My portfolio is growing!

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I’m nearly finished my customization of my photo portofolio and uploading a whack of images. I was previously using Flickr, but it didn’t give me a good way to sell my photos directly to people without having some wonky experience where the buyer would be kicked out to a third party website. Additionally, I couldn’t customize my page as much as I could with Smugmug so I could never achieve a really unique look and store-front.

The last 2 months have been filled with post-processing of photos when I’m able to squeeze time outside of my busy work schedule. I’ve been able to kick in some volunteer time with the American Diabetes Association. While I’ve never been too keen on doing event photography, I was the site photographer for the ADA’s family night at the Seattle Aquarium and had a complete blast. I couldn’t help but continually smile throughout the night with families and kids eager at the change to jump in front of my lens. I managed to squeeze out a bunch of great photos that I’m sure the ADA will be able to use for promotional material. Other than my time helping the ADA out, the other upside is that I’m able to get Microsoft to match the hours I volunteered as a separate donation to the ADA.

I still haven’t sold a single photo yet, but admittedly I haven’t done much promoting of my work outside of telling a few friends and writings on my blog. I figure I still have a good 8 months left in the year to achieve my 2007 goal of selling a photo to someone I don’t know, so I still have time to get my act together. Wish me luck, and while you’re at it, check out my photos and let me know what you think