Filed Under: Photography
I took Thanksgiving morning and went up to Vedauwoo, one of my favorite landscapes in the area to photograph in the winter. I made a few nice photographs, and this is one of them.
Filed Under: Photography, SF Business
This brings us to a conclusion of this run of photos here on the JeremiahTolbert.com blog. After a lot of consideration, I’ve decided to give up pursuing photography professionally for the time being.
As you may know, I’m unemployed and looking for work. When I was first laid off, I entertained the idea of trying to find a way to become a professional photographer instead of going back to web design. Surprisingly, there aren’t many “jobs” to be had as a photographer unless you like shooting weddings (I don’t).
And the truth is, I’m nowhere near good enough, and the time it will take for me to become good enough is far longer than the time I have. So I’m giving it up. I need to focus all of my efforts on things that might actually make me money, and photography has been nothing but a disappointment monetarily. My work just isn’t at the level it needs to be to sell anything but crappy stock.
I’m am so tired of spending energy on things I am “sort of” good at. Not great, not really good, just kinda good. That’s me and everything I do. I’m not great at anything. To become great at something, I need to give up some of the interest I have. So photography is going back to being a personal hobby and nothing more. I’ll be spending all my time from now on writing and designing and building websites. Mostly designing and building websites.
I might share a photo from time to time if I can be bothered to take any, but don’t expect them regularly anymore. I can’t waste any more time on this with our savings dwindling and my unemployment clock slowly running out. I have to be a responsible adult. Hard damned times we live in.
Once again, I am left wishing I was born 20 years earlier.
Filed Under: Photography
The Grand Canyon was crowded. That’s how I will remember my first experience there. The Moab parks had visitors, but it was possible to see parts of the park without being surrounded by a dozen people. With the Grand Canyon park, you were rubbing shoulders at every single overlook. I can’t stand being around other people in the wilderness. They talk loudly on cell phones, they stomp all over everything, they feed wildlife, and generally do absolutely everything they should not, and it disgusts me.
The view of the Canyon was amazing, though. I just don’t think I want to spend much more time there during the tourist season. What’s even worse is that it was really hazy, so the pictures didn’t turn out great.
Filed Under: Photography
I’ll probably end up photoshopping out the lens flare later on, but right now I kind of like it. This is another HDR from Arches National Park at dawn(ish). I was going to shoot this same picture at sunset last night but couldn’t be arsed. Have to pace yourself on these kinds of adventures or you’ll get exhausted too soon. Yesterday evening was a rest period.
Hi! My name is Jeremiah Tolbert, but call me Jeremy. I am a writer, photographer, and web designer currently living in Northern Colorado, seeking either freelance web design work or fulltime employment. Drop me a line if you have any questions, comments, advice, or heckles. I love hearing from new people. If you’re inclined, you can follow me on Twitter, where I share various links and talk about the same things I talk about here, only with fewer characters.
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