Guitar Lessons - Try Something New today

Someone once said if you aren’t changing every 10 years or so, you aren’t living.  I take that to mean it’s never too late to start a new hobby.  I wanted to do some experimenting with my photography using outdoor light and came up with this concept shot.  You’ll find it on my web site in the gallery under Portraits, even though it really is more of an editorial shot than a portrait.

The concept is that you have this woman who looks very much like a country western guitar player.  Her cowboy hat, torn jeans, rattlesnake pattern shirt all look the part. You can almost hear the music coming through the photograph.  She could be a street musician playing for a crowd in Nashville or anywhere else.  If you look closely, you’ll see the book underneath is of beginner guitar lessons, which completely changes the story.  Now, it is a photograph of someone just starting to learn guitar.

So there you go.  It’s never too late to start something new.  The hardest part is taking that first step.  Sometimes, you just have to start doing it.  If you start something new and don’t like it - so what?! It takes more courage to try and fail than to not try at all.   Whether you’re learning to play a new musical instrument, taking a class in a subject you’ve always been interested in, training for that marathon, taking that trip, or whatever else it may be, just give it a shot. I’ve got some ideas of my own.  I’m sure, good or bad, you’ll be hearing about them soon (or seeing them).  After all, life is All About The Journey.