Week 2: Getting Things Done

     Well after talking to my uncle this week, I found out a lot more information about the business side of photography or at least how he manages his work. Working on events like weddings and birthdays, he mentioned is mainly what he did. As for getting the jobs, he would spread it from those parties to friends with business cards and referrals. Although he did not have a website, he took his portfolio with him to show a physical form of his work to the client, essentially his printed work, and would give them different package examples of sizes. Now, after bombarding him with as many questions I could think of, I asked him if this type of job was his main source of income or if it could be if he dedicated himself just to it. He responded with a questionable but firm no. The way he put it was that there could be a slim chance of this being a main source but there is so much competition out there and when you have a family to support as well, it gets difficult. So with that being said, he does have another job as a construction worker as his main and photography being the hobby-job he likes doing on the side.
   
     This experience hasn't shot me down completely, but really opened my eyes to what is out there and some things to expect as a business. Now, once I am finished with my website portfolio and business website I am currently working on, I will post it here as well as any other work from Advance Darkroom Techniques this fall.

My First Week

My name is Jose Luis Cabrera and this will be my blog for Advanced Darkroom Techniques where I hope to learn unique ways of bringing out true inventive imagination and ways to show viewers distinctive emotions and thoughts in one image. My work will most likely be following many photographers along the way until I have a better understanding where I can say this is where my path leads with my photography using these techniques. As I follow this, I will also be pursuing my own career as a photographer and hopefully getting some answers from people I meet to become better and know how this life could be lead.