“How’s the photo business?” It was an innocuous sounding question; a way to start a conversation. I didn’t give it much thought until days later while emptying out a long-unused camera bag. Maybe it was the hour — two in the morning — but my mind drifted over all the questions folks ask when I’m out making pictures. “How far can you see with that lens?” is a popular one when the big glass comes out. “How much did that cost?” is the one that is never answered, especially when the wife is within earshot. “That camera takes good pictures,” a bit of a sideways compliment and one that I’m tempted to respond to most frequently with a firm “No! I take the pictures; the camera is just a tool.”
But I digress. The point of this is needing some way to introduce yet another blog into the already overcrowded blogosphere. We already clutter up the net with a family blog. But many of the experts in the photography world — by experts I mean the folks who speak at conferences and have other photographers line up in droves when they’re done to buy hundreds of dollars worth of information — say that all photographers must seriously consider a blog as yet another way to develop and maintain relationships with current and future clients. Besides, I increasingly find that I need another outlet to share some of my experiences, favorite photos, and ideas with others.
I’ll try to keep this blog updated on a regular basis, but regular is a relative term. Some days and weeks are so hectic that I barely have time to attend to myself, let along blogging. But I promise to do my best. Hope you enjoy reading…and don’t be a stranger. Let me hear from you, too.
