Oh, hello, blogspot! Meet my insecurities!

I've been an even mix of anxious & excited for my up and coming shop, LeftyLouVintage, to finally be up & running on etsy. I have to admit, though, at the same time I've also been holding myself and the store back due to silly insecurities. Let me explain, I will be "modeling" (for lack of a better word) most of the vintage clothing I list on etsy. I noticed that the sellers that are the most successful are the ones with great shadow-free photos in their listings. It's almost as if there is an unspoken format for said photographs. Pretty girls/sellers prancing around in stylish duds with a plain colored, shadow-free background. It seems that not only are you selling your product, but you're also selling yourself, in a way. Oh, boy--so many racing thoughts upon that realization. What if the darling interwebs doesn't fancy me? What if I come off as a joke? What if? What if? What if, till I'm blue in the face!

I find that I am quite awkward in front of the camera. I freeze up, don't know what to do with my hands, fake smile, etc.. It's like I just cannot completely let loose and be free. *sigh* Luckily for me, my boyfriend Jason is a bona fide camera ace--that being said, he has volunteered to take all my etsy photographs. Even still, I feel ridiculously stupid and self conscious posing in front of him. Somehow I need to get over my hang-ups and get over myself if I'm ever going to make this shop work. I've invested too much time and money not to. I realize that this is probably so trivial, but to me it's e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. For now, I'll be crossing my fingers and dotting my "i"s for the courage to get over this mental hump! Viva la Vintage!

So, with all of this out in the open and off my chest, come watch me blossom at: leftylouvintage.etsy.com