダイエットに成功している真っ最中です。私のアドバイスだけの力ではなく彼自身が素直に努力しているのです。
オーダー頂いた内容は大きな湖の写真。
私は野生動物専門で撮影をしていたのですが最近オーダー頂く写真は風景が多いですね。もちろん自然の多い場所によく行くので湖の写真を探しました。そうすると私も気づいていなかった美しい写真がゴロゴロと出て来ました。頭の中は動物のことばかりでしたが、この美しい景色に自然とシャッターを切っていたんだなと。
銀座で52年も額屋さんを営んでいる老舗に写真を持っていき、彼の部屋の写真を見せ、彼に合う額をオーダーしました。
彼が完成された額入りの写真を見たときに、喜んでくれて何よりです♪
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