Finding Your Pace

From Gray Photo Studio Blog Oct. 2018

Finding Your Pace
I have been in a whirlwind of activity since I returned from my mini vacation out to the Washington State coast in September. I took over 300 images on two different cameras, one film, one digital. Shot some infrared too, on a vacant Ruby Beach! Unheard of - unless you're there really early.

Once back home the editing began, and lasted, for over a month! Other things to do, pesky chores like work and bathing, but once those were complete, back to the computer I went.
RAW conversions, cropping, a little exposure adjustment here, or straightening that crooked horizon there (oops!). In the end I had about 60 images I liked, good enough for the website.

I'm proud of this collection, best work I've done in many years. Basically organic in nature, all black and white, no HDR or over processed looking. Just nice fine art.

Every artist goes into a project with giddy excitement, or dread, sometimes, but anticipation all the same, for a successful outcome. They're not all masterpieces, but they are ours, our art, our creation, our heart and soul. But it's like a bird, you've got to let it fly, release it to the world. Some will like it, some won't. I make it for me and for those that like it. I don't spend any time fretting about opinions, you know what they say about those...

Along with the creation of this new collection, I have had to update some things. Acquired a new domain name for the site I'm currently using, you can visit there anytime at www.jenigrayphotography.com . By next year I hope to have a stand alone site with e-commerce and my own printing company, but for now I'll be using the reliable folks at Fine Art America who do everything from printing to matting to framing and ship it directly to you!

I've also acquired a new laptop that is more current and can handle better photo editing software - soon I hope to be using Lightroom, just like the big kids! For now I am going back and forth between two computers to make it all work.

A million other things, glitches and challenges have come up too, but I just kept going and moving forward, and staying sane. Lots of breaks, rest and positive attitudes had to be in order for this journey.

So my lesson, and my advice, is Pace Yourself! If it's your passion and you love it, keep doing it.
Like that line from The Pursuit of Happiness "If you have a dream, do it, period".

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