May 10, 2006

• New Adventures

  I've always been a fan of Milwaukee Magazine. I don't know exactly when it happened that I decided that my next goal would be to photograph for them. I think it's because I feel quite comfortable with my job with the Shepherd, and I'd really like to take the next step.

  
  

  The thing with freelance photography, I feel, is that there never really is one way to do things. Additionally, with the onset of digital photography, there are so many more choices when showing your work. I was a bit stumped as to how to present my work: should I make a special web page, put the images on a CD, make prints? So many choices!

  
  

  I decided to make 8x10 prints - and they turned out beautifully! Then I thought: what should I put the prints in? There are photo boxes, professional portfolios that are priced at $100+, portfolio cases....again, more choices. I opted for a traditional 8x10 hardcover portfolio where you slip in the photos.

  
  

  I ended up meeting with a lovely woman at Milwaukee Magazine. I picked her brain and asked what way she thought the photos should be presented. (I'd like to proceed with approaching other magazines as well). She confirmed some ideas that I already had milling around in my brain: being more creative with my presentation.

  
  

  Luckily, a great friend of mine is a graphic designer. Furthermore, I have some ideas that had been rolling in my head for presenting my work, so I am excited to start this new process. I wonder where it will lead me?

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