I was inspired by a fellow photographer to look back over 2014 and gather some favorite shots. 2014 has been a growing year for me in photography, as I started doing some portrait work after a friend asked me to do her engagement and wedding photos. I learned that wedding photography is H.A.R.D. - and have a whole new respect for those that do it. I shot two additional weddings as a second shooter; lots of experience gained - I have a long way to go before I will be considered a 'wedding photographer'. I'm also not sure that is the direction I want to go.
For my birthday, Bill upgraded much of my photography equipment. Wow! What a difference a professional grade camera and lens can make for portrait work! I know, I know, it's not the camera, it's the shooter; but I have to say, I saw a huge uptick in the quality of my portrait work after the upgrade in my equipment. This is the direction I want to take my work. It is the toughest business I have ever tried to break into, but I have always lived my life being up for a challenge! Landscape and outdoor photography will probably always be my favorite venue, but hey - there ain't no money in that end of it!
Because I like to build movies of my photo's, here's a video of my 2014 favorites. Many of them are totally wrong technically, but I chose them because of the experience or the memory they were associated with. Some, I think, are pretty dog-gone good - in my humble opinion. Some are genuine 'photography' while some are simply 'snapshots'. I hope you enjoy. (I couldn't get blogger to upload the video with any kind of quality, so you'll have to click on the link.)
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