Pro-photo-grapher

A professional is someone that makes money for what they do…or something like that.

I would suggest staying away from calling yourself a professional in the photography world, as it could bring on a mindset that you are good enough, not requiring anymore learning or critique.  This is not a fact–but a mere thought into the situation.  I would not be ashamed to call myself a pro if I made my way from taking pictures, I’d just make sure to always learn and be open for improvement–not doing this is a good business model for failure.

So why all the pro talk?  I have officially been accepted as a Harding school photographer for the bison and the yearbook.  I’m definitely not about to start calling myself a pro (I haven’t been impressed by my own photography in a long time), but this is the first time that I’ll ever be paid to take pictures on a consistent basis–so that’s a step.

I’m excited for the challenge.  My goal for the year as a school photographer is to improve my eye for photography, come up with some creative portraiture, improve my lighting style, get thinking more outside the box, tell stories, and generally create some ‘stunna’ photographs.  ;)

This will probably also get me much more involved with campus events.  I already have been fairly involved with campus activities, but in the past I have been very choosy about doing things if they don’t sound awesome.  Now, I’ll probably be going to pretty much everything.  Hurray!

We’ll see where all this takes me…in the Fall.  :)  Tootles,

~ Jon