The Creative Experience

Kassandra

“Before meeting Honja, I had never done a real photo shoot before. I’ve wanted to model for as long as I can remember, and I’m so grateful that he was the one to guide me into this space.

Actually, the night before our photo shoot, I almost canceled because I was so nervous and felt so “underprepared.” What I was really feeling was not good enough. But something in me told me everything was going to be fine, so I took the leap.

As soon as he warmly answered the phone when I arrived, my anxiety went from a 10 to a 5. By the time we had finished discussing logistics and comfort boundaries, it was down to a 3. By the time we finished the first look, it had hit 0.

All the fears that had been running through my head (What if it’s awkward and quiet? What if he’s condescending or critical? What if he’s kind of creepy and I feel uncomfortable?) simply melted away as the moments passed.

And that feeling of not being good enough? He personally put that to rest through his precise direction, positive feedback, and creative vision. He even showed me the photos as we were taking them, and I couldn’t believe I was looking at pictures of ME! 

I felt like I was finally seeing my beauty not as something superficial or sexual, but as the art that it is. To say it was a healing experience would be an understatement.

Since doing that shoot with him, I genuinely have been moving differently. I’m more confident than ever, my self-love has skyrocketed, and for the first time, I actually feel like I could really be a model. Full stop.

I can’t say for certain that working with Honja will have the same effect on you, but I do know that you’ll discover something in yourself you never would have thought was there.

So I’d look at it less as, “What could I gain by working with this person?” and more as…

“What will I discover?””

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