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And we're almost off. I've got a slightly different strategy, but I couldn't just jump out there with no place to shoot. Last week I got an Alien Bee B800 and a soft box to complement the rest of my setup. That's what I used to take that really sweer (lame) shot you're seeing there. Tomorrow I'll be purchasing a backdrop stand and a roll of "super black" and "super white paper. That should be everything a proper photographer needs to make a studio in his or her home.

Oh, and I moved...that's the most important part.

I moved into a town house with a friend of mine, his girlfriend, and their son. The girl friend is into photography but hasn't had much time to do anything with having to deal with their son, she's more than happy of having me there to teach her stuff. I'm going to have a live in assistant. The best part is, is that they took a very minimalistic approach to their living room. Couch, TV, easy to move table on a rug, and hardwood floors (yes!!!). The backdrop stand is going up and over the sliding glass doors and it will be out of the way. Studio complete. I'm going to make up some flyers, or possibly have some printed off by a friend of mine and pass them out around town to see what kind of response I can get.

I ended up helping a friend shoot two kids of a mom that his wife worked with last week (follow that one?) and it turned out fairly well. I think I'm finally in a position where I'm confident with my gear and everything else that I can do this and have mainly satisfied customers. I mean, you always have to account for those people that are never happy, or are only happy when they're getting your services for free.

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