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Jun 06
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My WHY am I a photographer

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There’s a lot of things you don’t know about “old photographers” – I don’t just mean the retired ones or the ones who did photos before photos were digital. I mean the ones who have been doing it for more than a decade maybe a few decades. That’s “old” in a a creative industry where thousands of new “photographers” get their first camera for christmas every year and lots of “professional photographers” burn out and change jobs like a comet flashing across the universe into darkness. For those of us who have been at this so many years it’s not just what we do anymore, it’s who we are – sometimes we get to do one of those jobs where we call up our photog friends like I did and say “I got to shoot one of those jobs today, the ones that remind you why you started all this…

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Feb 12
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Working from home – Real Talk

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We’ve all heard it.  “It must be SO nice working from home!”  I cringe a little when that’s the biggest impression people have of my job.  It’s like telling someone who works in an office “you’re job is sooo easy, all you do is type!” OR telling someone who works in a hospital “it must be soo nice to never have to go outside!”  Let’s get real.  No matter what your occupation is or where you do your work, there are parts that everyone assumes are great, but might actually suck.  With career fields changing and commerce shifting from stores to online, more people than ever are working from home.  Contrary to popular belief, unless you have the flu, staying in your pajamas till 4pm is usually a sign that you may be overwhelmed and prioritizing everything and everyone else before what’s best for you.  I’ve spent too many years…

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