I came across this on Eric Ryan Anderson’s blog. So true. Wish I had come across this sooner so I could have shown it during my Workshop! As artists, we tend to be our own worst critics. Mostly because we know what we are capable of, and what we dream to be, but our work just seems to fall short of our aspirations. But it’s that drive to continuously improve that makes a great artist. This is, of course, not to say that I feel like I’ve “arrived” by any means. Quite the contrary. This really resonated with me because I’m currently fully engaged in the fight myself. And, in a way, I hope I always feel that way. I’m afraid of the day when I will ever think I’m as good as I’ll ever be, because that will be the day my work will become stale and lifeless, both to myself and to everyone else.
As several of you already know, there have been plans in the works over the past few months for me to move to Chattanooga, TN. The date is finally set in stone and I will be packing up and moving out in just two short weeks…a bit earlier than originally expected, thus the short notice. Of course I’ll be coming back for events and shoots I have already booked, and will continue to book sessions in the Charlotte area when possible. I will miss everyone here so much, but look forward to what lies ahead in Tennessee. Thanks for all of the support and encouragement as I set out on this new adventure.
Sunset Rock, Lookout Mt., Chattanooga TN
Sunset
Music has the ability to move the soul in ways words alone never will. That has always fascinated me. I found this through a friend yesterday and it gave me chills. I love when music does that. If you have 10 minutes, it’s a must watch.
John Butler Trio:
Design Aglow posted some tips today on their blog regarding using Twitter as a photographer. You can check it out here. They were nice enough to feature me, along with a couple of other great photographers, and offered some good tips on ways to set up your twitter profile to maximize effectiveness. For more tips, they have also just released The Photography Web Marketing Guide, which you may remember me mentioning from this post. It’s an awesome resource, and I highly recommend it.
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Design Aglow just released their new marketing guide for photographers. It’s an instant download, which means all you do is pay, and then download the PDF straight to your computer and you’re ready to get started. The guide includes 122 pages of easy to understand design tactics to attract new business and covers everything from splash pages to twitter profiles, blogs, and more. I am so honored to be one of the featured photographers in this guide! You’ll find me in the “Flash and Mobile Sites” and “Twitter” sections.
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