RXA

You all know I like photography … no surprise there WHAT so ever.

Well lately I have had some time on my hands to spend and I have been filling them up with the design of my online portfolio website rxaphotography.com.  Why have I been doing this when it is more than likely that noone will ever buy my work? Because it gets my name out there.

I don’t see myself being a photographer full time … I would like to but I realise that I am nowhere near good enough for that! Even amongst my own family and friends there are numerous people who can blitz me with a camera. Check the work Mike did for Chris’s debut CD (and then buy a CD, they are only $15.00 and seriously, it is an awesome CD), the photography blows me away every time I look at it.

I am going to get on my high horse and say that I can take a decent photograph. Even if others disagree (which you have every right to), I think I can safely say that I can justify the expensive equipment I have. My recent sales also justify this I think. Now I’m rambling and have lost my point …

I guess I am just wondering out loud if I have what it takes to work as a photographer, even for one day a week. That would be cool. I know I need a major lens and equipment upgrade but I’m working on that.  Even today I upgraded my walkabout lens for one that Chris was selling.

I want the opportunity to take photos. In September I am heading to an equestrian meet with a friend. This will prove interesting as I can only just barely tell the difference between the two ends of a horse … but the challenge of getting good photos in an unfamiliar environment was too good to refuse. Maybe I can offload a couple of shots to owners … mental note, have cards, notepad and pens ready.

My photo related activities today involved printing all my portfolio photos, archiving each photo in a variety of sizes and formats on to individual discs and thinking about how to get rxaphotography.com under peoples noses and onto their screens. I have no idea WHY I am doing this but it seems I have to do this as it is a big driving factor for me.

Personally if I sell one photograph per year to a complete stranger … I will be thrilled. And as I have already done that this year … I am completely thrilled.

So to sum up, I don’t know where I’m going … but I know the journey is going to be fun.

Well done to those who made it thus far in this post … I am truly impressed.