I love pictures. I am obsessed with taking them, looking at them, and wondering which ones I will take next. It is the only "job" that i would sincerely love, without a doubt, to have.
The problem is that i sort of suck at it. I know how i want a certain pic to look, and it never comes out the way i want. Its frustrating. Oh sure, every once in a while i will completely screw something up and get an awesome pic. But they are few and far between. I set up a bubba and even set up some lighting (floor lamps) and i shudder at how horrid they turned out.
I know that i need to practice, practice, practice, and read, read, read. And I do. But meanwhile I am going broke trying out different things.
I look at other peoples photos and I am so jealous that I can't do what they can do. Not even just professionals. Simply other people who seem to have the "gift" that I don't have.
I fear that it is kind of like singing. Some people start out singing "Jesus Loves Me" and sound like Charlotte Church. Without even freaking trying. And not caring at all, because they like horses or some crap. And me, I sound like a cross between PeeWee Herman, and Herman Munster. And I practice that too. In the shower, in the car, while sweeping the floors. Sometimes I even burst into song while sitting at my desk at work. Invariably the customers start looking at the floor... i guess they are trying to find where we are keeping the cat. In heat.
Lets see, what am I good at? I am a good reader. I read a LOT!!! I can read fast, and I understand long words. Is there a job for that? Maybe a proofreader!! WhooHooo!!!
I really just want to know how to take awesome pics. *sigh*
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