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Personal photography projects & goals for 2015<\/h1>\n

With photography technology and trends changing more and more rapidly, something like a 5-yr business plan would be tough to draw up. Be successful and be awesome! That’s about as far as you can aim ahead of you as a photographer. Still, as we enter a new year, it’s as good a time as any to consider a forward-going path for personal photography and projects.<\/p>\n

Still, looking back at a similar post I made two years ago<\/a>, amusingly perhaps, most of the intended projects didn’t quite happen. Not yet anyway. This isn’t so much plans going awry, but rather things changing.<\/p>\n

All of these in favor of other developments that I hadn’t anticipated in Dec 2013 – such as finally getting my own studio space<\/a>! This opened up many other avenues for me. It didn’t so much help me change direction, but really broaden what I can do as a photographer. So yes, plans change. As they should when other opportunities come up.<\/p>\n

Still, I strongly believe that\u00a0personal projects<\/strong> help keep creativity\u00a0alive. There’s that forward\u00a0aim with your personal photography, instead of just drifting\u00a0along, directionless.\u00a0I still have this\u00a0intention to\u00a0figure out a plan \u2013 a schedule where I work on several projects during the course of the year.<\/p>\n

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What plans do you have for your photography in 2015?<\/h2>\n

I\u2019d like to hear from you what you\u00a0are\u00a0contemplating with\u00a0your\u00a0personal photography projects for 2015? What has caught your interest and what has intrigued you enough that you\u2019d like to get into? What themes or ideas or techniques do you want to explore?<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s make it fun, and inspire each other.<\/p>\n

Post your ideas and plans in the comments section.\u00a0To make it interesting,\u00a0there is\u00a0this book to be won as a prize.\u00a0I will pick one winning entry at random on Sunday, Jan 4th.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0[edited to add: Erin\u00a0with entry #13\u00a0wins the book prize. The entry was chosen via a random number generator.]<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photographing the Child<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Photographing the Child – Natural Light Techniques for Beautiful, Profitable Portraits.<\/p>\n

The author, Jennifer George, wrote this book with the intention of teaching photographers how to deliver images that sound out and will dominate their markets and create life-long clients.<\/p>\n

No matter what your skill level, her techniques and advice will elevate the quality of your images, and set you apart from your competition, and enhance your reputation as a photographer.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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For 2015, I have these tentative plans for personal photography projects:<\/strong><\/h2>\n