So, a few years ago, i was at this scary impasse of starting out my own photography business. It was terrifying- to walk out into that unknown world and just cross my fingers that i could make it, and that i could survive- that i could support myself and my family with my work. I knew i was a creative (whatever ‘creative’ means… basically that means starving-artist who will do anything and everything that involves not sitting in a cubicle) and that i wasn’t so good with serious rejection. Professional Dance profession= out. gallery artist struggling to find a space to show my work=out. both of those involve more rejection and heartbreak than my little tender heart can withstand, and i knew it wasn’t going to be the way i would find happiness and success. So, i started my own business, and just crossed my fingers that people would accept, support, believe in my dream with me.
and they totally did.
it was kind of thrilling. it still is! So when i got the email today that my friend Pete was launching his new product out into the world, i immediately checked it out, hoping i could help support him in what i know to be a scary entrepreneurial world.
OH.MY.WORD.
you guys, his product is so flipping cool i am left dumbfounded that it is not already invented. i feel frustrated that I didn’t think of it first!
here is the situation. i lug 3-4 cameras with me to every wedding i shoot. currently right now i’m using just plain old camera straps. i’m getting choked by that many straps, plus i have to carry a camera bag as well over my shoulder. that’s like FIVE STRAPS.
i seriously need a new system.
now, there are some cutsie little fun printed camera straps out there for women, but they aren’t actually better functioning straps. there are also some harnesses that allow you to hook your camera up, but my camera still swings around dangerously, and it doesn’t solve the problem of eliminating shoulder straps. i need a secure way to keep my cameras close to my body, ready at a moments notice and not choke me with all their straps. i’m a little person and these are some heavy equipment i’m hauling for 12 hours at a time. i am sore and exhausted by the time i’m done with a wedding.
so enter my friend Pete, who happens to be a total genius and is trying to launch his new photography product. i’m ordering some, and i can’t wait until i can use them at weddings and other shoots. i can’t imagine how freeing it will be to not be strangled and weighed down. i also can’t wait to use them to secure my camera to high backdrop stands to shoot stop motion and a whole host of other ideas that i have… the possibilities are pretty much endless. so anyway, he’s not paying me to say any of this, i’m just excited about this new little gadget that is going to totally make my life a million times easier, knew you guys would want to get the inside scoop, and also wanted to help support him in his endeavor!
so smart, right? simplicity boggles my mind. i can not believe this is not already a product on the market! genius….
So, anyway, if you want one, this is where to go get it! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/97103764/capture-camera-clip-system and super cool too that you’ll be helping to launch his dream (and help fund the little baby he has on the way! eee! i love new babies!)