Those of you know, if I'm going to blog, I post personal ones on my personal myspace page.
But this issue, has a specific point pointed at photographers, so as an art page where mainly artists will view this, I figured, I'll share it on here, even if it risks pissing a few people off. If it does, they don't need to be a part of my buisness. Thank you.
Now my main thing is something I very clearly stated in a brief bulletin I posted earlier. Considering bulletins get overlooked very easy, and because I felt so strongly to state this, I decided I might as well post it as a blog.
PHOTOGRAPHERS, or those of you who consider yourself one, get over yourselves. I had a conve..rsati..on yeste..rday that remin..ded me of how many photo..graph..ers are out there.. to compe..te and make other.. photo..graph..ers feel like thier.. art is nothi..ng
For any of you photo..graph..ers who go out, findi..ng other.. photo..graph..ers whose.. "..photo.. quali..ty" or "..newne..ss to the buisn..ess" makes.. you feel like you have the right.. to talk down to them,.. Shame.. on you. Your in the buisn..ess for the wrong.. reaso..ns.
Back when I was very early into the photography scene, even before I started taking photos of models, I had a dumb point and shoot. I carried it everywhere and took so many photos. I sold some photos and called myself an amature photographer for many months. I was confronted by a man who told me to stop calling myself a amature. "Once you sold a photo, you are a pro" he told me. Because of that, I was so encouraged, I am who I am today. I never looked back.
Really, who cares about the labels of pro, semi pro and amature. Are you in it for the status? No. I will state this many times, if you see someone in it for the right reasons, age, status and everything else does not matter. Your messing with someones heart by talking down to them. What he did, along with many people who crossed my paths in life, helped me not let what the other people said to discourage me, bother me.
Photo..graph..y is an art, not just a buisn..ess. Your takin..g yours..elf to serio..usly... Telli..ng peopl..e that thier.. art is nothi..ng, or calli..ng someo..ne who has done nothi..ng to you unpro..fessi..onal when you know they worke..d thier.. ass of on thier.. work,.. makes.. YOU unpro..fessi..onal and I think.. you need to leave.. the buisn..ess, now.
To those.. of you into photo..graph..y for the fun, art and thera..py of it all, Kudos... Encou..rage,.. bless.. and help all you fello..w artis..ts, toget..her. Share.. your knowl..edge with the new peopl..e, encou..rage them.I alway..s found.. art as a thera..py to me, not a "job"
NOW THE MEAT OF THIS BLOG ENTRY..!!! 
I'm going to ENCOURAGE the new photographers, the old photographers, the pros .. and amature.. by telling you to PLEASE.. check out these wonderful new and experianced photographers who deserve a pat on the back..
(i apologize if i offend anyone for not putting you on the list, its not because I dont like you, I just have to many to list so I selected just a couple randomly)
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Erica (LITTLE GREEN SHOES PHOTOGRAPHY)- Local to my town, only 16, but does wonderful work. I wish I picked up a camera when I was her age and did it as well
www.myspace.com/pixiephotographygirl
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Kendra- Also local, also 17. Good work, I can't find her art page, or I just don't remember if she has one, but check her out and ask her about her art
www.myspace.com/kendrasue6
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Steph (CWC photography)- We shared alot of mutual ideas an interests at art and helped each other for a while persue it. She has a talent for bands that I never persued out of fear.
www.myspace.com/coldwetchucksphoto
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Sarah(WORSHIP ME PHOTOGRAPHY)-- She actually started out modeling for me, (glamour in the snow) and picked up a camera shortly after herself. Give her a look, you might like what ya see.
www.myspace.com/worshipmephotos
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If you have a heart, you should visit them, add them.. anything of the sort.
thanks