I really should start this out by saying thank you to whomever you are. I checked the 'page views' and althought I don't know who has been here, someone has been here looking to see if I've posted something new. That is intriguing and intimidating at the same time. Someone is looking for something new from me. Humbling.
It's been months since I posted something here, but I've got a few drafts saved on subjects I care about. When the time is right, I'll post them too. Pretty soon I'm going to have more 'creative' time as I am moving into my own apartment. I'm very excited about being able to work at the dinner table (if I end up with one....that's another post.) I like not worrying about making noise while I edit my posts or my photos. I have found out that I talk to myself. A lot. Or, unfortunately for others, if I am wearing headphones I sing under my breath, just loud enough to be heard.
My current roommate leaves for work at an ungodly early hour, so I take care not to make too much noise after 7 pm or so. Usually that's okay, but I've gotten myself a one-time gig as a wedding photographer, so I am doing more and more research. I don't "shoot" people. I capture life as it goes by. I don't "pose" people, I hang out along the edges of whatever function I am at. Sometimes I tell them to smile, but mostly I like catching the real person. I like to listen to youtube videos teaching me about all the really cool photo software I have. I say, "So THAT'S how it works." I should state here that the only thing I use photoshop for is resizing my photos to standardize them. I don't know how to best use my camera, and that is a mixed bag of feelings for me. First and foremost, I love the 'grabbing' photos out of thin air, or when they go by, or when I'm the passenger in a car, hanging out the window like a dog, but instead of my tongue, my camera is out searching for a taste of something intriguing. There are a lot of times it worked out well for me, but there are so many near misses. I wanted that plus just a little more of THIS. Or I got THIS and wanted a little more of THAT.
I would like to learn more of how my camera works, but I'm pretty satisfied with the point and shoot aspect of it. I've gotten some amazing shots just by being lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. I'll post a few sometime, as I organize what I will get together for a show. I'm supposedly having a show during 2013. I've set a goal to frame one photo a month so that I will have at least 16 to choose from for the show. I'll use the ones I have at my home and the ones at my office, which are four of the 16. I'm excited and nervous about it already. But, it's what I wanted so no griping allowed. Anyway, more as I get my living situation settled and clarify the 'vision' for my photo show. Holy crap, they even have an artist's reception. Shit, I didn't even get a reception when I got married.....
