There are a lot of things that go into planning a personal photography project, especially with the scale that I plan on doing mine. While the project won’t actually begin until January I hope I’ve given myself enough time to get everything else in order.
Here is my to do list:
- Get photoblog back up and running with new theme and layout. This will probably take me the longest.
- Redo profile and other information where I plan on selling prints from the project.
- Finalize some of the details with print shop after having received sample prints.
That should get me started. In about late February or early March I’ll start looking into putting together portfolio website for the project while actively promoting to local venues to display works (online promotions and submissions will continue to be a priority throughout the project).
Details to follow as they come up…
Things have been rather hectic in my own little world as of late.
Brent and I are working on a project together (actually several) and I’ve been working on getting all of my artwork in a more cohesive order.
With the launch of Discovered Artists website I’ve decided to change a few things in my work-flow. The photoblog A Cognitive State of Mind will no longer be “active”. I’ll probably just take it down soon and have it point to here for the time being. In its place (later) I will have a “proper” flash gallery. I’ve just found myself much too busy to upload an image everyday as is the proper practice for a photoblog. Besides, I’ve needed a gallery for some time and that URL already has incoming links so why waste them right?
Furthermore, I will begin “cleaning” up my Flickr account and removing many images from the site. I have been contemplating this decision for many weeks and have decided to take more caution in the images that are representative of me as an artist, no matter where those images are viewed. In essence I will use the Flickr account as a secondary gallery.
Here at Damien Franco dot Com I will be posting much more frequently and sharing images along the way as well. I feel there will be more of an emphasis on Fine Art Photography as a recurring topic, but certainly I will use this medium to rant and rave as I choose.
Lastly, Heather (my wife) and I are starting yet another blog (her first!). Because we live in a town completely devoid of exceptional customer service we often times find ourselves frustrated (even infuriated) by the service we receive while dinning. I’ve worked as a waiter before so I know it’s hard, but there is absolutely no reason we should be receiving the service we receive. I will be getting some business cards made with the website URL on the front and text on the back stating “You’ve just served the authors of MidlandDining.net” or something to that effect. We’ll give one to the server and one to the manager so they can see how bad or good their service was. We’ve been talking about doing this for a while and I feel it’s one case where maybe, just maybe, a couple of people can really make a difference. While that website won’t be updated too often (we only go out to eat about once a week) I think it will hit home for some people and hopefully others will get the benefits of our labors. Maybe the service industry in this town will start to turn around, maybe not. It should be fun though. I’m willing to bet the comments section gets a little nasty after the site has gained momentum.
That’s it for now. Cheers!
I’ve been feeling very uninspired lately. Well, sort of. Maybe uninspired is the wrong word here.
Frustrated?
I can’t seem to make myself bring out the camera. I was doing good until the whole surgery thing. I was way too drugged up and in pain to be thinking about my camera and of course my photoblog has really suffered because of it.
It needs to be cleaned (the camera). I cleaned it about a month ago, but the sensor is already dusty again. This is why one should invest in a pro DSLR.
At the time that I bought my camera (Canon 30D) I was running a portrait and wedding photography studio and needed to upgrade from the 10D. I could have gotten a MarkII but I just couldn’t justify the price difference when I don’t need that much resolution really. Now I would have happily paid extra for the body. Living in west Texas just kills a digital camera.
I’ll be taking it to Odessa Camera next week. In the mean time I think I’ll start my own little project of using my wife’s point and shoot for a week or so. I guess until my camera gets out of the shop.
Yeah, I’ll make myself be creative using a good old point and shoot. It’ll remind me of some of the frustrations that some of my photo tips readers go through in honing their craft.
