I can't get over this image, it is just way too awesome. I love the innocence of pinup, I love how it's sexy and cute and innocent and naughty and so many contradictions at once. I love doing pinup most, but I feel myself branching out more. This is mostly due to desire to keep expanding and exploring. I love weddings so much, I've been more recently obsessed with them. Gowns and invitations and color schemes and themes are just all so exciting to me. The problem is to get booked for a wedding you need good examples, and of course I can't get more examples because I can't get booked, it's a bummer but I am working on it. I've photographed three weddings and every one has been a huge success and the clients were very happy. I really feel like I can do so many different types of photography. At least as far as portraiture goes. I love doing pinup, band, group shots, family, parties, wedding, engagement, glamour, all of it. I really like being so flexible and open, I wish more people would just come to me and say "I want my photo taken" and I would say "tell me a little about yourself" then they tell me a bit and then I blow it up outta just their small idea or peice of information and make it huge and amazing. I know everyone is strapped for cash and that's what makes being a photographer so hard. People will hire you for weddings and engagements and even occasional family sessions, but not many people have the money to just get some fun amazing images of themselves. I wish it were easier to make money at doing all of this, but it's not and I still accept that and continue to do it because I love it. I hope one day I can make a living at it and not be reliant of working for "the man" anymore.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Trying to figure it all out « Tara O. Photos
I can't get over this image, it is just way too awesome. I love the innocence of pinup, I love how it's sexy and cute and innocent and naughty and so many contradictions at once. I love doing pinup most, but I feel myself branching out more. This is mostly due to desire to keep expanding and exploring. I love weddings so much, I've been more recently obsessed with them. Gowns and invitations and color schemes and themes are just all so exciting to me. The problem is to get booked for a wedding you need good examples, and of course I can't get more examples because I can't get booked, it's a bummer but I am working on it. I've photographed three weddings and every one has been a huge success and the clients were very happy. I really feel like I can do so many different types of photography. At least as far as portraiture goes. I love doing pinup, band, group shots, family, parties, wedding, engagement, glamour, all of it. I really like being so flexible and open, I wish more people would just come to me and say "I want my photo taken" and I would say "tell me a little about yourself" then they tell me a bit and then I blow it up outta just their small idea or peice of information and make it huge and amazing. I know everyone is strapped for cash and that's what makes being a photographer so hard. People will hire you for weddings and engagements and even occasional family sessions, but not many people have the money to just get some fun amazing images of themselves. I wish it were easier to make money at doing all of this, but it's not and I still accept that and continue to do it because I love it. I hope one day I can make a living at it and not be reliant of working for "the man" anymore.