FedEx<\/a> box and said to his client \u201cI want to show you something\u201d. I mean, at this moment I am already laughing thinking what in the world does his last shipment from amazon have to do with his\u00a0client not liking something about the image he just took?<\/p>\nHe looks at her, and then in this straight tone, in this as a matter of fact way says \u201cdo you know what this is?\u201d my sides were hurting from trying to hold in the laughter. She looks at him like he’s an idiot and says \u201cyes, it\u2019s FedEx\u201d. He replied \u201cthats right\u201d, and then asked her \u201cwhere is the arrow in this picture?\u201d She then took another quick look at the logo and quickly said \u201carrow? there is no arrow, it\u2019s a FedEx logo\u201d. At this point Peter starts to laugh himself, and the girl is so confused, that now she is the one starting to feel stupid. Perter then says \u201cLook closely between the \u201ce\u201d and the \u201cx\u201d. So, she does and at first\u2026 silence.. then after a few moments she cry\u2019s out, \u201cOMG! I see it! I see it!\u201d and yes, now of course we all are looking at a FedEx logo on our phones closely to understand as well, and then I saw it too. I saw the \u201carrow\u201d that is graphically present as a\u00a0result of the dead white space between the \u201ce\u201d and the \u201cx\u201d in the logo. Unreal. Peter then said to her \u201cyou will never see a FedEx logo again without seeing that arrow first\u201d and you know something, he was right. Here I am 5 years later, and that is 100% true.<\/p>\n
Okay, that was fun. What’s the point right?<\/p>\n
Here was the point Peter made, and I have since shared this with a whole lot of people because it is so true. The point is, that we all see ourselves in a very specific (and subjective) way and we all have things that we are not totally happy with perhaps on the outside of our bodies that we see and know exist. This \u201cthing\u201d that you don’t like, or wish you could change about your self image becomes your \u201carrow\u201d per se. Only you are going to truly see it. Everyone else simply sees you as\u2026 you.. and that becomes \u201cFedEx\u201d. I spent my entire life never knowing there was an arrow in the FedEx logo. It took Peter to go and\u00a0pull out an old box, and point it out. Now.. I can\u2019t not<\/em> see the arrow every time I see FedEx. It\u2019s pretty crazy, and has proven this point over, and over again.<\/p>\nNow, I am not saying there is no need for a photographer to \u201cpose\u201d and choose flattering compositions for clients. Lets be clear, this is a totally different subject entirely. Trust me when I say, I know how to pose a women so that she will look as slim, and as flattering as possible regardless of size in any dress. Period. That is a frame work that I have down pat, and as a professional this comes along with what I do. The point here however is that [perfectpullquote align=”left” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]in some cases\u2026 regardless of how the client is posed, or what the lighting is, or how creative the composition may have been, some people.. just are never really happy because all they see (and jump to) are all the little \u201carrows\u201d.<\/em>[\/perfectpullquote]<\/p>\nFor a long time it would bother me and I would start to question myself, and my own abilities\u2026 then, I attended this workshop and learned that some of the most highly paid photographers in the world struggle with this. I also learned that some of the most beautiful people (both men and women) will be insecure with some little thing that has become their arrow and regardless of what any photographer will do, they will not be happy \u2014until\u2014 they fully understand this concept and can relax in knowing that the world only sees them for all that they are in every image and not the little \u201carrows\u201d that they<\/em> can only see which creates a false insecurity<\/span> that sadly will prevent them from loving most images taken of them. So, in the end the advice is to let go of all the arrows and see things how they actually are, and how everyone else sees them and you will be a much happier person while in front of a camera once you adjust your worldview\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\nWant to have some fun? Pull out your phone.. google \u201cFedEx logo\u201d click on images, and then say to your spouse, your girl \/boy friend whomever.. \u201cwhere is the arrow\u201d. If they see it right away and \u201cget it\u201d then, you can explain the concept and be the hero. If they don’t see it at all and think your nuts.. well.. give \u2019em a hug and know that you will never have to worry about them seeing anything you don’t want them too! LOL \ud83d\ude42 (kidding, kidding, go ahead and change how they see FedEx forever).<\/p>\n
Enjoy!<\/p>\n
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