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December 06, 2004
Time to get involved?
This morning, I woke up early and was having my coffee, and playing on the computer. I was updating my resume, not really expecting anything when I got a private chat from a guy in the bay area who does professional photography. He complimented me on pictures and it really made me think. Ive always been an ameture photographer (still am), but it made me really think about the potential.
People have complimented me on my pictures over the years which means a lot but to hear it from someone who does it for a living, it makes me wonder what my future holds. Coming into work and telling the story, a girl I work with said "so you have a reason to be in CA". Wow! What words to hear. It made me think perhaps I do have purpose here in California. Perhaps there is something different and new. Perhaps it really *is* an opportunity to do something more in life. What a refreshing was to look at it all.
With that, I made a decision to look into things more. The guy I chatted with gave me some information about a class I should look into taking as well as a group in the bay area that gets together on occasion. It really sounds like it may be time to get involved more. The fear that’s been holding me back is that perhaps Im not good enough, Im not quite up to their level, and the fact I don’t have that much knowledge on the details to photography. He asked me what kind of lighting I used in my black and white self portrait and I was a bit embarrassed to say it was an ordinary desk lamp that was flexible enough to use as a spotlight. Then I thought, perhaps Ill learn more about lighting and perhaps get some tips and pointers from people who really know what theyre doing. Perhaps with the recommendations on classes, it will all fall into place.
Its worth looking into.
Posted by Des at December 6, 2004 05:05 PM
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