SOME WORK

I wish my absence had something to do with having a lot of work but the truth is I have been lazy, very lazy. These are some shots from a client session I had yesterday. They were very nice, a little bit serious, but it was okay. I was very nervous though, it's been months since I had a paid photoshoot and felt all the pressure. It ended pretty quickly but the truth is, I had a hard time because I really tried to take them out of their comfort zone, that being, posing in front of the camera to smile. The younger brother was very helpful, that is why in some photos they look relaxed; that's what I was looking for, I loved the kid.

I'm waiting for my client to confirm these 20 photos I chose from the session because I need to print them and order the photobook, so I can start preparing the photobundle I'll give to her. I'm so nervous.

I've had other people asking for my photography services but when I tell them my prices they never reply back. The thing is, in my city the photography business is a terrible competition. While I might not be the best photographer in town, I feel that my prices are reasonable for the quality I offer, but there are other people who charge less but obviously offer lower quality services. Which is okay, I much rather have clients who really want to pay me for what I do, than people who are just feeling like I'm the only photographer they can pay. It's hard, but I hope that little by little I can start putting my work out there for people to see. I've had brides contacting me for their weddings and when I tell them I charge 500 dlls, they back off. I don't know, I seriously feel that, while I'm not super cheap, I'm not charging that much, but hey, that's okay I guess.

COMPROMISES

I've had this thoughts about life lately. I've always known that life is something ephemeral but the idea has been ringing inside my head for weeks. I guess I must be growing up. 

I'm actually quite happy because yesterday I met the Photography professor at my University. I wanted to ask him if he knew about a repair shop for my damaged Pentax, and he ended up quite happy to know I was into Photography. I told him about my film cameras and he was so excited. I was actually sad because my advisor told  me that Photography I wasn't going to be for registration next semester, but the professor told he that he was thinking about giving it next semester! And he encouraged me to take it. I suppose not many people are that excited about cameras as I am, and I still think I'm not such a great enthusiast! I think I broke the ice when I told him I had a Diana + and an Argus C3. He was happy and I was too! I really, really want to take that class next semester so I can finally know how to develop my film, and also to have constructive criticism from someone who's down to earth. He seems pretty cool.

WHOOPS

I've been slacking off. My mind is all over the place but I think I feel better now (I was feeling sad a couple of weeks ago). I have a lot of stuff tod o and I haven't even started yet. There have been some events that have left me with bittersweet emotions, all of them involved with my job as a photographer (if I can call myself that, and if I can call what I do a job). I still haven't figured out how to manage my business but I started to build some packages for whenever a job oportunity arrives. 

I'm thankful for having such great acquaintances at school, I didn't think I was going to make any friends this semester and apparently I already have some people I hang out with. I'm planning on having a photoshoot with one of these people for his lookbook profile. Let's see how it goes.

And these are some photos I took of my friend at the beginning of this month. She was so nice for letting me photograph her, all though they didn't turn out the way I was expecting, I was glad to have a photoshoot with a new face. Definitely looking forward to shoot with her again.

FINDING INNER SELF

I've been neglecting this a lot which is not cool because I promised myself I was going to use this to document my ideas, especially my photography ideas. Lately I haven't been inspired. I wanted to start a 365 project, which I did but unsuccessfully stopped at the second/third day. Now I just take a photograph once in a while so I'm guessing it'll take more than 365 days to complete. It could be because I've been having issues with myself -physically and mentally- and I can't find the proper photo that makes me feel "yeah, this is it, this is the way I look good and familiar".

Taking different types of ideas for my photos is something I've been liking. I really am tired of the same damn photo all the time because 1) I get bored, 2) I get bored, and 3) I get bored. I guess I'm not very surrealistic for my drawings for example, I do use some elements related to fantasy but it is focused on stories, or cartoons someday I want to develop. In my photography, on the other hand, I enjoy surrealism, and I think that's going to be my aim. And it's not because I want to fit into a movement, but I think my ideas are so messed up and scattered in my head, and putting everything in dream language makes it very easy to understand for me. 

So, I want to talk about some of my favorite surrealist photographers, or well, show some of their work because they inspire me and make me want to go visit other places, take parts of my ordinary life and transform them into something out of this world.

Firstable I want to talk about Kyle Thompson which was the first surreal photographer I had interest in. I know many people are following his work right now because of his featuring in Reddit, but he deserves it. Anyways, I really like the way he manages to put himself into difficult circumstances to achieve an awesome photograph, like this one for example (sorry, Kyle disable has disabled anyone from downloading his photographs) Whenever he updates his flickr and there's a photo of him in that pond, in his comments he always mentions how the plants in the water gave him a rash, or how he got cut with something and he caught an infection, or anything. I think he's awesome and brave. 

Another photographer I quite enjoy is Moritzaust. I have been following his work too and I think he's awesome. His concepts are not as complex as Kyle's, and I'm definitely not going to compare because they're both amazing in their own way. Moritzaust's work is simpler but beautiful to look at.

Finally, another favorite, Glenda Lisette. Not only she's a beautiful girl but she's extremely talented and she always amazes me with the ideas she comes up with. The colors in her photographs are warm and fantasy like, and I can't help to think that her photographs are always telling a beautiful and heartwarming story.

I'm afraid none of this artists allow downloading their photographs but make sure you visit those links, I assure you that you will not feel sorry. 

WEEKEND

This weekend was actually kind of fun. My boyfriend and his friends opened a show for some guys from the capital. The event was kind of boring, I didn't get to stay long. A talked to a girl I haven't seen in a while. I had some fun, but I didn't get to hear the other bands, just my boyfriend's. It was fun for the most of it. We had a good time together.

I applied to work a staff member in some market that is held in my town every month as a photographer. I plan to convince them to have me because of my photos since there are many freelance photographers out there. Man, I just want to get distracted and also gain some popularity.