Transworld contemplations

[amul]

Thorn Chain informs me that the Transworld Halloween Retailers Expo will be moving to Las Vegas next year, and going from a weekend conference to a weekday one, too.

As such, I think it behooves me to attend this year, with my portfolio in one hand and a stack of business cards in the other, as I kept telling myself I would for the last three years.

Only question remaining is, lacking any actual halloween or catalogue imagery, what should I put in my portfolio? The Bayou Ghost stuff seems wise, but....I really do need to start thinking about my imagery in terms of the business it could bring me.

I mean, all those half-naked photos of women ought to prove I'm competent to photograph models and fashion, but....

Comments

Career

[laura-alone.livejournal.com]

So you'd like to make a living doing what you love right? But doing so would be, what, selling out? Of course you're competent to photograph models and fashion. There's no shame in presenting your art in an appropriate context. If you need halloweenie pictures to make a buck taking pictures then jesus man, get a fucking pumpkin and find some girl to hump it.

//ok, I take that last part back but I didn't delete it because I thought it was funny.

Good luck finding a living doing what you love. Let me know what I can do to help.
Love
J

Re: Career

[amul.livejournal.com]

The issue is one of development and execution to satisfactorily level for portfolio use, within the time constraint.

It's an idea I've been semi-seriously contemplating for three or four years, but I've yet to actually TAKE any pictures that could be used for this, and now I've got two weeks.

So, really, the point of this post was self-admonishment and a plea for input.

Re: Career

[laura-alone.livejournal.com]

Ahh, I understand.
Good luck. I stand by my earlier statement - let me know what I can do to help
J

Re: Career

[amul.livejournal.com]

You could make plans to pick up your Xmas present from me before next Xmas? *duck*