*portfolio

I had a meeting with a trusted friend and advisor last week. We talked about all things photography and I asked a few questions about her experiences with portfolios. What makes the best and strongest impact on someone who has sees hundreds of these, I wanted to know. She looked through my work and told me a few stories, but it all really came down to this: Remove all emotion from the decision making process.

Ok, I thought. I can do this. I'll be ruthless and cruel. Only strongest survive! Me and my Darwinian dreams. They didn't last very long. There I was in the middle of a mess of images trying to decipher my best work, bewildered. I was feeling like a mother having to tell all but a select few of her children that they are ugly, useless and will not amount to anything in this world. How will I ever decide?!

It's been a week. I am still not finished. Each time I sit down to complete the task I have a different idea about how to proceed. But I am beginning to embrace the organic nature of the process. I like the idea that my growth can be reflected in almost real time...

So the picture above is an ad card that I was playing with. It contains a few of my all time favorites. Portfolio worthy, if I do say so myself. Off I go to try again.

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