Guess I wont start at the start best to say that it has been a long journey to where I am at today and tomorrow I finish the job I have had for 3 years and moving onto another challenge.
I have been a member of CPS for 3 years and for the first year I competed aggressively, entering just about every club competition I could. Now I enter internationally, salons all over the world and have recently achieved AFIAP, which is a level of competence in the International photography world. I have enough for my EFIAP but have to wait till Sept 2012 to apply, NZ is only allowed to apply for FIAP honours in Sept each year. But I still enter salons just about every week, but dont enter CPS anymore. I am a Sony user and just love my full format Alpha 850.
I recently bought myself an IMAC and holy banana splits I have gone into another world of fine art I am at present loving, I have been looking back into my archives of images and pulling old one out and playing with them, a few years ago I would take images knowing that I didn't have the skills then to achieve what I wanted , but I do today. I have also this year being doing a few weddings hope to pick up a few more next year , but my real passion is B&W fine art.
Recently I came across a book by Vincent Versace, Vincent is one of the top fine art photographers in the world and I have found his book to be inspiring to me, it has encouraged me to look at my images through different eyes, ( Vision is something that lies within all of us. Whether we pursue this creative instinct is a matter of personal choice. There is a rewarding warmth that comforts the soul once you have been inspired and then create something tangible that can be shared with others, Vincent Versace).
I found out today another 7 acceptances from Italy, another addition to the next honours level. I got my first 3 acceptances from France Kool.
Well just back from a weekend in Hari Hari at a wonderful lodge, romantic no power candles only, great place to relax and unwind and get a few photos in, working on them at the moment but soon as I am done you will get to see them, had a time to contemplate where I want to go with my photography, I need to focus on what I want not what I think people want, create my style and hopefully I am on my way to do this.