your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6
Busy, busy, busy.
Trying to build a business from the ground up is turning out to be one of the most demanding and time consuming things I have ever done. At the same time, with each little step forward, comes a feeling of great satisfaction. I have spent a great deal of time the last couple of weeks putting together and presenting proposals to little leagues, schools, etc. This is what I do the worst.
Along the way we have photographed a couple of youth leagues.
I really enjoy shooting these small leagues because we can spend a little more time with each player. I'm still working on the lighting setup for these shoots. I need to fine tune it a little. I got the basic setup from a guy named Dave Stock who was a photographer for Sports Illustrated for a number of years and also team photographer for the San Francisco 49ers. He currently does Team and Individual photography in Texas.
The lighting technique that he taught me is designed to give the photo some depth and not look so two dimensional. When we print these on metalic paper they really pop.
We try to bring something new to the table when we do these shoots. A pose or a product that people here are not used to seeing. Like the overhead shot above, or this....
This is really a lot of fun to do. The kids are great and usually happy to try something different.
Back to what I was saying about all the hard work ending with satisfaction. While I don't care for the sales and marketing aspects of the photography business, I absolutely love when all that work ends in this....
Ain't she cute! This is the satisfying part and why I love what I do.
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