For the birds...

As a professional photographer, I sometimes get questioned about my "worth" when talking about pricing.

It's a tough subjective question with a tough subjective answer ( + non-subjective parameters like operating costs of a small business).

I have my doubts about myself, like any individual!  I certainly do not parade around thinking I am "da bomb."  With something artistic like photography, your work is your baby.  It's hard to NOT think of it subjectively or personally!

However, I have my days where I can say to myself all SNL-Stuart-Smalley-esque:  "I DO have some iota of knowledge in that photographer brain of mine!"

Here is one of my fav images from a recent session.  Notice anything not so impressive in this image?

Yea....the birds decided to leave evidence of their presence.  RIGHT around my adorably dressed and smiling subjects.

As I tell my son, "NEVER GIVE UP!  NEVER GIVE IN!"  and voila:

GONE.  Since I do not have have Photoshop CS5+, I can't just lasso it and hit delete for it to go away.  I went in and patched, removed, cloned, patched, removed...ALL over that bench in order to create a "proof" worth being called a "proof" to my client!

I felt pretty OCD during it, but I think in in the end, it was well worth it!

Next up - an image where I swapped heads!  Stay tuned!