“All I ask is one thing, particularly of young people that watch. Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism. It’s my least favorite quality. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard, and are kind, amazing things will happen.” -Conan O’Brien Change is…
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Randy, just wanted to say that the image you’ve posted with this entry is really wonderful. Great personality and technique coming together.
– CJ
Thanks Cheryl for the kind words and for the thoughtful turn of words for aspiring photographers.
The photo is of Lincoln Briney, an amazingly talented singer that I’ve had the pleasure of working with and following.
http://www.lincolnbriney.com/
This image was captured with a Hasselblad on Tri-X film *gasp* that was processed by hand in a special blend of Agfa Rodinal 1:50.
Thanks again for letting me share your thoughts with the world that stops by my blog.
Randy
Randy, I just want to say thank you so much for sending this out into my corner of the planet!
The photo is one of my favorites of yours but you already know that… I’m thanking you for introducing a very straight forward woman who also happens to be a marvelous photographer.
She made me laugh out loud more than a couple of times!
Randy,
Jamie Bosworth sent me to your blog. I found out about her at my niece’s wedding last summer and fell in love with her pictures and her blog. She sent me to this posting because she thought I’d like your work as well (and now I’ve fallen in love with YOUR work — man, that picture of Lincoln Briney is beyond wonderful) and also because of what you passed on from Cheryl. I’m a writer and with almost every thing Cheryl said, I could take out photographer and put in writer. Thanks for sharing it.
I love what Cheryl wrote and could not agree more – thanks for passing it along.
Even as a seasoned photographer I find some of her points still can apply to me today.
Thanks for this insightful and educational list. THis was forwarded to me and I was so impressed that I felt I needed to comment. I am not a portrait/people photographer but I can safely say that almost everything on this list resonates with a landscape photographer like myself.
There are actually several points I hadn’t thought of that are very helpful. Perhaps my two favorite points were these. “Learn to say “I’m a photographer” out loud with a straight face. If you can’t say it and believe it, you can’t expect anyone else to, either AND “You cannot specialize in everything.” I see Photogs who are newer than myself making the mistake of trying to do everything and thereby being exceptional at nothing. Thanks for the great Ideas.
All the Best,
Mike Putnam
This is Golden, thxs for the post, I will keep it with me, this answers many questions that I had, and I AM A PHOTOGRAPHER.