{"id":876,"date":"2008-02-18T05:04:36","date_gmt":"2008-02-18T13:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wiredatom.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/18\/frustration-about-to-end\/"},"modified":"2008-02-19T13:45:31","modified_gmt":"2008-02-19T21:45:31","slug":"frustration-about-to-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiredatom.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/18\/frustration-about-to-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Frustration About to End?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am almost two weeks late<\/a> on getting my photography site up. And that upsets me. <\/p>\n

I had almost everything ready to rock until I hit a sudden insecurity in myself — Will people really pay for what I want to charge for my photography? I had all the content thought through, written and even posted, all ready to beg<\/em> a few friends to proof read them for me. And then I hit the “pricing” page. Then all wheels stopped turning as if someone turned off the steam engine (or snatched the hamster out of the exercise wheel) that was plowing ahead.<\/p>\n

So I started to ask people around me to brainstorm on the feasibility of my business model, which is quite a departure from how photography is traditionally priced with other photographers. My core beliefs wants me to do one thing, but the standard practice in the industry wants me somewhere else. I was torn.<\/p>\n

So I bummed around professional photography discussion websites for a week. And I spent a lot of time explaining to anyone who’d listen about my ideas and why I felt so confused… much of that time was waiting for people to get online, to reply my emails or just to meet up and talk… Ya know, just talk…<\/p>\n

Finally I have arrived at a good place where I feel comfortable in putting up the pricing again. The up side is my original intuition about what I should do was right, but not without some modifications to minimize risks and to address some potential concerns. So I am ready again. And the site shall be fully functional by the first half of this week (fingers crossed). <\/p>\n

I have to say that reading some of those professional photography sites also reassured me that I am heading towards the right direction. Some of what those photographers say made me realize that there is indeed a difference between art and ego. By being able to let go of my ego, I can breathe easier and feel better about myself, not to be caught up in a intellectual property fight with my customers. I will probably write another post about this later (or possibly even on my new photography blog). But the “slowing down” of that one week, now I understand, was needed for me to feel the conviction and feel better about myself as an artist. <\/p>\n

So. I am back.<\/em><\/p>\n

BIG thanks to: Grace (Mrs. Pragmatic), Jason and Alicia (the dynamic duo and sometimes my conscience), Brian (my Euro-American half brother), my cousin Alex (for casually dropping a bombshell which required me to address an important issue), and Miho (Ms. GREAT<\/em> ideas mixed with an artistic twist).<\/p>\n

And the following who actually provided advice a few months prior: Mari & Dave (great insights and business sense) and Christy (my #1 spy with insights of a “typical American mom” flavor).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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