Busy, busy, busy... this is my life now.
So...
I have just realized that I almost always start off my livejournal entries with the word 'SO'... how weird, huh?
Life for me has been so ridiculously busy. My new Canon 60d came in the mail last week and I haven't been able to put it down since. To think I have only been seriously (professionally) photographing for about two weeks, and now I have clients starting to come out interested in some sessions and people wanting to buy prints of my recent private work. It's a bit mind-blowing to me. I had to buy some business cards because people I would meet while I was taking photos at the park with my kiddos for practice were asking for one.
I have a PR agent for the city of McAllen wanting to hire me to do ALL of her product photography for her local clients, and she has A LOT of clients. It's all very exciting.
One of my photos ended up on the local news and now I've had a few people stop by wanting to buy the prints. One lady bought a few digital copies from me and showed up an hour later with the large prints to get me to sign them. You should have seen my face when she showed up again... like (O.O) 'Really? Wow, of course!'.
William has been absolutely instrumental to my learning curve, I believe. He has helped teach me different techniques, settings, lighting setups ect... I've also been using his Canon 5d Mark II for some of my images. I am so extremely lucky.
I'll post some of my images below...
"Pyramid Song" by: Radiohead
Anyhow, I'm loving all of this and if you notice I'm not online anymore, that's why. Hopefully though my time will ease up so that I can RPG again a little bit with Lockewood, but if busniess stays steady like it has been, then I might have to leave. :( The most important thing though is that I am able to bring in money into the household and support my children while enjoying what I do. Some friends have commented on how some of my stuff isn't 'art', and I say to that... 'well, no... you're right, some of it isn't, but what isn't art does pay me around $600 for a simple portrait session so that I can afford better equipment so that I can take some artsy images.' Sorry my artsy friends... I have bills to pay and children to feed.
-Beckie
EDIT: I forgot to leave my Flickr link.
If you have a Flickr account, add me as a contact.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22303769@N08/
I have just realized that I almost always start off my livejournal entries with the word 'SO'... how weird, huh?
Life for me has been so ridiculously busy. My new Canon 60d came in the mail last week and I haven't been able to put it down since. To think I have only been seriously (professionally) photographing for about two weeks, and now I have clients starting to come out interested in some sessions and people wanting to buy prints of my recent private work. It's a bit mind-blowing to me. I had to buy some business cards because people I would meet while I was taking photos at the park with my kiddos for practice were asking for one.
I have a PR agent for the city of McAllen wanting to hire me to do ALL of her product photography for her local clients, and she has A LOT of clients. It's all very exciting.
One of my photos ended up on the local news and now I've had a few people stop by wanting to buy the prints. One lady bought a few digital copies from me and showed up an hour later with the large prints to get me to sign them. You should have seen my face when she showed up again... like (O.O) 'Really? Wow, of course!'.
William has been absolutely instrumental to my learning curve, I believe. He has helped teach me different techniques, settings, lighting setups ect... I've also been using his Canon 5d Mark II for some of my images. I am so extremely lucky.
I'll post some of my images below...
"Pyramid Song" by: Radiohead
Anyhow, I'm loving all of this and if you notice I'm not online anymore, that's why. Hopefully though my time will ease up so that I can RPG again a little bit with Lockewood, but if busniess stays steady like it has been, then I might have to leave. :( The most important thing though is that I am able to bring in money into the household and support my children while enjoying what I do. Some friends have commented on how some of my stuff isn't 'art', and I say to that... 'well, no... you're right, some of it isn't, but what isn't art does pay me around $600 for a simple portrait session so that I can afford better equipment so that I can take some artsy images.' Sorry my artsy friends... I have bills to pay and children to feed.
-Beckie
EDIT: I forgot to leave my Flickr link.
If you have a Flickr account, add me as a contact.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22303769@N08/