Holding Pattern

Right now I am sitting at the shop watching "Dan in real life" and thinking about how i wish I was doing something else. I feel stagnant! Like a river that hasn't felt it's flow down stream in a long time. But how does one start flowing again after such a long time of being stagnant? Don't get me wrong I do like where I work and sometimes I even like the people that come here. But this is not my passion. There are days that I sit here and stare out the window and wish that I was out taking pictures and it makes me restless that I'm not! This feeling is killing my passion and pulling me into a black hole! I need to find the way to jump start my life and what I want to do with my life!

And we're off!!

Well haven't been on in a couple of months because my pc was down. Ya got to love burning up a power supply editing photos. But that is in the past and I am back! So i figured i would post a photo I took while my pc was down! Enjoy!

It almost like he is looking at you and at any time might jump out of the screen at you!

The Future

So I have been thinking a lot about my future lately. I have wanted to be a photographer for a few years now but have lacked a lot of the confidence in my work to really consider it to much. But since I have taken some classes and really let myself get into shooting I have been thinking more and more about trying my hand at it professionally. I know that if I set my mind to it I could be successful and do well, But there is still that fear deep down inside that tells me I'm crazy! I am hoping that the shoot I have coming up for the golf tournament will give me an idea of if I need to pursue this or not. We shall see!

Happenings

Well it has a little bit since my last post and I figured I would try to keep the few people who might read this up to date on things. First i finished another class at PPSOP and have desided to take a break and go shoot for awhile. I am planning on takeing a couple of classes on studio lighting and flash photography but not for at least a month. The biggest news is that i got asked to shoot a Charity Golf tournament next month. It is for Arnies Army which is a charity set up by Arnold Palmer to help raise money for prostate cancer research. Which being a guy I am all for! I am hoping that will lead to some other projects and can maybe get my name out there. I will keep y'all posted on how it all comes out.

Certificate

Well I finally finished one of my photography classes!! It was awesome and sucked all in one. It was awesome to learn all the stuff I needed to know and see how thing should be done so i can be a good photographer someday! The thing that sucked is how quick I figured out that I did really need this class! You never realize just how bad you are till some one else looks at your stuff and tells you the truth. Now don't get me wrong I know I have talent, Which is something you can't learn, and i know that I have the passion to do this. The hardest thing is to get past the voices in my head that tell me I suck! I have always have a little bit of a low self esteem but I think that now it is a little less then before this class!! Bryan Peterson and Chris Hurt are great instructors and I can't wait to start my next class June 6th!!!

Gone Digital!!

Well this week I went and did it!!
I am now officially gone digital!! I when and bought a Nikon D80 and am loving it!!!
I do have to admit that it is something new to learn and having to do it while taking photography classes is kinda fun. I went out today and shot some photos for class and I think they came out pretty good for the first time really using the camera. Take a look for your self

I'M BACK!!!!

It's been awhile but I think it is time I make a comeback!!! There are a lot of new thing in my life and some thing haven't changed at all!! Stay tuned and find out about all the new stuff I'm up to and how I feel about what is going on in the world!!