I’ve been doing a lot of non-photography related research lately, about forum software, network configuration, site performance, WordPress, PHP…the usual computer geek stuff and I’ve come to the conclusion that I love photography.  There, I said it.  I truly enjoy the process.  It doesn’t seem to matter what is going on once I get the camera in my hands and I start taking pictures.

I’ve always know that I enjoy photography, whether it’s a studio session with a model, a sports event or out on a photo hike with my son I find that everything else just stands still.   Photography is about the moment, capturing it and being able to express my vision of what I experienced.  I feel lucky to have the opportunity to do what I do and share it with others.

Hopefully I’ll get a chance to shoot more in the coming weeks since I have a backlog of people and ideas.   Maybe some will find there way here.

I had a thought that it would be nice to have some testimonials on my main website from models I’ve worked with. I’ve been very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with a few models a number of times. It’s always fun to shoot with someone you are familiar with but it’s also great to meet new people, try new styles and experiment. The thing about new is it’s risky. A model may not know what they are getting into when setting up a shoot with a photographer they don’t know.

Well, to make it a little more comfortable, I sent out a few requests asking if anyone would like to provide a quotable quote about working with me. The response has been good. I know people are busy and crafting something that they are happy with takes time.

I can say that the quotes so far have made me feel pretty good about the fun environment I promote at a session and the attitude I project towards the people I shoot. Will a new model read a quote and suddenly be totally comfortable with me? I doubt it, but if it helps ease their minds a little and make their selection easier then it’ll be worth the effort everyone has put in.

“This is your first post.”  No, actually it isn’t.  The other ones were lost in a freak database accident.  By accident I mean screw-up.  By screw-up I mean a frustrating episode with a MySQL database manager that made my blog database and WordPress setup go “poof”.

I’m now on my way to recovering the site and reposting some entries.  Others will be gone forever.  Luckily, I only had a few postings and even fewer comments.

Live and learn.