Life is strange, Kamira the quick story.

A couple of years ago, I decided to restart my YouTube channel and set my sights on getting 1k followers. I'm not there a year and a half later, but I'm still trying.

When I decided to chase my YouTube dreams, I put an ad on all my social media, i.e., Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, etc. I made a casting call and even paid for ads for further reach.

Kamira was one of the first to reach out to me, and we made an appointment to meet. I explained everything I was doing, and we were on our way to creating. Because she was a minor then, I told her to have her mum or dad come to the meeting, which was crucial, and always have a parent or guardian along on meetings or shoots when working with a minor.

I told her to be prepared because we would take some photos after a quick chat. She was very prepared and loved to have her pics taken.

From that point on, we shot several times. Rapport grew, and it became easier to create. We saw eye to eye for almost all our shoots, and it was quick work to create images with her.

Before she left for college, we had already created hundreds of images; some were her ideas, and some were mine. But because we had an understanding and an established rapport, it was quicker to create.

The funny thing is our first shoot was at a beach, and before she left, our last was at the beach. The majority of the shoots were done with existing light, and no artificial lights were used.