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Thanks for the words everyone. It’s complicated to really try and clarify. The way it looks is that if a judge grants her request, I’ll have to find a way to pay $2,000 within 48 hour, and the remaining $10,000 within 30 days or have a warrant placed. That’s a lot of money that I just don’t have. I’m not bringing in a lot of clients, and I haven’t been able to find a job otherwise either. Really, all I have of any value is the computer I work from, my camera gear, and my dog. So you can see where the possibility of having to sell my gear would come into play. As it stand, it looks very possible that if things don’t work in my favor, I’ll have to choose between jail and losing my son.
Thanks for the words everyone. It’s complicated to really try and clarify. The way it looks is that if a judge grants her request, I’ll have to find a way to pay $2,000 within 48 hour, and the remaining $10,000 within 30 days or have a warrant placed. That’s a lot of money that I just don’t have. I’m not bringing in a lot of clients, and I haven’t been able to find a job otherwise either. Really, all I have of any value is the computer I work from, my camera gear, and my dog. So you can see where the possibility of having to sell my gear would come into play. As it stand, it looks very possible that if things don’t work in my favor, I’ll have to choose between jail and losing my son.
I thought it was pretty easy to get into. Simple, informative, & the photos were very helpful. Simple solutions & (so far) great results.
I thought it was pretty easy to get into. Simple, informative, & the photos were very helpful. Simple solutions & (so far) great results.
I went through an DIY e-book on home studio lighting a couple of months ago. We should compare…
I went through an DIY e-book on home studio lighting a couple of months ago. We should compare…
Tim, since I moved, I’ve been mostly confined to the reaches of my own home, since I now live 8-10 miles out of town. And we only have one car that my fiance uses to go to work in the morning. So I’ve been practicing this extensively. Everything opens up. But not just that, I’ve been able to visualize places and shoots better overall. And then I can execute better when I go on location for them.
Tim, since I moved, I’ve been mostly confined to the reaches of my own home, since I now live 8-10 miles out of town. And we only have one car that my fiance uses to go to work in the morning. So I’ve been practicing this extensively. Everything opens up. But not just that, I’ve been able to visualize places and shoots better overall. And then I can execute better when I go on location for them.
Excellent anecdote, @tomdinning. I knew you’d catch a hold of that. Don’t worry. I’m a 27 year old who has no problem whatsoever thinking about sex. And my passion for that is as great as my passion for photography. My lady wouldn’t have it any other way.
If everyone’s not careful, they’ll get what I’ve gathered to be the point in these deep and meaningful questions and discussions that Tom has habitually interjected into the streams. And nearly all of the topics like this that he’s posted have a very important common theme. Just notice the trend in responses: everyone has different variances of opinion. And each point and opinion carries a different weight with each of us here. That’s kind of parallel to what photography and any medium of art for that matter. It’s all subjective. And appreciating that, constantly questioning and striving to define and articulate your vision and your opinions is what matters. Photography is your voice, whether you do it for one purpose or another.
That’s what I glean from everyone’s responses here. Well, that, and that Tom enjoys stirring the pot and is probably the kind of guy who likes putting a mouse in a maze while deliberately leaving out the cheese at the end just to see the little guy do it. lol
Excellent anecdote, @tomdinning. I knew you’d catch a hold of that. Don’t worry. I’m a 27 year old who has no problem whatsoever thinking about sex. And my passion for that is as great as my passion for photography. My lady wouldn’t have it any other way.
If everyone’s not careful, they’ll get what I’ve gathered to be the point in these deep and meaningful questions and discussions that Tom has habitually interjected into the streams. And nearly all of the topics like this that he’s posted have a very important common theme. Just notice the trend in responses: everyone has different variances of opinion. And each point and opinion carries a different weight with each of us here. That’s kind of parallel to what photography and any medium of art for that matter. It’s all subjective. And appreciating that, constantly questioning and striving to define and articulate your vision and your opinions is what matters. Photography is your voice, whether you do it for one purpose or another.
That’s what I glean from everyone’s responses here. Well, that, and that Tom enjoys stirring the pot and is probably the kind of guy who likes putting a mouse in a maze while deliberately leaving out the cheese at the end just to see the little guy do it. lol
There are some great answers here. It’s the timeless question. I don’t know that I can possible come up with an answer that is different from what my friends here have added & make a reader nod their head in agreement.
For me, it’s this: I DO consider myself a photographer. I practiced and improved and entrenched myself in the craft of photography for nearly a decade in the US Marine Corps as a Combat Photographer. Thats to say I did it professionally. I got paid to be a photographer and document photos for historical documentation among other things. But thats not my only basis for calling myself a photographer. And it shouldn’t ever be a matter of defining yourself by one example. I love photography. capturing images, planning, envisioning, talking about it, learning about it, looking at it. I’m drawn to it like the proverbial moth to the proverbial flame. It my passion. It’s my life. My camera goes everywhere I do. I always look for the next shot. And still most often it’s the next shot that find me. I always push myself to improve and to add that next layer (as @tomdinning put it). And I even go so far as to limit myself to push my abilities. Sometimes I’ll purposefully go out without a camera and use what I have available (my iPhone 4) to create a quality image using just my fundamentals and making use of my surroundings). I’ve do exercises where I’ll shoot everything I take with just my camera.
I guess I’ve gone on a soap box & haven’t really even gotten half through.
Another point: I identify with what other photographers say. When we have talks like this and people are spilling their guts, in a manner of speaking, I identify with it. I empathize with whats being expressed.
To think about what makes a photographer think differently than other people who “just take good pictures”, everyone’s answers with differ slightly in approach and structure. Some things will take more of a forefront than others. For me, its as follows: I think of my life in photo terms. I will take any opportunity to take a photo. I take photos at the grocery store when me and my fiance shop. I think about photography nearly every moment of the day (and that includes incorporating it into the other aspects of everyday life). I constantly feel the need to improve and I critique my own work often and take notes about each shot to figure what I could have done differently and how I could make it more dynamic. I can’t possibly imagine my life consisting of anything else. Doing other “jobs” doesn’t appeal to me and even puts me in a funk to consider. I’m broke and unemployed, but I can’t bring myself to take a menial job because I’m already making my photography more than a job or career. Its a complete lifestyle for me.
There are some great answers here. It’s the timeless question. I don’t know that I can possible come up with an answer that is different from what my friends here have added & make a reader nod their head in agreement.
For me, it’s this: I DO consider myself a photographer. I practiced and improved and entrenched myself in the craft of photography for nearly a decade in the US Marine Corps as a Combat Photographer. Thats to say I did it professionally. I got paid to be a photographer and document photos for historical documentation among other things. But thats not my only basis for calling myself a photographer. And it shouldn’t ever be a matter of defining yourself by one example. I love photography. capturing images, planning, envisioning, talking about it, learning about it, looking at it. I’m drawn to it like the proverbial moth to the proverbial flame. It my passion. It’s my life. My camera goes everywhere I do. I always look for the next shot. And still most often it’s the next shot that find me. I always push myself to improve and to add that next layer (as @tomdinning put it). And I even go so far as to limit myself to push my abilities. Sometimes I’ll purposefully go out without a camera and use what I have available (my iPhone 4) to create a quality image using just my fundamentals and making use of my surroundings). I’ve do exercises where I’ll shoot everything I take with just my camera.
I guess I’ve gone on a soap box & haven’t really even gotten half through.
Another point: I identify with what other photographers say. When we have talks like this and people are spilling their guts, in a manner of speaking, I identify with it. I empathize with whats being expressed.
To think about what makes a photographer think differently than other people who “just take good pictures”, everyone’s answers with differ slightly in approach and structure. Some things will take more of a forefront than others. For me, its as follows: I think of my life in photo terms. I will take any opportunity to take a photo. I take photos at the grocery store when me and my fiance shop. I think about photography nearly every moment of the day (and that includes incorporating it into the other aspects of everyday life). I constantly feel the need to improve and I critique my own work often and take notes about each shot to figure what I could have done differently and how I could make it more dynamic. I can’t possibly imagine my life consisting of anything else. Doing other “jobs” doesn’t appeal to me and even puts me in a funk to consider. I’m broke and unemployed, but I can’t bring myself to take a menial job because I’m already making my photography more than a job or career. Its a complete lifestyle for me.
@tomdinning – you should aim a bit higher with your extortion demands. Make at least a case of chocolate bars.
@tomdinning – you should aim a bit higher with your extortion demands. Make at least a case of chocolate bars.
New home (and the backyard that goes with it)
A seemingly warm and vibrant sunshine (wink, wink) with the cold and bare dormant tree in our back yard. I wanted to make the sun out to be big & bad and strong because it’s how I imagine the sun being when I’m trying to stay warm during the winter months. Did your parents ever tell you to pretend you’re some place warm and that it would actually warm you up? Or am I alone on that?
New home (and the backyard that goes with it)
A seemingly warm and vibrant sunshine (wink, wink) with the cold and bare dormant tree in our back yard. I wanted to make the sun out to be big & bad and strong because it’s how I imagine the sun being when I’m trying to stay warm during the winter months. Did your parents ever tell you to pretend you’re some place warm and that it would actually warm you up? Or am I alone on that?
