Blog Biennial: There's no crying in photography!
Siem Reap, Cambodia 2008 © william vazquez2 years ago this month I started this blog. Like any photographer I spent a lot of time torturing myself as to why I should start a blog, and trying to convince myself not to. Ugh! more work in front of a computer! What will it look like? What will I say? Is my work interesting? Do I have anything to say? Is what I have to say interesting? Will I be able to keep adding content? Will anyone be listening or will it be more screaming into an empty room trying to reach people? Will anyone care? All these things rattled in my brain, which added to the procrastination, and delayed in getting off the ground. So I had to stop crying, plow ahead, and found my voice as well as the look along the way. It has been hard work staying focused, and resisting the temptation to post anything just to keep it current. I am proud of being able to keep up with it. It is definitely a long term project with slow returns, but I feel it has been successful in many ways. So those who are listening.....Many thanks!
I will be trying my best to keep it interesting for you.
abbott, cambodia, children in commentary, travel
Reader Comments (2)
William -
I love the title of this post - word for word quote from my first photo instructor in college (in reference to developing film, of course!) Congrats on two years!
William,
This is a great post. I think 90% of normal working photographers (not blogstars like Jarvis or Kelby) go through this same sort of journey. If we don't each have a good idea of who our audience is, blogging can turn into a huge pain in the ass with very little return.
If you're interested, Photoshelter just published (yet another) e-book for photographers - I promise, The Photography Blog Handbook is less lap breaking than our previous guides!
http://www.photoshelter.com/mkt/research/photography-blog-handbook
Let's grab a beer sometime soon!
Chris