Confession Time: EVERYONE must sacrifice!

Confession #6:  There is a lot more that goes on behind the scenes when it comes to the biz of photography.  I do a lot more than just show up with my camera.  If you think you can start a photog biz and not have it turn your home life upside down, THINK AGAIN!  Well, maybe some people can do it without effecting everyone in their house - big or small.  But I am not one of them.  I guess I have a flare for drama because my house is topsy turvy and twisted around these days.  Our money goes to my biz.  Our time is dedicated to my biz (Ian is always furiously working on the computer end) and now our HOUSE has become the site of PRB.  Not only did I take over the 'play room' several years ago as the site of my computer and art.  OH, no.  It does not end there.  Last weekend I kicked Evan out of the biggest bedroom in our house to the smallest.  He likes his new room - I swear.  But I also made Ian do what he hates the most in the world.  I made him paint.  (hush....  yikes...)  I tried to do it all on my own during the week last week.  Not good.  I ended up laying on the floor crying and then the dog hadn't been out and he peed in my paint and it was just a big disaster.  So I waited for the weekend and we turned the aircraft-carrier-ready-room that used to be Evan's into a gorgeous denim-covered guest room / photography studio.  The gray denim wall we created with a Ralph Lauren technique is PERFECT.  I am very excited about it.  But poor little boy got kicked out of his room and I am feeling some strong mommy guilt.  Well, a little.  Fine.  Not much.  My room is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!  And, Evan now has his computer AND a TV in his room so I hear absolutely NO REGRETS from him.  He has a GREAT art nook in the big room and he is welcome to use it as a play room any time...  unless mommy needs it... or a guest is coming... well, you get the point.  So although I have turned the house upside down no one seems to be complaining very much.  Ian got over the painting and Evan seems content even if I did make him act as my model for test shots part way through the change.  

Ok, it is time for me to get to the work that pays.  

Empathetic Photographer

I needed to prepare for a client who wears glasses today.  And, because I am the only visually impaired person in our household, that meant the camera had to be turned on ME.  Wow.  Glad that only happens once in a blue moon!!  Well, I learned a lot.  It was worthwhile and now we have this lovely shot of me that isn't distorted (because my classic self portrait involves a wide angle lens at arms length --- see large nose in above photo....)  Bravo Ian!