You don't usually have to be an expert...

I'm a note-taker. I love writing notes as a way to process, integrate and reflect. So after I was interviewed by Folded Zine (see interview in a recent post on my profile), I scribbled down some of the things that occurred to my whilst chatting to Marisa about my creative career thus far. I had intended to write a blog, but ya know "home-schooling, pandemic" blah blah blah (oh and also I don't love writing blogs).

Anyway, instead you can have my hand-written musings - good luck deciphering them!

Marisa actually did include most of these points in the final edit of her interview, but one thing extra I wanted to share about my experiences so far is that I've become very content with the fact that you don't have to be an expert in something to do it, nor teach it. In fact, teaching something is one of the best ways to further your own knowledge as you will hit the boundaries of your knowledge more quickly.

So if you hire me for smartphone photography workshops, DSLR tuition or editing, I hope you will learn lots as I have spent a LOT of time gathering info and trying things out, but that said, it's about experimenting, having fun, and me doing my best to find out an answer if I don't know it. I have always been more of a 'facilitator' of skills development and creativity, and it's why I started my work life as an Occupational Therapist. I am awesome at finding out where you are, what you want from the collaboration, and going from that point.

Don't let this notion of being an expert hold you back from starting things or even teaching something. If you know a bit more than someone else to be useful to them, that's usually all ya need.

(*Disclaimer: You may want to consider getting a little closer to 'expert' in higher-risk specialist activities such as performing heart surgery or building a skyscraper, but I trust you will take this words in the spirit they are intended haha)