Muse? Yeah, I’ve worked with them. Oh…that’s not what you meant?
Well I don’t know of any other kind of muse. *listens to description*
Ah, so she’s like some person you work with over and over again? And you get…inspiration…from her?
Be honest, you like her don’t you? *person gets defensive*
I knew it! Well if that’s your idea of romance, fine, have at it.
*person storms off*
SIlly photographers. A muse…pfft. How…amusing!
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A member since 2006, I recently deleted my ModelMayhem account. My use for the site had run it’s course after I shot Garden Matriarch.
I worked with all the models I wanted to work with, I met dozens of other great artists, and I found my amazing retouchers all through ModelMayhem.
However, I feel that what was once a great resource for finding talent, has become a playground for wannabes. The serious, professional members are being outnumbered by the people playing around and living for the day someone comments on their pictures. I miss the days when only serious artists and models knew about the site.
With that said, thank you ModelMayhem, for all the memories and helping me start my career. I know you’ll always welcome me back with open arms, but I must move on.
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On the eve of all my shoots I find myself deep in thought. I know tomorrow will be chaotic. Things will happen that are beyond my control.
What if the lighting isn’t great? What if the model shows up late? What if I don’t have enough time? What if the camera clunks out?
Then I ask myself the inevitable question: Do I still have it?
As if I hit the return key to launch a Google search, my mind endlessly searches the depths of it’s database for an answer.
Somewhere, deep down, a tiny voice responds, “Yes. Now go do what you’re meant to do.”
With that response, all doubt, worry, and anxiety fades away. I’m ready, no matter what obstacle shall present itself. Let’s do it.
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Although Iron Man 2 was a bit of a disappointment, this summer has actually been pretty good for movies. Over the weekend I had the chance to see Despicable Me.
It was great to see a villian as the hero for a change. The situations were funny, the animation top notch, and the characters were memorable. Steve Carell was hilarious as usual; he’s yet to make a movie I haven’t liked.
Highly recommended, go see it!
I may add though, the Minions remind me of the Rabbids from the game Rayman: Raving Rabbids. I wonder if this is where they got they’re inspiration from. See videos below for a comparison.
Minions
Rabbids
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100 blog posts! Wow.
I started this blog on May 27, 2009 and it has grown into great extension of my site. I tried blogging several times before this blog was launched and could never stick with it. It wasn’t until I developed a schedule/plan that I was able to keep it up. Lesson learned: Planning is essential to successful ventures.
When I first started this blog, someone asked me why I do it. Do I do it for comments? Shameless self-promotion? In the beginning yes, but as time progressed I genuinely developed a passion for writing. Blogging gives me a great outlet for polishing my writing skills. To say something in less than 300 words and do it well takes a certain amount of skill; a skill I want to perfect.
I surely don’t do it for comments. I find that many of my site visitors are reading the posts, but are shy about commenting. That’s fine, as long as the message is delivered I’m content. Surprisingly, several of the blog sites I frequent don’t have lots of comments, but the authors still write on a daily basis. Like them, comments or not, I will continue to write.
Blogging is great for self-promotion though. The more content I put up, the better the chances of a potential client finding me. Since I don’t have an ABOUT page on my site, hopefully reading my posts will give clients a sense of who I am. It’s easy to hide behind a well-written paragraph about how you went to a fancy college. But when you write about random things, like eating a burger with a friend or something in the news, there’s a certain voice that comes out that tells people what kind of person you are. I hope my true voice comes through in my writing.
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So where do I go from here? Well, honestly, I’d like to write more in-depth posts. However, I’m aware of the short attention span of internet readers. I’ll continue doing short posts, but perhaps I can do one in-depth post a month. Sometimes it takes more than 300 words to fully explain my thoughts and I’d like to share more info with you. I’ll give it a try next month and see how it works out.
In closing, thanks for reading my blog and I hope you keep coming back. Subscribe to the RSS feed and leave a comment (don’t be shy!).
Here’s to 100 posts and here’s to 100 more!
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