So I did my first family photo shoot and It was a blast. I was nervous for the first 5 minutes because there was a lot (4 kids, 2 adults) of them and I of course want to produce some quality pictures that they can keep and cherish forever. I'm not really a posy posy photographer..I mean sometimes its necessary to give direction and put your clients in poses but I really just enjoy the candid photo much more. This got me thinking...I'm such a awkward person and I sometimes don't even know what to do with my own body so how can I master the art of posing someone else? I'm going to start doing some major posing research. I mean I know the basic rules like triangles, no straight lines if they are all the same height, no squares, different levels, no straight arms blah blah blah but that's not the same as putting them into practice. I stand with straight arms allllllll the time. I guess I just look uncomfortable everywhere I go :)
Yesterday before the shoot I drove to Branson to look at a new battery for my camera and I couldn't help but graze a little too long in the camera section holding on to the Canon 60D...Its beautiful and I want it so badly but its close to 2 thousand dollars....I just have not made anywhere close enough to justify that amount of money for a new camera but its my goal. Anyways....who wants to see the beautiful Henson family???
I'm nearly done building my portfolio and so that means I'm really going to have to start learning the business side of Photography. That kind of stresses me out. I'm going to have to learn about taxes, how much to charge, photo release forms, should I copyright? and all that jazz...I saw a add the other day on my favorite website www.Digital-photography-school.com for a business starter kit....I think I will look into that.
Well its that time of day...time to start getting ready for my real job (for now). Next time I'm going to have a mock price list to put up just to test the waters... Adios!
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