A backlog

    Some time in early January 2011, I “announced” that I would not be pursuing a photography business. A strange announcement coming from the girl who started a photography blog & was doing a fair amount of photo-shoots. No matter, though- as I am completely satisfied & at peace with that decision. In light of the fact that my portfolio building had really started taking off {taking pictures for people I didn’t previously know or were not friends of friends} at this time, I did have to send some people away, in a sense. When people did inquire for my photography after I decided not to run a business, I was still overwhelmingly flattered, but referred them to my favorite local photographers instead.

     Once in a while, though, I would have some people want photographs that were way to near & dear to me to turn away. Good family friends, kids I used to babysit, sisters & lovely friends. I have to say, doing these photo-shoots were all the more nerve racking simply because I was out of practice. I used to do a photo-shoot a couple times a month, but most of 2011 I threw all the composition, focus, lighting rules out of the window. I gave those nearest & dearest to me that fair warning & then did my best!

Here are my favorites:

  

 

    Taking these last few shoots in 2011 helped me to slowly wean off something I loved doing, but knew wasn’t for me. Unless sometime in the future I can hire somebody to edit all my pictures & do all things business. Until then, I’m just sticking with my un-edited, fuzzy, compositionally-incorrect, grainy, whacko-white balance photography!

Love,

a {un}professional photographer