Second Week

Thank God for all these interesting and nice people who have let me photograph them. Some have refused, saying "It's weird" or they don't want anything to do with "no website." It just makes the project all the more enjoyable. The real challenges I'm finding are in those who accept and then, on I go, trying to portray them in a manner suitable to the project. Very difficult for me. I don't know much about documentary photography, but I'm looking a lot at William Eggleston's work. Look him up, he's good! If you recommend any good documentary books, please let me know. I have only shot in Kingsville right now. I really like what a small town looks like photographically. I can't wait to shoot in Corpus, too. I'm excited that I have been able to wake up at 6ish!!! You don't know how difficult it is, but I'm doing it, woohoo! Also all it really takes to get past the timidity to ask people, is to try it a couple of times. It's getting easier, even though I feel silly talking to them about it, it's becoming more natural and fun. Thanks for reading and keep following along to see what becomes of this. I encourage you, too to start on whatever project has been lingering in your mind. Stop thinking about it and just do it. 

Oh yeah, and pray for me. My arm has been hurting, so it's holding me back a bit. God willing, I heal soon and can hit this project full force. 

The First Project

Hello there!

God has blessed me with an exciting gift. I received my bachelor's degree in photography at Texas A&M University-Commerce, which I believe enhanced this ability A LOT! Sadly I've been on hiatus, kinda slacking for almost 3 years. No more though! I now embark on my first documentary project! Yay!

Simple concept and project. If you don't know what it is yet, I won't tell you, yet. A good portion should be done by September. You will see it on my website then, God willing. Please keep checking here or my facebook page (if you're a friend) as to when the project is done and on-line. God willing, it will go a little beyond my website, we'll see. The project consists of shooting mainly in Kingsville, Corpus Christi, Texas, and hopefully some in Dallas, Austin, and Conroe, Texas. Plans are also being made to shoot outside of Texas in the very near future, God willing. A little insight: not only is this my first body-of-work project, but it requires me to do something that i am terrible at... waking up before 7:15 a.m. and approaching people to ask them to do something they probably won't be up for. Keep following the blog to see how it's coming. You reading this will really help and keep me accountable in finishing it and doing a really good job. Also THANK YOU SO MUCH to those who have accepted working with me on this and are letting me invade your space and time. Your cooperation is going farther than you think! Thank you to Sam Fleishman and his photography, it was the final push that inspired me to do this, finally.

FYI: I'll be posting about once a week.