WOW!!! How many years has it been...

So... I have taken a long break from DeviantArt... Not sure if I am ending that break now...

I still check in from time to time but my personal artistic level is almost non-existent. I haven't put down my camera though... Quite the opposite in fact. I became a professional wedding photographer.

It has been a twisting road but I have learned so much. With the help of a dear friend, I started a studio. I garnered moderate success... That means that the customer appreciated the work enough to pay for it... As a result of several poor choices, the studio became more burden than blessing. After several years it fell apart. I put my camera down for several months and sulked... Not a good time for me as an artist.

But, as life is... I was able to partner with an old buddy in a new studio. We started very small but took off... It has been a good fit for me because I spend every day with an artist who challenges me to continue improving my art. The work is not the same as what inspired me at the beginning of my journey... But I make a good income from something I love... That does count for something.

I was reading over some of my old journals and feeling a bit nostalgic...

I think I am going to take some pictures for this community... I owe so much to the DA community. I truly would not be in this place had it not been for the pure volume of talent that I was able to access every time I visited this site... Truly expanded my horizons...


I sure hope that some of my old friends are still here... You know who you are and I hope you know how important you still are to me...

Look for some work to pop on here soon...

JKiner