Thank You "Pieces of the Picture"!!

{Update ~ 3/07/09}

Hey, everyone, I just wanted to let you know that the link to "Piece of the Picture" no longer works. For some reason, the blog does not exist anymore. I just want to say that I did really enjoy it and I wish Tommy, the administrator of the site, all the best!

Thank you Tommy, for the great information and fabulous interviews. Most of the photographers that I follow on the side bar, came from reading your blog. Again, thank you and I pray you and your family are doing well! Maybe in the future we will be reading your blog again and you can bet I will post it here if you ever do decide to blog again! Best Wishes!
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I just wanted to say thank you to the photography website "Pieces of the Picture" for allowing me to be linked to their site. This is a wonderful site that I found for photographers that offers some awesome tips and information. My absolute favorite part about it is the Friday interviews with some extremely talented photographers. Having recently started my own business and being self-taught so far, I love reading about other photographers and how they run their business. I thrive on looking at their images and getting inspiration from what they do and how they do it. I am still trying to define my style and with so many fabulous photographers out there, I am discovering so many differently ways an image can be composed, shot, processed, and presented. I don't want to copy their style just draw inspiration from them as I develop my own. I think it will be awhile before I finally decide what my style is because I love so many different styles! My current favorite is photos with lots of deep, vibrant color and great texture! On my sidebar I have listed some of my favorites (including a link to Piece of the Picture) but remember this is just some. Over the last few days, I have found a boat load of awesome photographers out there that I had no idea existed. I have so much to learn but I hope someday to be half as talented as many of these wonderful photographers. So if you are a photographer or want to be one, I encourage you to check out the link above and just see what the world of photography has to offer. You will be amazed at how incredibly talented some of these photographers are and if you are a client please know I am striving to be that great someday. I know I have a long way to go but thank you for letting me photograph you and your family. I love playing with your pictures long after your shoot. So as I am still building my portfolio, as well as style, please tell your friends about me and let me play some more! I have so many ideas, I just need the clients to use them on! I am currently wanting to start adding Seniors to the mix, so if you know of any High School Juniors who will be graduating next year, please pass on my name. I am looking for several senior representative from all surrounding high schools to enlist to help get my name out there. Don't worry they will get many rewards for their help but so will you if you pass them on to me! Until next time, go check out some great photography!

Here is a picture that was one of the first I ever took with my digital camera. It was the first picture I ever took and thought "Why don't I blow that up and hang it on the wall!" So I guess you could say this is the picture that started it all! I also posted the same picture how I would do it now. Leave me a comment and tell me which one you like better. Do you like the plain one #1 or the one with the texture #2? I am just curious. Some people like the texture and some do not (my daughter for one). As you can see lately, I am really into the texture but I need to know what you think. I will not be offended either way, just curious!

Photo #1


Photo #2