Eight Weeks!

Eight weeks until the exhibit opens!

Far out!

I can do this.

I do my best work under pressure!

Leave everything til the last minute and it will fall into place beautifully.

It always does.

Just breathe.

Ok, remember earlier this year, I 'exposed' myself a little to you?  To refresh your memory ...

http://agechallengedrqqzy.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/allow-me-to-expose-myself.html

Let me expose a little more today.

I am having huge doubts about my photography and whether I am good enough to display my photographs to the world in an art gallery.

I am so afraid that people will walk in and say **insert derogatory comments here**.

I am afraid that because I don't use photoshop to manipulate my photographs until they resemble oil paintings or other types of artwork, that I will be rejected as a fraud.

I feel safe showing my photographs to friends and family because they love me and like whatever I do, because they understand me.  They know the love that goes into my photos.

Strangers don't know me.  They don't understand me.  They don't know the love that goes into my photos.

They will compare me to prominent and famous photographers and I will fall short ... by a long way.

This is a huge deal for me ... to make myself vulnerable to the world.

I am terrified.

As the date looms closer, I become more terrified.

I keep chanting in my head "You can do this!  You CAN do this!  YOU can do this!  You can DO this!"

It's easy to be terrified of the unknown.  Give me strength.

I can do this.  Really, what have I got to lose?  A bit of pride and self-respect?  Pfft - who needs pride and self-respect?

My photos may look good on a computer screen, but many will fall short when it comes to printing.

How will my definition of Art Deco compare to other people's definition?

Ugh!  Doubts, doubts and more doubts.

Just keep chanting.

YOU CAN DO THIS!  YOU CAN DO THIS!  YOU CAN DO THIS!  YOU CAN DO THIS!

One photo to share tonight ...

I can do this! (in my finest squeaky voice)
Nite all.