Throwback-Out of the comfort zone

I will never forget the first time I applied for a product photography assignment in The Netherlands-it was for an automotive brand, they asked me for a product shooting of all her merchandising line. 

At that time I was not even working with proper lighting but here it comes when I decided to answer a post on a Facebook group which would connect me with the decision maker.

I got very anxious because I was only for few months in the product photography business but I decided to leave my comfort zone and make a proposal and a quote in which need to attach some examples of my previous experience. My previous experience was zero so I asked the person from the brand I was in contact with, to send me some items of her merchandising line so I could make a shooting and she could have an idea how I work...

You should have seen me shooting a sweater, a pen and flashlight the first time ever without continuous lighting or a strobe.... 

The big learning was: " Sometime you've got to leave your comfort zone and say yes to a project even if you are not 100% you can manage" you can see yourself immersed in your dream project, get connections or you could get some take aways like I did- I realised what I did not like when it comes to product photography.

For those who wonder, I did not get the assignment...:)

Some examples that I attach to the brand proposal