Prologue: The Adventure Begins

Hello there, my name is Paydreanne (my alias is "Leiada Krözjhen"), and I'm a professional photographer in Charlotte, North Carolina.

If you're reading this, that must mean you've heard about the launch of my little blog from Instagram, Threads, or even my YouTube channel. The latter platform is a very recent addition of mine that I've been debating creating for some time now, but I'll get into the reasoning of that some other day 🙂‍↕️

Anyway, with this blog, I intend to share my tips and advice, creative process, and client experiences as a photographer with occasional day-in-the-life peeks slipped in.

With that said, I hope you follow along for the ride and enjoy the conten–yeah, I'm NOT doing that. Okay. Cute intro and all, but let me be just honest.

I'm nervous about how this whole "blogging" and content creation thing is going to go. At the back of my mind, I question whether you or anyone else is going to be interested in what I have to say or what I do. Am I going to be a broken record player, repeating the same mindless topics I've gone over previously? Am I going to run out of fresh, new ideas for what to discuss next? How am I going to adapt to YouTube's algorithm so my channel doesn't end up buried long-term? And how do I make you all feel included on this little road trip called "life"?

I've got a lot on my mind right now that's making me feel like, "Hey, big shot, maybe take a step back and do some research for a year or two. Then you'll be ready to do X and X!"

Unfortunately and fortunately, despite how safe that sounds, I already know that choice is not a good idea. The longer you stand in cement, the lower your chances of ever walking out of it. So, for now, despite the intentions I've announced, the point of this blog is not necessarily just exchanging information and my experiences with you all.

Rather, this blog is also here for me as a lighthearted test. A personal experiment, if you will, so I can learn to find joy in my creations, even when it feels like I'm speaking to the literal void. Then again...a void can always be filled. Eventually.

If you've read the entirety of my first blog post, thank you! When you take your time to read my posts and engage with my website, it tells Google that this little digital corner has value to users and should be ranked higher in the search engine (making it easier to find for others!).

P.S. There's a Five Nights at Freddy's Easter Egg in there. Let me know if you found it 😉

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