It's been a while since I've written anything substantial so while I am at home off sick from work for the second day in a row I may as well use the time to write a decent blog.
Yup I'm off sick. I actually feel a little better today. I've been off with dizziness and I feel a lot less dizzy today but I went to the doctors who told me to take it easy and as my job involves a fair amount of activity I have decided to play it safe on this occasion and take it easy.
It's been a busy few weeks to say the very least, lots of work, weddings, travelling up and down the country and having to find the time to squeeze in all the other tasks I need to to do - my flat is getting a little on the messy side as a result, must definitely put that right sooner rather than later!
Last weekend was Jubilee weekend, the boy and I spent the weekend at my parents house in Devon, it was awesome. OK I had a wedding to shoot but I miss being by the sea so much sometimes especially when I live in the centre of Birmingham the rest of the time!
My life is mostly work right now, I really need to scale back the amount I am doing at the moment as I have gone from doing nothing to doing way too much and while having the money is awesome and I have managed to clear a few of the epic bills I have racked up whilst being unemployed I seem to literally have no time for myself over the next few weeks. I had been thinking about giving up on photographing weddings for a while and now I have decided that I am definitely going to. I received some awful feedback from a couple the other day. They haven't even seen their pictures yet. I shot this particular wedding through an agency who felt it necessary to pass it on as it is 'constructive', I have worked in the creative business for a fair while now and I know what is constructive and what isn't and this was far from constructive - more a full force scathing attack on my character. Some of the comments were really hurtful, particularly the ones about how my 'age and 'inexperience' have left them feeling that they are not going to get the results they are hoping for'. What kind of bullshit asshole comment is that? They don't know how old I am, they don't know what experience I have and whats more I actually felt I had a good rapport with these guys prior to the day. If it's constructive it's stuff you can learn from - I can't exactly learn to get or look older! That was just the tip of the ice-berg but I don't want to go into it anymore because it upsets me. I'm dreading them seeing the actual pictures now. So no more weddings for me. Instead I will be using my time to invest in the studio space I now share with a couple of friends.
OK so rant over for now! In other news I am a very lucky girl. My boy is the best. I can't believe how sweet and loving he is, no-one has ever cared about me the way he does and it makes me feel so special. I read through my old blogs on here the other day and read cringe-worthy things I had written about my ex boyfriends, so naive. I made some big mistakes with boys in the past but I finally feel like I'm with someone who is on my wavelength, cares enough about me to take a day off from work to look after me when I am unwell and will even pop down to tesco late at night to get me stuff II want! So for all the bullshit work wise, it is lovely knowing I have such an awesome guy waiting for me at home
Think I've rambled on long enough now, really should use the day to do something a bit more constructive like edit another wedding or go post off images for people - but first I'm off to go get myself a subway! Hope you guys are all well and good!
Yup I'm off sick. I actually feel a little better today. I've been off with dizziness and I feel a lot less dizzy today but I went to the doctors who told me to take it easy and as my job involves a fair amount of activity I have decided to play it safe on this occasion and take it easy.
It's been a busy few weeks to say the very least, lots of work, weddings, travelling up and down the country and having to find the time to squeeze in all the other tasks I need to to do - my flat is getting a little on the messy side as a result, must definitely put that right sooner rather than later!
Last weekend was Jubilee weekend, the boy and I spent the weekend at my parents house in Devon, it was awesome. OK I had a wedding to shoot but I miss being by the sea so much sometimes especially when I live in the centre of Birmingham the rest of the time!
My life is mostly work right now, I really need to scale back the amount I am doing at the moment as I have gone from doing nothing to doing way too much and while having the money is awesome and I have managed to clear a few of the epic bills I have racked up whilst being unemployed I seem to literally have no time for myself over the next few weeks. I had been thinking about giving up on photographing weddings for a while and now I have decided that I am definitely going to. I received some awful feedback from a couple the other day. They haven't even seen their pictures yet. I shot this particular wedding through an agency who felt it necessary to pass it on as it is 'constructive', I have worked in the creative business for a fair while now and I know what is constructive and what isn't and this was far from constructive - more a full force scathing attack on my character. Some of the comments were really hurtful, particularly the ones about how my 'age and 'inexperience' have left them feeling that they are not going to get the results they are hoping for'. What kind of bullshit asshole comment is that? They don't know how old I am, they don't know what experience I have and whats more I actually felt I had a good rapport with these guys prior to the day. If it's constructive it's stuff you can learn from - I can't exactly learn to get or look older! That was just the tip of the ice-berg but I don't want to go into it anymore because it upsets me. I'm dreading them seeing the actual pictures now. So no more weddings for me. Instead I will be using my time to invest in the studio space I now share with a couple of friends.
OK so rant over for now! In other news I am a very lucky girl. My boy is the best. I can't believe how sweet and loving he is, no-one has ever cared about me the way he does and it makes me feel so special. I read through my old blogs on here the other day and read cringe-worthy things I had written about my ex boyfriends, so naive. I made some big mistakes with boys in the past but I finally feel like I'm with someone who is on my wavelength, cares enough about me to take a day off from work to look after me when I am unwell and will even pop down to tesco late at night to get me stuff II want! So for all the bullshit work wise, it is lovely knowing I have such an awesome guy waiting for me at home
Think I've rambled on long enough now, really should use the day to do something a bit more constructive like edit another wedding or go post off images for people - but first I'm off to go get myself a subway! Hope you guys are all well and good!
That sounds like an amazing couple of weeks, I wish my weeks were like that!
At least you are doing work you love, I work a lot and hate everything about my job, I would love to have a job in photography, but the wedding thing is something I wouldnt really want to do, Im scared of them, it is peoples one perfect moment and Im scared Im going to mess it up, I know my friend makes a lot of money at it, she charges over $2000 for one wedding! People can be so rude, I dont even care what people say about me anymore, I just give them a good bitching out in my head and move one.
Im glad you have a boy who treats you well now.