Rejection Eight- SmallRig

Today I sent an email to SmallRig asking for support for my photography.

Yes, my stomach did a little flip.
Yes, I reread the email twelve times.
Yes, I hovered over “send” like it might bite me.

I already use their lights. Especially for macro and miniature photography, where the difference between “meh” and magic is often a few millimeters of light and shadow. Their gear is already part of how I build tiny worlds and tell quiet stories, so asking didn’t feel fake. It felt… honest.

If they say yes, amazing.
If they say no, I still made the work.
If they never respond, I still showed up.

Today’s win wasn’t the ask.
It was pressing send anyway.

Tiny lights. Tiny worlds. Big courage.

This is an example of my set up. If you want to see the final, polished image, hop over to Day Twenty One in my Photo a Day series.