Nobody likes talking about their mistakes.

Most people hide from them. Or feel shame about the idea of failing.

But if you’ve been doing photography (or living as a human lol) for any amount of time… you’ve made them.

Bad shoots. Missed moments. Edits that didn’t land.

Situations where you walked away thinking, “That could’ve gone a lot better.”

In this episode, I sit down with Erin Brooks to talk about the side of photography most people try to hide.

The mistakes.

Not the highlight reel. Not the polished portfolio.

The stuff that actually shapes you.

Because Erin. like me, doesn’t pretend she got everything right from the start.

She shares the moments that didn’t go to plan… what went wrong… and what she did next.

And that’s the part most people skip.

We get into:

• The early mistakes that shook her confidence
• What it feels like when a shoot doesn’t go how you hoped
• How she handled those moments instead of walking away
• The difference between “failing” and actually learning
• What changed in her approach after things went wrong
• Why making mistakes is part of getting better (whether you like it or not)
• How to keep going when your confidence takes a hit

This episode is a good reset.

Because if you’re in a phase where things aren’t clicking…
or you feel like you’re behind…

or like you should be better than you are right now…

that’s not a sign to stop.

It’s part of what you need to do every day, to learn, grow and get that little bit better every day.

Without failure, growth isn't possible.

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https://www.erinbrooksphotographer.com/

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No ego. No gatekeeping. Just real progress.

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