My New Year’s Resolutions for 2011Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
I have had some off and on success with New Year’s Resolutions. I have also worked pretty hard to identify goals and achieve them. I’m not perfect but that is why God invented the backspace key on a computer.
Here are my goals and resolutions for 2011. I won’t fail – failure is when you don’t get back on your feet after falling down. I plan to get up and go forward – even if it takes a few years.
Personal
I really need to work on my personal fitness and get back into great physical shape. That will help during 12 hour weddings and carrying camera gear around. And everyone wants a good looking photographer at their wedding – no one wants an eye sore.
- Lose 30 LBS
- Exercise 6 days a week
- Return to water polo
- Finish my dream board
- Print out a large print at least once a month
Business
I take great photos and continue to get better. I need to get better at the marketing and business side of photography. So I am going to work on my work flow and turn around time. And I am going to work on blogging regularly – especially on this website. That will be my primary marketing tool for the year.
- Improve photography work flow – one week turn around on photographs and 3 weeks on album designs.
- Blog daily on dav.d photography and dav.d wedding photography
Financial
I need to stop spending money like a drunken sailor. I love the new toys but I need a bit more fiscal discipline and a budget. I want to be able to afford a new home with built in studio space in the next year or two.
- Pay off all debt besides the car
- Write out a monthly budget by hand – Excel is OK
- Get in position to buy a house
Photography
I want to improve as a photographer and so I want improve my understanding of studio lighting on location and I want to become more of a fine art photographer and a fine art wedding photographer.
- Develop my lighting skills with gels, modifiers, and white balance
- Create 3 fine art photographs a month and put in a SmugMug gallery for my fine art
It may no be easy but nothing worth doing ever is easy. I am excited!
Cheers to a new year!
dav.d
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