Today starts my first full week as a professional photographer. There are, of course, a few definitions for the word “professional”: 1) connected to a profession; 2) skillful, worthy of a professional; 3) engaged in a specific activity as one’s main paid occupation. I’m not sure I’m worthy yet, but worthy or not we’re embarking on taking a run at number three…
I’m still putting together the pieces: business plan, marketing strategy, etc. I’ve got a number of “pro bono” / family projects I’m using to help refine my workflow and learn how to do this full time instead of stitching together bits of time here and there. And there is just so much to do.
It can all get a bit overwhelming. But every once in a while something happens that reminds me why I’m taking this leap… Foxes don’t wander past my old office window, enticing me to head outside even for a few minutes and shoot. With friends like the fellow in the photograph above apparently waiting for me, I’m looking forward to heading out into the field one of these mornings and seeing a bit of the world through their eyes.