A much needed update on the comings and goings with Photosmith-Creative.
Well, I'm now the proud possesor of my own website; my own publicity machine for Photo Restoration, Retouching and no little actual Photography. With the help of the development skills of Big Purple Box, I currently have a four page site with plans to include my recent photographic projects on a new page. Regular updated galleries with an Illustration page that reflects the more creative side of my work.
Whilst this has been taking place, I've been able to update with new Nikon hardware and await the arrival of a complimentary flashgun with which to accomodate more interior shots for future projects. Business stationery, CD labels and printing facilities are all beginning to take shape and an abundance of promotional business cards have already been passed around local outlets. Look out for these two familiar labels which will constitute my brand for the foreseeable future. So, check out my website at photosmith-creative.co.uk and feel free to Email my with your suggestions/feedback and hopefully some project that you would like me to make a quote for you. Thanking you all in anticipation.
Hi there,
Business course, week four.
Having given myself a hard time the previous week for walking out of the session, I turned up to Newcastle City Library disheartened by recent events.
From other sources I was being told that I needed to look for jobs and put Self Employment on the back burner for a while.
You need to engage with people more as I was in danger of becoming more reclusive, I was being told.
Valid points, but I couldn't help feeling abandoned on the road to Damascus.
Anyway, back to the Library, signed in, picked a table and got settled alongside Chimp and his gregarious friend with the tablet.
Looking up I saw the dreaded video camera being pointed at someone on the stage in mid 'Elevator pitch!'
You mean I'd walked out last week, admittedly tired, and still had to face trial by video? Yep!
But I've got no script, no preparation, it would be all spontaneous, like.
That was probably what saved me, despite trying to look away when it was my turn, I approached the stage like others before me with a gap between my ears and a mouth ready to process whatever came out of it. Didn't really have time to be self conscious, despite knowing that body language, intonation and projection were part of a good presentation...I said....what I said.
On reflection, it was a poor presentation..... but I did it, I bloody did it! Real joined up words n'all.
I keep telling myself this now, as if its the precursor to some major life changing event, when actually I felt no passion or enthusiasm getting up and little or no emotion heading back to my seat.
I have one, if not two extractions at my Dentists next week which nobody looks forward to, but whatever the circumstances, I faced up to a challenge (eventually) this week and can look myself in the mirror again. That's got to be worth one or two discarded teeth, hasn't it?
