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I enjoy photography. This is another thing that I enjoy but I am not that good at. I can forgive myself to some extent because I have only been shooting for several years. I have been a practicing graphic designer for 13 years.

My love for photography started in Bloomington. My Bloomington work represents technique. I have proved I know how to work the camera and shown I have somewhat of an eye. Now I just need to shot.

I have developed a few ideas for subjects but the new challenge is how to capture them. I had a great conversation with our departments photography professor a few weeks ago. He is the first person to give me some clear instruction on what to put in my portfolio. During that conversation I was able to verbalize, for the first time, the awkwardness I feel when I take pictures. Not when I take pictures for an assignment but when I take a photo just because I think a moment or view should be captured. He gave me some great advice. He basically said I need to trick myself. I need to tell myself all of the photography I do off-duty will, eventually, lead to a paid project. So just tell myself ‘I’m doing this for a job that I will not be paid for, for awhile.’

I’ve only shot a couple of pictures since then but I am much better at keeping my camera on my person.