Saturday, July 17, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Planning a New Look
So, it's time that the website and "logo" get a facelift. I've been attempting to design a logo myself and have been sketching different ideas for awhile now. Instead of an actual graphic, though, I think I'm leaning more towards just text. Something clean and neat and professional. I'm just having a really hard time deciding exactly what I want, what font to use, yadda yadda yadda. Also, I'll be rearranging my portfolio and adding/deleting photos over the next few months.
If anyone has any logo ideas or if there are any graphics people out there who want something to put on their resume, let me know!
Here are my two favorite abstracts from school today...
If anyone has any logo ideas or if there are any graphics people out there who want something to put on their resume, let me know!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
I need 30 hour days.
So, guess what!! I probably won't get to the beach this year. That means probably no fishing or surfing. Yeah. For those of you that know me, you know that I would rather have sand in my bed and salty residue on my skin than win a bazil dollars...and the fact that I won't this summer is pretty much horrifying to you. I know. It's crazy. But, know that I am sacrificing the one place that puts me at complete peace (beach/ocean) for the dream I've been chasing on this blog - to be a photo pro.
School has started and 2-3 days a week I will be driving from Baltimore to New Carrolton Metro Station (30ish minutes), take the metro to Foggy Bottom (in DC, 30ish minutes), and then walking to the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University (10 minutes) to learn everything I can about this art (till 10pm during the week and all day every other Saturday) so I can practice it professionally.
BAM. That is it. Basically I will be sleep deprived for the next year and a half because not only am I working full time and am in photog school, but I'm also finishing my MBA, sailing, and I have a boyfriend/family that I need to spend time with. So goodbye suntan, hello dark circles under my eyes. And Hello0o0o0o0o0oo0o digital photography and my future!!! :)
School has started and 2-3 days a week I will be driving from Baltimore to New Carrolton Metro Station (30ish minutes), take the metro to Foggy Bottom (in DC, 30ish minutes), and then walking to the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University (10 minutes) to learn everything I can about this art (till 10pm during the week and all day every other Saturday) so I can practice it professionally.
BAM. That is it. Basically I will be sleep deprived for the next year and a half because not only am I working full time and am in photog school, but I'm also finishing my MBA, sailing, and I have a boyfriend/family that I need to spend time with. So goodbye suntan, hello dark circles under my eyes. And Hello0o0o0o0o0oo0o digital photography and my future!!! :)
Monday, April 12, 2010
One of those 60 Second Recaps
To answer those who ask me about how I got my start, here is a quick recap of the journey thus far:
I started this little endeavor as a hobby and completely from scratch in 2007. First I was sailing with my parents in Annapolis and submitted a picture I took to the boat's photo contest. I won the contest and scored a free Boat and Breakfast. Then I was walking down Charles St. in Baltimore one day and found the Funky Beehive where I started selling photos...to my genuine surprise, like hot cakes. Then I had my friend in Texas make me a website. Then I bought a SmugMug website so I could self manage it. Then people started asking me to do family photos. Then the Funky Beehive moved to Puerto Rico :(. Then I discovered Light Room. Then, my awesome camera and I flew to Rhode Island to stay with an internationally known sailing photographer,who I never met ,who graciously welcome me to his home and his world. Then I realized my awesome camera was actually really crappy and I really need to buy better equipment, but you have to start somewhere, right? Then on the flight home from Rhode Island I sat next to Gary Jobson. I didn't know who that was until I Googled him later, but he complemented me as I showed him the pictures I took of his boat. Then I had my first show at Diece Boutique and sold two pictures. Then winter came and I neglected my camera until the ridiculous blizzard. The Diece Closed down :(. Now it's spring. I decided I might try to sell at the Federal Hill Festival, but I'm apprehensive about it. I joined a local group of photo pro's and we meet monthly to talk business, ideas and show our work. I joined the American Society of Media Photographers. I applied to Boston Univeristy's Center for Digital Imaging Arts and was accepted to their Professional Digital Photography Certificate program (in D.C.). I don't know how I/who will pay for it yet, but I am definitely going and believe it will work out somehow. Last Saturday I shadowed another photographer, this time for weddings. I learned a lot, but don't think it's my thing. And my back still hurts today, Monday. Plan for the future: Work full-time as a photog by January 2012.
FIN.
I started this little endeavor as a hobby and completely from scratch in 2007. First I was sailing with my parents in Annapolis and submitted a picture I took to the boat's photo contest. I won the contest and scored a free Boat and Breakfast. Then I was walking down Charles St. in Baltimore one day and found the Funky Beehive where I started selling photos...to my genuine surprise, like hot cakes. Then I had my friend in Texas make me a website. Then I bought a SmugMug website so I could self manage it. Then people started asking me to do family photos. Then the Funky Beehive moved to Puerto Rico :(. Then I discovered Light Room. Then, my awesome camera and I flew to Rhode Island to stay with an internationally known sailing photographer,who I never met ,who graciously welcome me to his home and his world. Then I realized my awesome camera was actually really crappy and I really need to buy better equipment, but you have to start somewhere, right? Then on the flight home from Rhode Island I sat next to Gary Jobson. I didn't know who that was until I Googled him later, but he complemented me as I showed him the pictures I took of his boat. Then I had my first show at Diece Boutique and sold two pictures. Then winter came and I neglected my camera until the ridiculous blizzard. The Diece Closed down :(. Now it's spring. I decided I might try to sell at the Federal Hill Festival, but I'm apprehensive about it. I joined a local group of photo pro's and we meet monthly to talk business, ideas and show our work. I joined the American Society of Media Photographers. I applied to Boston Univeristy's Center for Digital Imaging Arts and was accepted to their Professional Digital Photography Certificate program (in D.C.). I don't know how I/who will pay for it yet, but I am definitely going and believe it will work out somehow. Last Saturday I shadowed another photographer, this time for weddings. I learned a lot, but don't think it's my thing. And my back still hurts today, Monday. Plan for the future: Work full-time as a photog by January 2012.
FIN.
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