Chelsea

No, flesh-eating bacteria.

No, flesh-eating bacteria.

No, flesh-eating bacteria.

I was. It's the summer of 2018, and I've just graduated college, and I'm waiting on my first real big girl job to start. And so I'd picked up a couple gigs as a second shooter for some local photographers. And if you're not familiar with second shooting, the photographer basically hires you to be an extra body with a camera.

I was. It's the summer of 2018, and I've just graduated college, and I'm waiting on my first real big girl job to start. And so I'd picked up a couple gigs as a second shooter for some local photographers. And if you're not familiar with second shooting, the photographer basically hires you to be an extra body with a camera.

I was. It's the summer of 2018, and I've just graduated college, and I'm waiting on my first real big girl job to start. And so I'd picked up a couple gigs as a second shooter for some local photographers. And if you're not familiar with second shooting, the photographer basically hires you to be an extra body with a camera.

You're getting some of the background shots, some of the wide-angle shots, but you're not really in charge of anything. And a lot of times, second shooters aren't professional photographers themselves, myself included.

You're getting some of the background shots, some of the wide-angle shots, but you're not really in charge of anything. And a lot of times, second shooters aren't professional photographers themselves, myself included.

You're getting some of the background shots, some of the wide-angle shots, but you're not really in charge of anything. And a lot of times, second shooters aren't professional photographers themselves, myself included.

My degree was in economics.

My degree was in economics.

My degree was in economics.

She goes, I'm not really good at it. But I'm actually not a professional. I'm not that good at it. Although I'm now getting my PhD in English, so I did like a hard pivot. But yeah, so I picked up a few gigs and I'd worked one wedding with a photographer, we'll call her Jane. And this wedding that Jane and I had worked together went really well, we got along.

She goes, I'm not really good at it. But I'm actually not a professional. I'm not that good at it. Although I'm now getting my PhD in English, so I did like a hard pivot. But yeah, so I picked up a few gigs and I'd worked one wedding with a photographer, we'll call her Jane. And this wedding that Jane and I had worked together went really well, we got along.

She goes, I'm not really good at it. But I'm actually not a professional. I'm not that good at it. Although I'm now getting my PhD in English, so I did like a hard pivot. But yeah, so I picked up a few gigs and I'd worked one wedding with a photographer, we'll call her Jane. And this wedding that Jane and I had worked together went really well, we got along.

And so she texted me about a week after the wedding and said, hey, I am shooting a surprise proposal next week at a park. Would you come along to get some of the wide angle shots for me so I can get the detail stuff? And I was like, yeah, sure, why not? So it's summer in Kentucky, which is miserably hot outside. Okay, 95 degrees, 100% humidity.

And so she texted me about a week after the wedding and said, hey, I am shooting a surprise proposal next week at a park. Would you come along to get some of the wide angle shots for me so I can get the detail stuff? And I was like, yeah, sure, why not? So it's summer in Kentucky, which is miserably hot outside. Okay, 95 degrees, 100% humidity.

And so she texted me about a week after the wedding and said, hey, I am shooting a surprise proposal next week at a park. Would you come along to get some of the wide angle shots for me so I can get the detail stuff? And I was like, yeah, sure, why not? So it's summer in Kentucky, which is miserably hot outside. Okay, 95 degrees, 100% humidity.

You walk out your door, you're like sweating your ass off. And the proposal is going to take place at a park. And it's going to be scheduled for the middle of the afternoon. So like hottest part of the day. So the day of the event comes around and Jane is pretty insistent that we drive together because the park we're going to is about 30, 40 minutes away from where we both live.

You walk out your door, you're like sweating your ass off. And the proposal is going to take place at a park. And it's going to be scheduled for the middle of the afternoon. So like hottest part of the day. So the day of the event comes around and Jane is pretty insistent that we drive together because the park we're going to is about 30, 40 minutes away from where we both live.