Ok, fans, I need your help here. Freelz. 
I'm gettin' REALLY close to deciding it's time to switch careers here, and start doing photography full time. (In my "real life" I'm a computer programer for a University). Assuming I can find enough market, I'm going to be doing primarily commercial photography (photography for ads, brochures, websites, reports, billboards, etc.). If I do it, I'l be getting some commercial space for a real studio, and then also running that as a rental studio for other photographers and videographers, and also holding classes, seminars and the like there. Ideally it'll be the hang-out place for local photographers! The plan is that the rental and teaching and such covers my overhead, and the commercial work is pure salary. That's the theory, anyway.
So, I'm spending about 80% of my time tremendously excited, and the other 20% absolutely terrified. What the fuck am I doing? Giving up a good steady paycheck for this? With a son about to start college (even if he did get a whopping great scholarship!)? What makes me think I'm good enough to do this? What do I know about running a small business? Blah blah blah.
What I need you guys to do, especially those of you with some experience (on either side of the deal) with commercial photographers, is t take a look at my portfolio and give me lots of criticism. Seriously -- tell me what's wrong with it. I know there's plenty of room for improvement,and I'd sure rather hear it from you than from prospective clients! I promise I won't argue with you or take it personally (well, except in a good way). If I AM crazy to do this, I want to know now, before I quit my "day job." Not after I'm saddled with a commercial lease and all that blech.
It's not officially "up" yet, and the pricing stuff is going to get a complete overhaul here in the next few days, but you can sneak preview it at: my commercial site. The more specific and helpful your criticism, the more I'll love you.
Freelz. Big wet sloppy kisses love you. Or at least buy you a PBR. 
Thanks, friends!
P.S., there'll be more shots coming. I'm going to be doing some aerial photography this weekend (Saturday or Sunday), and some food & drink photography on Monday, so by the end of the week or so there should be more shots for you to critique. I'll update here (at the top) when the new shots are up. THANKS!!!!
I'm gettin' REALLY close to deciding it's time to switch careers here, and start doing photography full time. (In my "real life" I'm a computer programer for a University). Assuming I can find enough market, I'm going to be doing primarily commercial photography (photography for ads, brochures, websites, reports, billboards, etc.). If I do it, I'l be getting some commercial space for a real studio, and then also running that as a rental studio for other photographers and videographers, and also holding classes, seminars and the like there. Ideally it'll be the hang-out place for local photographers! The plan is that the rental and teaching and such covers my overhead, and the commercial work is pure salary. That's the theory, anyway.
So, I'm spending about 80% of my time tremendously excited, and the other 20% absolutely terrified. What the fuck am I doing? Giving up a good steady paycheck for this? With a son about to start college (even if he did get a whopping great scholarship!)? What makes me think I'm good enough to do this? What do I know about running a small business? Blah blah blah.
What I need you guys to do, especially those of you with some experience (on either side of the deal) with commercial photographers, is t take a look at my portfolio and give me lots of criticism. Seriously -- tell me what's wrong with it. I know there's plenty of room for improvement,and I'd sure rather hear it from you than from prospective clients! I promise I won't argue with you or take it personally (well, except in a good way). If I AM crazy to do this, I want to know now, before I quit my "day job." Not after I'm saddled with a commercial lease and all that blech.
It's not officially "up" yet, and the pricing stuff is going to get a complete overhaul here in the next few days, but you can sneak preview it at: my commercial site. The more specific and helpful your criticism, the more I'll love you.
Freelz. Big wet sloppy kisses love you. Or at least buy you a PBR. Thanks, friends!
P.S., there'll be more shots coming. I'm going to be doing some aerial photography this weekend (Saturday or Sunday), and some food & drink photography on Monday, so by the end of the week or so there should be more shots for you to critique. I'll update here (at the top) when the new shots are up. THANKS!!!!
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sweetie:
good love with whatever you go for!
toxic:
I hope your buisness goes well hun 