The state of the union and why you should shoot for free...

Hey! I'm back! It's cold outside and I'm sitting at work reading the Strobist blog and thinking that maybe, just maybe, I should get around to using my blog like I was originally intending. If only it were that easy.


So in the past couple of months there has been at least one DC/Baltimore/NOVA Strobist meet that I've been to and several opportunities that have come up along with some moving forward in the world of a photography business.

About two weeks ago I applied for a West Virginia business license. I filled out the information on the website and found out that this was going to cost me a whole $0. Yeah. That's a lot of pocket lint right there. So now I have filed for a business with the name of "Digital Room Studios", a little play on dark room. I didn't want a business name based on my name, like CK photo or something similar. I have plans that may one day include not just me.

Other than that I have a wedding coming up in December that I may be shooting. I'm going to go meet the bride next week. I also did some photos of a friend's little girl. A little more money in my pocket. Canon's new 5D MKII is coming out the end of November after all.

And what's with the second part of this post's title? Shoot for free? Rubbish! Heh. Maybe. I did some photos for my neighbor. She's a personal trainer at Gold's Gym. The other night she told me that her boss mentioned something about needing photos for the gyn and my neighbor immediately gave her one of my cards. Looks like doing a little free work can have it's bonuses. I just hope everything pans out. I'm still going to try and update this on a regular basis, but we'll see how that goes.

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