11 goals for 2011

"here are my goals over the next few months in photography:
1. Learn how to shoot in manual.
2. Either acquire or stop drooling over this baby.
3. Not lose sight of why I take photos (because I love it! Not for money! But now that I am starting to make a minuscule amount it's harder haha) and not lose a creative edge. This includes realizing that clients contact me because they like my work and stop worrying so much about what they want and just "do my thang!" hehe.
5. Do/attempt something more artistic once in a while!
6. STOP BEING INTIMIDATED BY OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS. They're work should inspire me! Not throw me into a hole! And I need to stop shying away from the shots I want because there's another photographer around (especially ones with better equipment)
7. Find my own personal style and stick to it."
- August 7th, 2010

1. I am now shooting almost exclusively in manual! taught myself a couple weeks after I wrote this. :)
2. I ended up going with the 50mm 1.8 but it has changed my life.
3. I think I did this.
4. um. I think I skipped this one.
5. I sort of did this. I want to work on this one a lot this year.
6. I sort of did this too. I feel that I'm a lot more confident in myself and my style. I can appreciate and even aspire to be like my favorite photographers and I don't shy away so much when there are other photographers around (this was especially hard for me to learn at concerts)
7. I think I'm starting to discover my own style.

I feel all successful now. So my goals for 2011?

1. Build a website :D
2. Shoot a wedding.
3. Shoot with professional models once in while (or really, try to take pictures of people other than family and friends occasionally, or outside of Alex and Brooke :P)
4. Do more concept and artistic shoots.
5. Take a self portrait every day. (I'm actually doing this with my friend Maggie. . maybe I'll post a few of the shots here)
6. Participate in A Million Little Pictures.
7. Keep an art journal.
8. Read. A lot.
9. Go blonde.
10. Take more risks, in life and photography.
11. Graduate.

I'm sure that's not all. But it's all my tired head can think of right now.
Maybe I'll come back with some BIG goals, eh? maybe so. I hope you guys had a great New Year's Eve and that this year will be your greatest :)

there are lots of numbers in this post. haha.

hahahaa. photo courtesy of Megan :)