A blast from the past and a question.

“One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. Which road do I take? she asked. Where do you want to go? was his response. I don't know, Alice answered. Then, said the cat, it doesn't matter.” - Alice in Wonderland

 

Lets rewind about 2 years + a couple months, yes? Yup, that's me. I know, I'm kinda hard to recognize with my hair being quite a bit shorter, but that's me. And my neglected best friend (a couple days after we first met). Do you ever dig through old pictures and wonder where the time has gone? I have. Very frequently as of late. In fact, I miss the "old" me. I was much more ambitious and a lot less worried about failure or rejection. Lately I can't remember a night where it takes me less than 3 hours to fall asleep because I'm so stressed and anxious (for no good reason) She's lost somewhere, but I'm trying to find her again. And trust me, I will. And when I do, we will have a grand reunion party. Also, I promise I'm not schizophrenic or have multiple personality disorder. I'm just on that proverbial "finding myself" journey.

On to the question: I'd love to do portrait photography. I think I have potential to be really darn good at it, but thus far I've only taken pictures of family and people I'm close to. How do you make the leap to people you don't know? I have no idea where to start!