A month has past...

...Since my last post. I've been doing some things here and there. There hasn't been a lot of shooting going on, but I got started with a business card design that I finally ordered and I'm having a website being built. New opportunities have been opening up and I'm taking advantage of what I can.

I've had an offer from a fellow photographer to pass me a few jobs when he's too busy for them, a barter for building a website in exchange for photos, a few prints and a passport photo for a few beers. Not exactly the money maker, but it's getting there.

My latest offer was an invitation to shoot and sell prints for the bartending competition at TGI Fridays in Hagerstown, MD. I originally offered to shoot the event, but when I informed the general manager of my price I was told that they don't even have a budget to support a DJ. He said I was welcome to show up and shoot and sell prints of the event, so I'm thinking I may try that even though print sells of events can be notoriously unprofitable.

I do have a studio setup at my new place. It's a backdrop stand and several rolls of seamless paper in the living room. Thank god for my roommates' minimalist approach to decorating and hardwood floors.

If you view the large image by clicking on the photo, you can see lines around the band members. I did erase those and fix this image, but didn't save it for the web version. Not bad, but I couldn't fit the bass player in. I tried what I could, but it just didn't work out. He just seems out of place. All in all, I got to test out the back drop.

Now I just need some more paying clients to put it to good use.

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