Man she came around quick! 2018 is already well and truly upon us and its got me thinking about my goals, what I would like to achieve, and how I aspire to achieve them.
In the past i have always been a new years resolution kinda guy, don't get me wrong, I'm all for a resolution, but this year I have opted for more of a realistic approach to setting some goals and mapping out ways in which i plan to achieve them.
2017 was a year of learning for me. I made a resolution to devote every spare minute I could to learning more about the art and science of Photography, and what a year it has been. I have been out shooting in some jaw dropping places, many of which I live surprisingly close to, which i count my lucky stars for trust me. I have watched every tutorial, read every blog, studied every magazine I could to learn more and more about this craft, and I am stoked with my results thus far. By no means do I have it all figured out, but boy am I enjoying the journey. Literally.
More than taking photos themselves, Photography has become a vessel to me, a cause for adventure, and has opened up so so many amazing places to me, and opened my eyes to countless more.
Below is my list of goals I have for my photography and the journey I am on, so if you feel like seeing where i hope to head, please enjoy, and i wish you all the best in your own goal setting.
So here's to a cause for adventure and a prosperous new year to all and I hope you get all the banger shots and go on all the adventures to get them!
1: STYLE - something I am working on, thinking about, and constantly developing. I am pumped to continue to develop my own style.
2: TRAVEL - I have always loved to travel, and have been fortunate enough to have seen soo many amazing places in this world, but it seems photography has sparked something deep inside me that has fired up the desire to see and travel to as many places as possible. This year I hope to get to NZ, JAPAN, HAWAII, and as many new places in AUS as i can to shoot shoot shoot!
3: PRINTING - I have always been a fan of prints, they blow me away. This year I intend to work with some local printers and get ome of my works calibrated and printed/ framed. Who knows maybe I can even sell some!
4: PEOPLE - I am so lucky to have a beautiful partner like Ness to take pictures of, she is my partner in crime and travel! Looking forwards to taking more shots of people in their environments and developing more skills to capture their stories and emotions.
5: WEDDINGS - I love em. Everything about them. The people, the places, the style, the food. I just want to shoot em. Portfolio coming soon!!!
6: BLOG - I love writing, adding images, and telling a story, I think that's a really intrinsic part of photography. I Intend to create as many stories and updates as I can through the year of projects I embark on and hopefully some useful information for those who are interested in the subject at hand.
7: BUSINESS - I am really going to knuckle down and focus on marketing, creating a brand, and how to position myself in the big wide world of photographers. At the end of the day- getting my work out there would be a huge buzz!
8: WATER PHOTOGRAPHY - This year I am going to get a housing, and start getting some of them epic water shots, the amount of times I'm surfing and harp on about "how i wish I had a camera out here".. its coming.
9: COMPETITIONS - I plan to enter as many competitions as I can that come my way. Not for the sake of winning. But to put myself out there and to take the critique and criticisms that come my way so I can learn, grow, and develop as a photographer.
10; WORKSHOPS - I already have a few great workshops in both on location and post processing booked with the legends at Project Rawcast ( if you havn't heard it, check out their podcast on itunes!) and plan on attending as many as I can squeeze in . Definitely stoked on learning more technical aspects of shooting outdoors and how to best utilise my equipment and continue to develop my skills post processing!