Diving in the deepend, with only rudimentary swimming skills

I was going to continue my project list from yesterday, but then I thought - there's no use in overwhelming myself with a huge list of things that I want to do. Best to begin making inroads to the projects I've already written down before coming up with more. Otherwise I won't know where to start, and I'll become bogged down with it all. I'm terrible like that.

So instead, I'm going to START one of those projects. In the planning stages at least, and actually do something for a change rather than simply talking about it.

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I'm not the best photographer in the world, have a little understanding about the way it works and how to do it properly, but I love doing it and I've always had the passion and desire to get in there and just DO IT. I've got some technical knowledge, and the more photographs I take the better I feel I'm becoming and expressing my creative abilities, too. But I haven't found my niche yet, or added my own personality to the photos that I take.

So I guess the first steps will be learning more, and developing my own style. I hope to start promoting myself from the outset, offering free photography in return for models, and possibly access to places I wouldn't otherwise get the opportunity to photograph. I'm tossing up whether or not I want to offer free prints of some (or one) of the best photos from each shoot but I guess it will be good incentive.

And, I need to really look into ways to promote myself properly. I'm not doing very well in that department as yet. I'm home sick still, which means I've got all the time in the world to really do this well.

Wish me luck!

Annean xxoo