I haven’t always been one for making new years resolutions, if there’s something that needs changing I don’t see the point in waiting until January! In the last few years that has changed. It was a little over two years ago while I was sitting at home with my feet up when I decided to bite the bullet and start writing down what I’d been learning about photography… a blog was formed. While it’s grown and changed since then, the main purpose remains - to help others avoid my photographic mistakes.
I find it interesting to look back at last years post about my plans for 2011 and see that even though I’ve flunked on a couple of the resolutions (I shot very little live music & didn’t always have a ‘proper’ camera with me), for the most part I’ve fulfilled what I set out to do. This year there is no list of resolutions, just a determination to work towards a dream… a dream that has become more clear over the past year or so:
Aside from being a scribble in my notebook, the dream is a building of my own. It will contain:
- A fully working studio
- A large gallery space, open to all kinds of artists
- A stage, with open-mic nights for emerging talent & gig space available for established bands/groups/artists
- A cafe/bistro serving good honest food and drinks
- An environment that encourages and nurtures the arts
- A roof garden
Unless I start doing the lotto and actually win, this dream of mine is not one that’ll be realised for a long time, in fact I’m probably further from it now than I was last year in a 9-to-5 office job. It’s proving difficult to make a decent living solely from photography, as expected. So while I may need to take a short-term IT contract or two in order to get by, everything I do from now on is intended to get me closer to the dream.
You’re all invited to the opening night!
More coming soon…
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 11:44PM | 
It’s a simply stunning place to visit, even when the weather is crap. I hope to have better conditions next time I’m up there. 
