Dreams

Around a year ago, give or take, when my life slide was starting, I took a trip to Yosemite to take pictures. I went solo, spending my time walking around the valley and the surrounding areas. The whole day, I remember thinking, “I want to see a bear, I want to see a bear.” I did eventually see one, but it was from a very long distance off, maybe a mile or so. Only with my 300mm lens could I tell what it was. Since that day, I have been dreaming, “I photograph a bear. I want to photograph a bear.” A year later, and I got my dream, meet Benson (named by my friend Vijay Vanniarajan). I finally got out to Yosemite, with my good friend in tow for a bit of nature photography. After a morning experience with a bear that was not ideal, think 30 people, one bear, and park rangers, the evening came, and with it came dear Benson. With some persistence and care, I, and my friend, was able to spend a good forty minutes within 25 feet of this beautiful bear. A dream come true. All this got me thinking though. Dreams take a crap load of work to realize. Sometimes the work isn’t hard at all, like studying a bear’s behavior so that you can get close enough for that picture. Other times, it’s so painful you want to scream. For instance, going to a job you hate everyday so that you have the money to make the trip to make your dream a reality. I bring this up because this got me thinking. My number one dream at this moment is to make it as a professional photographer. So I started thinking about the work involved to make it happen. While some of it will is not my favorite work, setting up a website, figuring out the business aspect of it. The majority will be something I love, going out to take photos to share with the world. So here is the first announcement. Dashiel Paré-Mayer Photography is born. Expect a site soon, with the ability to buy prints of anything seen on this blog as well as any photo in the soon to be posted gallery. I will also be figuring out other services I will be offering. I’m finally going full force towards my dream, hope you all enjoy the ride as much as I do.