Whatever makes you free.

So in a constant pursuit of trying to make my mark in the photography world, I always check out other people's work.  I end up getting into a mind set of try to do what they do.  Well on the surface this is great because you need to see what is working on the outside world of making a career of photography.  You wouldn't show a magazine photo editor a portfolio that has a bunch of work that has a style that they wouldn't use.  So yeah, you need to be showing work that they want to see, so study up people.

However........

A New Concept: Critique Journal

So this time of year I see all the photographers around me doing photo-a-day blogs.  I tried that once, didn't work out, like most New Years resolutions.  In my mind, they dont help you become a photographer.  They pressure you into finding an interesting subject each day to photograph and eventually you just start taking pictures of whatever you see and you make it artistic.  This is what I call a productive way of bettering yourself as a photographer.

Poker Face

So, I just got my new Yongnuo speed lights in the mail and I needed to break them in.  Well, I got that chance on Sunday when I attended a weekly Redeye event.  This is the same type of even that I did the photo booth and silhouette wall.  However we wanted to do something different this time and then I saw the poker table.  Perfect, lets do it!