...at least that's what other people are calling me. I donated some photos for a charity and they went over real well. A few people asked to meet the artist and the first time I was told someone wants to meet the artist and I looked around and realized that they wanted to meet me. Damn that felt good. I also found out that my photos were some of the most popular items in the raffle and people have already put them up in their house.
Top it off I showed some of my photos to an art collective and they asked if I was ready to have an exhibit, after I said no, they asked how soon I could be ready. So if you are reading this go through my photos and tell me which ones would be great for an exhibit, please. More news about the exhibit coming soon, maybe or you might just get an invite. Also I might be asking for help about pricing, because when someone asked me how much my 8X10 framed photos went for I said $50? and they were surprised by the price and said only? Is $50 too much for a framed 8X10, or are these weird suburbanites who would pay too much for a photo.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
All I want to do is talk about me
It was a fantastic weekend, A great weekend, a spectacular weekend. It was so good I can now check off one of the things I wanted to do before I die list. And if you do hear the story, my life is not a walking talking sitcom, although I do have similar characteristics with them.
So I spend a crap load of money in photography equipment the past week, and went out and took pics with the new camera. They came out great, and I'm inching more and more at trying to have my own exhibit. Crap, I actually started to think my photos are good...that is a weird feeling. So I'm taking the advice find what you love to do, and then try to figure out how to get paid for it. So I'm taking a break from school to follow my photography dream. Hell I tried to resign, but I was considered to important and my resignation was refused, I will pick up school again some time in the future, I'll give it a year or less or more, who knows. I've joined some Detroit photographer groups and I'll see how that goes, at least they can tell me where to get some cool shots, and they are liking some of my work already. Well that's all for now, stay tuned for more updates on my crazy/exciting/hectic/fun-filled/never a dull moment life.
So I spend a crap load of money in photography equipment the past week, and went out and took pics with the new camera. They came out great, and I'm inching more and more at trying to have my own exhibit. Crap, I actually started to think my photos are good...that is a weird feeling. So I'm taking the advice find what you love to do, and then try to figure out how to get paid for it. So I'm taking a break from school to follow my photography dream. Hell I tried to resign, but I was considered to important and my resignation was refused, I will pick up school again some time in the future, I'll give it a year or less or more, who knows. I've joined some Detroit photographer groups and I'll see how that goes, at least they can tell me where to get some cool shots, and they are liking some of my work already. Well that's all for now, stay tuned for more updates on my crazy/exciting/hectic/fun-filled/never a dull moment life.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A long overdue update
So life has been freakishly complicated over the past few months and mostly because of my own doing...mostly. It's been fun and since August when I was writing about almost 9000 views on flickr since then I've been viewed an additional 6000 times and I'm at 15,000 views. I'm really digging this photo thing and am now constantly looking at life through a lens. It opens up a whole new world to me for some reason, I lose all my cares and fears when I pick up my camera now. The camera releases me from this crappy world and lets me do things I normally would not, like trespass, enter abandoned warehouses at midnight, take pictures of people downtown at 1am. I feel no fear with my camera which is not necessarily a good thing. Best part of the photo shoot last night was the bum who would not leave me alone, and by bum I mean big guy who might kick my ass for my money and camera, I was ignoring him, and he asked me if I was a soldier, I said not exactly and he would not leave me alone, so I told him I was an off-duty cop and he said sorry and left, did I mention I decided to walk into a dark corner of Masonic temple with no light to get a shot. But I'm liking my photos, except when I hurt myself to get the damn shot.
Lalalala, anyways I'm keeping myself busy in good and bad ways now, and some of the bad ways are thanks to friends, I love all of you guys. I love when a friend gets me in a invite only party, or gives me more beer tokens, and I especially love being able to get almost anything done around town with a few phone calls and a few favors. I'm also beginning to realize that at work I'm needed more for these connections than anything else now, because it's the let's just do it through him it will be quicker. Always remember it's not what you know, but who you know, or in my case it's both, because I'm special
Lalalala, anyways I'm keeping myself busy in good and bad ways now, and some of the bad ways are thanks to friends, I love all of you guys. I love when a friend gets me in a invite only party, or gives me more beer tokens, and I especially love being able to get almost anything done around town with a few phone calls and a few favors. I'm also beginning to realize that at work I'm needed more for these connections than anything else now, because it's the let's just do it through him it will be quicker. Always remember it's not what you know, but who you know, or in my case it's both, because I'm special
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