February 21, 2007

• Early Bloomer

  

  Id like to briefly thank everyone for their helpful suggestions, links to resources and support on my journey as a photographer.  To update you all on my decision, I still haven’t reached a verdict yet but I’m thinking of keeping Stephen Anthony Photography as a whole.  My last name is just not as smooth or relaxing as my middle name is.  I’ve spent countless hours thinking about a name for my work and so far nothing comes up.  So I’m going to continue to wait and think on this more but so far I’ve gotten positive feedbacks about the name I am using now.  Most say it has a nice ring to it and I think so too.  I have been wanting to set myself apart from other photographers with my own style and own name but I am definitely had some trouble thinking of a name and logo.  Most of the creative names I have thought of are taken or don’t seem to match my work or how I want to be presented.  I thought about my last name and it’s not flying too well.  Don’t get me wrong, I love my last name and wouldn’t trade it for any other because it’s the only last name I can think of that has NO VOWELS in it at all.  Now how that for a last name eh?   nudge nudge! haha  I like the idea of tagging my photos of my full name with dashes on it.  I haven’t seen anyone do that yet and I honestly think it adds a little finesse to the photo haha!  It’s not extremely creative or anything and its definitely not a logo but its simple and it works.  And I am happy with that. 

  So I have another interview coming up next Tuesday and I hope I do well for this interview because it’s a actual reputable position and job.  I wont say what position it is or where because I know I’ll probably get criticized for it but thats ok.  hahah!  Lets just say I presume a watchdog type position to sustain the Integrity of people, which I happen to find very important.  Anyways, pray for the best and I’m really trying to have a Godly perspective on this and I’m praying if this is a window of opportunity that He would open this door for me.  If not I also want to accept the fact that it’s a great experience and to know He has greater plans for me.  It’s not all God because you can’t expect God to do his part if you don’t do your part.  Thats the way I see it and it’s pretty black and white.  Laziness doesn’t get you anywhere.  I’ll be studying each day to gain more background knowledge but sometimes I wonder if I should be worried about how much I know or more of how to present myself better.  I was reading once that people spend countless hours preparing for something but not enough time rehearsing over it.  Perhaps its true but I still have a lot to learn.  I guess what I’m getting here is I want to be able to present myself in a way where I want them to know I am teachable, willing to learn and expand my horizon; even if I’m not fully qualified or the most ideal candidate.  Granted that I do qualify its the experience that I don’t exactly have under my belt.  It’s probably been one of my greater weaknesses now but never the less I’m going to give it my best shot. 

  Yay, towards the end of next week I’ll be in Indianapolis for a good friend of mine’s wedding.  Well, I’m actually in it but I am very much excited and can’t wait to visit that state since I’ve never set foot there.  For me its such a random state to go to but never the less I hope for a awesome experience and perhaps for some decent weather that wont chill my bones. 

  What a simple way to market yourself well for a starting photographer?  I know knowing people and basically word of mouth is probably one of the most efficient ways as a starting photographer but what else has proven effective?  Someone said Craiglist.com is somewhat legit.  What do you guys think?  Oh I do probably want to screen my quality in terms of the types of photography I would be interested in. 

  Cheers, Steve

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