SELF BELIEF

In life natural talent and technical ability alone is barely enough, and can only take us so far. Ambition, hard work, and most importantly self belief, prove the difference. Achieving our life goals such as completing a college degree, securing that elusive job, successfully running a start-up, or concluding a passion project require lots and lots of inspiration. Most time unfortunately we end up solely relaying on others (family or friends) belief in us to achieve our goals. All this is good, but it is imperative for inspiration to always begin with the self; we should be our own cheer leaders, and that’s hard. For instance, when other people entrust you with their precious memories believe me, self doubt can be real. This is a situation every photographer face in their line of work but whose remedy can be found within. According to Penny Streeter, the biggest driver has got to be us. We are always looking for others to motivate us, but at the end of the day in whatever it is we do, we’ve got to be able to motive ourselves.  

Marita wears her mortarboard with pride after graduating.

Camera - CANON EOS 550D

Focal Length - 20mm  
Shutter Speed - 1/25 sec
Aperture - f/3.5
ISO/Film - 3200 

Category - Graduation
Uploaded - August 27th 2013 
Taken - June 30th 2012

Location - Talkback Studios, Nairobi  
Copyright - Stephen Mukhongi/Talkback Studios