Take a leap of faith.
WHERE DO YOU START
The first step is always the most daunting when you are thinking about venturing in a new direction. Such as developing a business idea, moving home, changing jobs, or wherever your intuition is pulling you.
So often there are words of doubt swirling in your mind…’ what if I fail’ … ‘It’s going to be too hard’… ‘I might regret it’…etc …etc…
It’s all negative self-talk that won’t get you anywhere. It only holds you back, just like in the photograph above – this piece of urban art was positioned on the rooftop of an art gallery in the South of France, and the treetop one below struck a heavy chord with me.
It made me realise it’s very easy to lie back – perhaps very uncomfortably and wait for all your desires and wishes to come to you… it doesn’t work like that, you have to take a leap of faith – otherwise, nothing will ever change. Believe me, I’m speaking from experience…
It’s easy to lie back and wait…
IS THIS FOR YOU?
Are you a photographer who is:
Wanting to start your own business?
Struggling to keep up a pipeline of business?
Looking for a change of direction?
Looking for creative inspiration?
OR
A student embarking on a photography career?
Then my service is for you.
MAKING IT HAPPEN
I always wanted to run my own business ever since I started selling eggs from our garden chickens to neighbours as a child. My dream was to open a portrait photography studio.
In my early teens I worked as a Saturday girl at the local portrait and wedding studio and became an apprentice in their commercial department at the age of 17 enrolling on a three-year day release course back in 1977 when cameras had a film inside and were processed in darkrooms, not Lightroom.
Fast forward 20 years and three children later I was catapulted into adversity and took a leap of faith to provide for myself and my children by realizing my dream. I was completely outside my comfort zone and knew it was now or never. I didn’t want to be on my deathbed regretting having never accomplished what I wanted to achieve – financial independence being my goal through my passion for photography.
MENTORSHIPS
If any of the above resonates with you and you would like my professional one-to-one attention this mentorship program will help you flourish.
This includes:
Creating a clear understanding of your goals
Overcoming your fears
A plan of action
Networking
Technology
Marketing
People skills
Managing money
Pricing starts from just £500 with your choice of the below.
Either face-to-face or via Zoom
Three hours to gain clarity
Two hours a week for three months
Two days a month for six months
One day a month for a year
LOOKING BACK
This February 2024 marks 27 years since I opened the doors to my high street studio SMS Creative Photography now called ‘Stella’. I didn’t have the confidence back then to have my name above the door – (what if it failed?) so I used my initials Stella Marina Scordellis – the Creative part was to emphasize I wanted to be different from other high street photographers of the time, who were more conservative in their style. I introduced a more informal and relaxed approach to portrait photography where children were encouraged to be more natural and candid either in the studio or in their homes & gardens.
Please feel free to email me, Stella – or call 0777 181 0105 for a brief chat about your direction and how we can make your vision happen.
Thanks
Stella
