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Art is Healing

More than practice. More than experimenting. When I go out on these walkabouts, it’s healing.

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Photographic Walkabout

I’ve done a number of “photographic walkabouts” lately with more on the way. These images are from my venture to Marie Selby Gardens in Sarasota, FL.

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Don’t talk to me about styles.

Don’t talk to me about styles.

You know what’s hot in photography? I’m mainly speaking of Real Estate and similar photographic works. There are certain styles that if you spend any time looking at marketing images for homes and spaces, you’ll quickly see.

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I had no idea.

I had no idea.

Seriously. There are so many images that I’ve shot and forgotten about. I’m talking maybe over 1,000. Who knows? More perhaps?

Somewhere on a long-unused, aging hard drive these shots reside. And I have a bunch of similar drives, all with unedited images.

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This one is an album cover. 

This one is an album cover.

Tires are people:

Frame right - leaning against the wall - Lead Singer with the “I’m way too fucking cool to be in this or any shot. I’m the greatest songwriter in the world and everyone knows it” look.

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6 years of college, for this?

6 years of college, for this?

One of the biggest mistakes that young people make is that they think they’ve already paid their dues.

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Don’t ever get comfortable. That’s my advice.

Don’t ever get comfortable. That’s my advice.

Still early spring 2015 and I got another “Mike the Photographer” parking pass for my second photo shoot. I was brimming with confidence having just finished my first pro photography gig.

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There is no handbook. There are no rules.

There is no handbook. There are no rules.

Then why would someone do this? I often ask myself the very question. Usually when I’m standing in the middle of a home that’s a mess.

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