Knowing when, Knowing how

If you are like me, you have that ever annoying questioning of am I in the place I should be and how to proceed. First of all, there are a million different ways to arrive at artistry; a million ways to market, sell, and so on. Anyone who has already arrived there will say persistence, determination, and struggle are what to expect. Long hours, lots of bad art for the rare gems. If that isn't a deterrent, then maybe the financial insecurity will be the decider. Beyond that you can create or move above the myriad of mountains that can be on your path. And that is the key: this is your path that can be different than my path.

My path or direction into photography seems some what illogical and unstable some days. I have friends beyond my years who are master artists who struggle. I look at other artists who are successful and once thought I need to to what they do to make money in photography. I have come to understand the flaw in that thought is 'I need to do what they do.' I need to do what I need to do. What others do successfully or not is mute. I am speaking conceptually not to say I would be opposed to following another's business plan or marketing idea; nor would I ever stop looking at others works or researching.  What is most significant to me is what I do and the integrity of how I create.