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# 068 | The other day somebody asked me
- URL: https://mitchellens.ink/monologue/the-other-day-somebody-asked-me/
- Published: 2021-03-09T20:17:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-01-04T16:12:14.000Z
- Author: Mitchel Lensink
- Tags: Monologue, #monologue-365

The other day somebody asked me how my photography business was doing. I didn’t know what to tell them. My business is doing terrible, I’m doing fine? Do I want to get into explaining why that is? Do I care to elaborate? Of course I could just say that taking corporate portraits made me miserable and weren’t the reason why I started taking photos in the first place. I also don’t want to sound like some slacker who quits the moment things get a little difficult.

It’s a balancing act but I should remain aware of my motivations. I’m sure I’m no slacker as I work harder for myself then I could ever do for a client[1](#fn1-31185 "see footnote") but at the same time I have nothing to prove to anyone but myself as well.

Today I was shooting photos at an event[2](#fn2-31185 "see footnote") and somebody asked me what type of photography I like to do. I couldn’t come up with a concise answer. I felt bad because the answer more or less was: I don’t know yet. I didn’t want to say that because why the hell was I photographing their event then? Still, the answer *should’ve* been something along the lines of my newfound focus on documentary photography and why I started taking photos in the first place.

Those words did not surface quickly enough for me to say them at that time. I think I need some more practice perfecting my elevator pitch. I’ll get there. 

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1. Sorry clients. [↩︎](#fnr1-31185 "return to article")
2. An *online* event and yes, it’s a commercial job but I still owed that to someone. [↩︎](#fnr2-31185 "return to article")