Photography is a tough business to be in. The advent of cellphone cameras has meant the demise of staff photographers on many publications or even the demise of the actual publications.
Most often, photography jobs are contract or freelance, paid by the job or image, or not paid at all. The business owner who might need a few pictures for publicity doesn’t understand why these cost hundreds of dollars. Often they wonder if the photographer should be paying them, for the opportunity to publish the work and be noticed. Continue reading “The Business Side of Photography – My First Year as a Photographer”
But there is one thing I continue to struggle with overall – it’s simply 
As a relatively new user of the creative suite of tools, particularly those tools devoted to photography, I’ve had to adjust the way I learn and adapt to new software in order to get comfortable with these products. Here’s why.
Many people find it hard to find the one thing they want to do with their time that makes them happy. For some, they know from an early age that they will be a doctor, lawyer, baker, etc. I never knew. Still don’t. But I do love photography. Over the past year, I’ve immersed myself in it, studied it, practiced it. But it’s been a bit of a hard road. 
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