> seeing what its all about

we made plans to visit two project shoots yesterday - one by a personal fave (ash castro) and another by a group of extremely talented photographers.  being there (just to observe & meet people) i have to say is surreal - so this is how its done, the real shoots, the one where people flock to and have their photos taken.  there is so much to learn - not solely on developing the photography skills necessary to pull it off but also how to organize such a gathering.  if printing out a coffee-table book still is the culmination of this photography thing - are these events meant to pave the path towards achieving that goal?  maybe.

looking at what my eyes have seen, the people i met, the photos taken - i couldn't help but feel overwhelmed at the sheer talent these people have.  "why the hell am i doing this photography thing?" --- these people are worth looking up to.  they're just --- you know, great.  i guess the really good thing about having friends is that they encourage you and give you points to ponder.  big bro lem said these talented people have been doing this longer than we have - and sure they are extremely talented, but we all get better in time.  you can't find anybody else as humble, as nice and as talented as our big brother lem.  what's best still is that there are a host of other people who are as supportive - they're just great people i'm blessed to be keeping company with.

still, who knows where this road leads to, right?  stay on the path while i'm still having fun.