Reinvent Thyself

my photograph of some graphic artwork at a cafe in Moab -3/11/2011  

Starbucks.
Albuquerque Uptown.
Friday, 4:52 pm.

I've been sitting here in this small table by the back door since noon.  Every now and then I find myself pulled into a nearby branch by forces that closely resemble gravity.  Or maybe it's the lure of the Cinnamon Dulce Latte.  Anyways.

A little tangent note before I get to the point: I'm definitely a people watcher.  And this table I'm currently occupying has got to be the hottest spot for exercising such parasitical habits as this one of mine.  I've heard the genre of music being played over XM change about 7 times.   And in the last five hours of being here, working on editing and advertising schemes, I have:
-witnessed incredible sketches unfold at the table next to me;
-admired the long thick tresses and old-man loafers of the guy at the table in front of me;
-eavesdropped (perhaps a little too long) on a phone conversation that a firefighter was having while he relentlessly encouraged whomever was on the other end (interestingly, this firefighter works in the small town I live in, and this makes me wonder if, by an awkward chance, I'll run into him again?);
-witnessed the break-up of a couple after an hour of sitting and chatting, in what appeared to be a happy manner.  She got up and left, and as she did, he just put on his headphones and is still sitting at that same table as I write.

Back to the subject.  I am currently in the process of reinventing my business.  Over the last few months I have had to learn some hard lessons.  It wasn't fun in the process, however I feel blessed that God would allow me to gain such wisdom from several unhappy circumstances.  I realized that despite how badly I wanted to pursue a career as a professional photographer, I was not doing anything the way of a pursuit at all!  In fact, I was leaving it up to fate with an shamefully lackadaisical  attitude.  Ouch.  It's hard to save face when you realize that you have been lazy.
I just figured that since I have a facebook page, a blog, a website and a few business cards, that they were enough leads to help all those potential clients to wake up and realize I rock.

I have come to the realization that I was way off track.
Long story short,  I have been doing LOTS of research in order to find insight  into a lot of questions I'd once been content not to have answered.  And in this process, I now feel informed, excited, and anxious for the journey of becoming something in the art world!  The Lord has really blessed this humble agony with help, resources, and most importantly, a plan.  So, in lieu of all I've touched on via blogger, I am reinventing this photography business, and also myself as a professional.   So please, if you've decided to read this post to the end, don't give up on me yet!  I have been forced (by gravity?) to un-learn a lot of bad business habits.  So keep an eye out for some real improvements to Winclechter Photography that include but are not limited to:

A name change.
A website makeover.
Lots more advertising.

A lot is about to change, and not a moment too soon.

Look for updates on my blog and facebook page!  I will be more committed to fresh pictures and posts on here!

Love & Pretty Pictures,
Caryn