Nick

I met Nick Kelsh in person for the first time in Philadelphia at the start of our photo workshop. He's been my online teacher and mentor for years. The first meeting was one-on-one so he could check our camera settings with us and get a sense of our starting point.

Shortly after meeting him (and trying to keep from fangirling all over the place), he said, "Take my picture. I'm going to sit here. You direct me. And take the best picture of me that you can."

The sweat glands opened and I was overcome with nervousness. But his demeanor and belief in me calmed me down. After a number of tries, I took this picture.

I'm starting to believe I can do portraiture after all.