Photography

The Challenges of Being A Business Owner

The Challenges of Being A Business Owner

I would love to make a sappy, feel good post about how great it is to start a business and make my dreams come true but the truth is.

It. Is. Hard. Work.

It is not all sunshine and roses sadly.

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Quote I love

Quote I love

Sometimes even professionals need inspiration and advice. We often turn to other professionals many of whom are generous with their knowledge and now create videos and talks that offer advice to those in the field.

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Custom Fashion Line

Custom Fashion Line

A few months ago I was contacted by a Canadian company about uploading images to use and making a fashion line with my photos. I confess I wasn’t sure my images were particularly good enough or interesting enough for such a thing but figured there’d be no harm and starting small and seeing what happens— after all it could work out really well.

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Photographers PSA

Photographers PSA

Every professional photographer I know has said at least once that they can take and do take bad images. That bad images are just a part of being a photographer. That we will miss shots, or mess up shots and what we do with that experience is what makes us professionals.

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Inspired at 2 AM

Inspired at 2 AM

After watching the YouTube video on Sam Abell’s talk about The Life of a Photograph, I was inspired. I was also up until about 2 am in the morning watching it which made my brain start buzzing because I was so drawn to his talk. Are my images as a photographer on the same level as his? I am not sure but I do know the elements he talks about looking for to make are images I have done, perhaps not all the time but the images I have taken popped into my mind.

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