Old Dogs, New Tricks

Have you ever wanted to do something, 

been nagged  told umpteen times that you should do something,

but just didn't feel either the call or the inspiration to do so?

Not to mention the fear that perhaps you just wouldn't measure up?

That would be me.

I laughingly call myself, photographically speaking,

a "commercial hack."

I do photos for magazines and shoots for websites for other folks.

I've never truly considered myself an artist in the purest sense.

After all, these days, most anyone who has a smart phone

or gets a fancy DSLR for Christmas calls themselves a photographer.

But I digress. That's another post altogether.

But this commercial hack is making strides, actually!

I'm even branching out into shooting fashion and { gulp! }

REAL LIVE PEOPLE!!!!

Something I swore I would never do,

and likely never would have done unless

sweet  friends

had believed in me and given me the chance.

But little bugs have been planted in my ear

every so often... 

"Hey Anne, why don't you show your photos

in a gallery? "

Who, me? Pssshaw.

Not my thing. Not gonna do it. 

Commercial hack, remember?

But I think I'm finally there.

They finally managed to wear me down.

The pesky little buggers who wouldn't give up,

who kept pushing me into doing this,

have finally convinced me to enter a photo

in an upcoming judged and juried exhibit.

The subject of this exhibit is "chairs",

and I am entering the one below.

{ click twice to super size }

I'm calling it "solace",

and the exhibit is later this month.

Wish me luck, us old dogs need all

the encouragement we can get!

linking with

french country cottage

common ground

the dedicated house