Do not quit your day job!

On the weekdays, I work as a computer consultant/project coordinator for a decent sized non-profit company here in Springfield Missouri. I deal with all kinds of technology, but mostly projects related to websites and multimedia.

Even though I am completely immersed in technology each and every day, I am still amazed at how fast it changes. I am even more amazed by our dependence on the stuff. On a typical day in our house we use a Treo 750, a Samsung Blackjack, two Dell Latitude notebooks, an iPod, a Mac Mini, high resolution cameras, two home brew PC’s for photo and video rendering, webcams, multiple external drives for storage and that doesn’t include all the “taken for granted” tech that makes sure my toast doesn’t burn! It’s sick!

That said, today I start a new project here at my day job. Something new, but not all that different than I have done before. It’s not that I am scared of the newness, just a little antsy. Like a kid on the first day of school. I really don’t know what to expect?! I will be sure to update the progress here…when there is some :)

Wedding Albums

Albums, for some reason, they are the most difficult of all things related to photography. It’s not that I don’t like them, they are just difficult for me to focus on. I am not sure why. However…that is my goal today. To atleast finish one album!

Learning a lot these days!

I am learning a lot these days. Not just about photography, but about life. Even about life through the process of taking photos.

Being a photographer can be difficult at times. Why? Because the light isn’t always right. Because sometimes gear fails. Because, well, photography isn’t perfect. And neither is life.

Being the internet junkie I am, when I started getting into photography, I would spend hours and hours (in totality) looking at portfolios and galleries of some of the best that I could find on the World Wide Web. Was that wrong? Not at all. I really think that it helped in the long run. It helped me at least see what was possible.

The issue became that when I went to take a photo, it had to be perfect. It had to be sharp, contrasty, perfect DOF, and have no distractions. Those are all good goals, but (there always seems to be a but) they don’t make a great photo. So, what makes a great photo? Life!!! Or, I should write, the portrayal of life through the capture.  I was so focused on getting the perfect image, that I missed it. I was capturing light, and color, and depth…but I was missing the emotion, the love, the connection, the feeling. The life!

Am I there yet? Nope! But, I am learning!