Tuesdays with Nate…

So yesterday you got to learn a lot about my beautiful Rebecca. She was thrilled with her blog post, and when I got home, she started explaining her style statement to me, about her love for textures and why she replaced a figurine on our desk with flowers because it made the room more inviting. It was truly lost on me, or so I thought. The room did seem cozier, and upon my exit, I noticed the warm scent of a freshly lit candle that made the living room seem to call to me. It was in that moment that I realized so many things that make us so different also make us the perfect complement to each other, in so many ways. I was inspired to make a list of ways we were different, and thought I would share some of that list with you.

Geek vs Chic
When we first started taking pictures together, Becka had a great eye but didn’t know how much about her camera. I was already perfectly rounded and had both the technical savvy and a perfectly developed eye for taking great photos. Ok, that’s only half true. I knew every menu and setting, studied the terminology and researched every lens, but she had to teach me what to do with it artistically. It’s one of the things that made us an excellent team. Once again, however, this transcends photography, and is apparent in our every day life. For example, while Becka was finishing her book the other night, defining her style, making brilliant introspective self-discoveries, I was playing World of Warcraft and watching Star Wars, which was streaming wirelessly from my computer to the TV via my Xbox 360.

Pessimist vs Optimist
She might hate that I’m telling you this, but my Rebecca is a pessimist through and through. She is skeptical, doubtful, and I’ve even referred to here as a “negative nancy” on a couple occasions. I, on the other hand, am a born optimist (as long as I’m not hungry. (Hungry Nate = grumpy Nate). Trusting to a fault, usually blind to bad intentions, and almost always willing to give people the benefit of the doubt, that’s me. This, as you might guess, does not always make for quiet car rides or polite discussions (again, even less if I’m hungry), but it does bring some balance to our lives. As business owners, we deal with our fair share of difficult people and situations (if you’ve been one of our clients, I assure you that you were NOT one of them), and sometimes we have to talk some sense into each other before reacting.

Big and Small
In no other place are our perceptual differences more evident than our photography. If you look back through the photos on this blog and notice the relentless attention to detail, most of those pictures were taken by Becka. You can bet that the big wide ones with dramatic lighting and wide open skies were probably mine. I have a “big picture” mentality. If you ask me how to make a room more cozy, I would say “Move the couch” or “Paint a wall” before I said “Light a candle and put some coasters on the end table”.

Here’s a perfect example:
My shot of birds in Central Park, NYC

Becka’s shot of the same birds in Central Park, NYC

Other areas we are different include, but are not limited to:
I’m 6’2″, becka is 5’3″ without heels
I’m practical, she is a dreamer
I love steak, Becka is a vegetarian
I like beer, Becka likes wine (I’m not picky though)
I’m always right, Becka is usually wrong, except when she agrees with me.
Becka is brilliant, funny, witty, talented, and humble…. but not as much as I am. ;)

Next week, maybe you’ll learn about more things we have in common…

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