So many photographers and blogs online preach the need to find your niche in photography, to specialize, specialize, specialize! But they fail to mention that niching is a process, that you won’t necessarily love the first type of photography you practice.
Read Moreself published
What Comes After Writing A Book?
I spent two years following the release of my Rodeo photography book writing an actual book. Two soul crushing years spent in reflection, with my thoughts, staring at blank pages, soul searching, micro-focusing, and working my fingers off. I thought the finish line— releasing/ publishing my book— would bring a joy to me, would make me feel like everything was worth it.
Read MoreDefining Yourself as a Photographer!
Defining yourself as a photographer is the first major step in being a photographer. You can have a camera, you can take pictures but until you believe you are a photographer you simply are just a person who takes snap shots.
Read MoreUnplanned, and Unfinished
The future really is unplanned and constantly evolving; having set in stone plans is difficult because so much happens that is out of our control. We have plans for ourselves and yet they can change when our network grows and presents new and exciting opportunities.
Read MoreBeing Published Stress Part Two
So this month I officially published my memoir- Glass Eyes: A Photographers Journey. This book has taken a few years to write, and create; from design, to writing, to curating images, multiple print tests, editing, and so on. It was not a quick nor easy feat. I was stressed for awhile making it and now I feel slight stress with every sale and potential reader showing interest.
Read MoreLocal photographer chronicles career in new memoir
That is the byline of the article published in my local paper over the weekend. It is the write up that makes the memoir I wrote feel all the more real.
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