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Here is an actual conversation I had this morning:

*Me*: You look nice today.
*Her*: No. These pants barely fit me any more. [...]

David Hobby, photographer for the Baltimore Sun, writer of "strobist.com":http://strobist.com/ and "small flash lighting GOD":http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/06/developing-idea-part-2-compact.html, has written an article about "Photography's Vanishing Middle Class":http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/08/photographys-vanishing-middle-class.html that is well worth the read.

He notes that the Professional Photography market is in utter upheaval and makes this plea of his readers: [...]

I'm not at all prepared for the "upcoming exhibit":http://revjim.net/2006/08/08/upcoming-exhibit-sat-sept-16th-7pm/. I need 3 photographs printed, matted, and framed, at the very least. I still haven't finished "picking them out":http://revjim.net/2006/08/09/image-selection-for-exhibit-and-kera-art-mug/ let alone going through the motions of getting them here. [...]

There's something about simple, menial tasks that require less than 10 minutes of my time that causes me to put them off at all costs, often times wasting much more time in an effort to determine a new and better way to perform this menial task automatically or more effectively.
A good example of this is [...]

Dear "Gallery":http://gallery.sf.net/ –
I've given you a lot of chances. I've put up with your silly behavior. I've even ignored some of your more irritating flaws. But, I cannot — *CANNOT* — tolerate you changing the URLs to my images making all images I've ever linked to before now become broken. The first and second time [...]

A good friend who only checks her email periodically let me know a few days after I mentioned my "search for volunteers":http://revjim.net/2006/08/17/lighting-on-location/ that my request may have seemed a bit clinical.

She's right. It did.

I tried to answer every question I could, weed out all of the "just a little bit interested" people up front, and give a clear indication of the intent while still not laying out every detail and setting the session in stone before it even starts. In doing so, I gave a very cold feeling. So, let's try this again. [...]

I really want to dig deeper into making well lit environmental portraits and art outside of the studio using portable lighting techniques. So, that's right, you guessed it, I'm looking for volunteers. If you or someone you know would like your portrait made, or if you'd like to be a part of art that I create, or if you'd just like to volunteer your body as clay for me to mold, I want to hear from you.

I only ask for four things from my potential subjects: [...]

There are a few down sides to coming home after 5 days of travelling alone and deciding to relax and not leave the house for the next 24 hours.
First of all, not only had I been very alone for 5 days, but I opted to be alone for another day after that. Silly.
Secondly, since [...]

I've always felt a deep connection to music but never realized how easily music can recal memories for me until now. It wasn't long ago that I fell in love with "Since U Been Gone":http://revjim.net/2005/03/11/random-thoughts/, a truly terrible song that I absolutely love. I can hear that song now and feel the immense freedom and [...]

At some point during my West Texas excursion I realized that, while the culture is entirely different as is the landscape, there are plenty of small towns surrounding the Dallas / Fort Worth area begging to be explored and photographed. While an excursion is certainly fun, it a shame that there's so much nearby that [...]