Stay Busy and Smile
Winter is normally a down season form me. I might get to a few games at the Naval Academy and a concert or 2 but as we have been dealing with since March every season is a down season with COVID. So, what should you be doing? You need to find projects. I have just completed two photo books and am in the process of selling them. One day our two dogs wanted so much to be involved that they sat down right in front of the backdrop. These books weren’t what I normally would have been shoot so it is also good to be doing things that challenge your skill set. I love using this time of year to experiment, to try new things to shoot. It’s important to stay creative and just enjoy what you are doing. I think everyone should be doing a lot of planning and making alternate plans. For me I was able to be part of the first roll outs for the vaccine. I was on the fence on weather to take it or not but thinking ahead to some of the major events I would like to have the opportunity to shoot, I decided it possibly could be a requirement for some events to have had the vaccine. So I know my normal plans for the spring would include a few track meets, college baseball, and spring training for minor league baseball. At this point no clue if those will be happening at all or delayed or even happening as scheduled. Already there is some delay in the track and college baseball. Minor league ball that I cover may be delayed a couple of months than normal. So I need other plans. I am getting ready to start a project to pitch to bands. There will be a lot of planning to be done to prepare the sample project to be pitched. I also was contacted to be on the ground floor of a new pro wrestling promotion. There is a lot of exciting potential. The actual events will be on hold for a bit but there is a lot of creative potential for doing a lot of photography work to promote the company. You have to create opportunities for yourself. All of my networking and promoting of my work pays off with great projects like these. So if things go bad and my baseball season is cancelled again I have plenty of work to be creative with. Passion doesn’t take a rest. Passion is a pleasure not a chore. Keep busy and smile doing what you love.
