Lesson Learned - Perseverence (long)

kopper said:

Florindo,

I'll always remember your excitement when you one the
mini-challenge (the Baby Doll photo i believe..), and thought then
that you were starting to make that big jump into really terrific
photos. And you have! Congrats again, and don't ever be afraid to
"go for it"!

kopper
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MicheleP said:

you must be walking on clouds. Congrats on receiving such
wonderful validation of your work.

I have a tendency to say that my photo's aren't "good enough" for
this or that. But one thing I know is that I have a passion for
photography. That is my driving force to keep me going, learning
and improving.

Receiving validation is also important, because it lets me know
that I am following the right direction, which is my direction, not
someone elses.

Michele
http://www.pbase.com/michelep

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Florindo Gallicchio said:

Friends:

If I may indulge you a bit to share a very good day I had today...

Over the past few days, I've learned a valuable lesson in
perseverence, or "persistent determination." It was exactly that
determination that took me one step farther in my quest to become a
good photographer.

As you may have read in my previous posts, my WTC picture was
chosen as a prize for a raffle at a trade show in New York City.
The picture was chosen from my Web gallery. When I attempted to
print it to 11X14, it looked horrible. For three days I worked on
it until I finally gave up. I posted one last time to the list for
help, and Shay answered. I took his advice and added it to all of
the things I've learned on my own as well as from this most
excellent forum. I calmed down, planned my workflow, and went to
work. The result was incredible. I made three prints, and matted
and framed them last night.

Well, today I was standing at the train station waiting for the
train into NYC. I had a small crowd of people looking at my
picture (I was showing it to my co-worker), and they were paying me
compliments. One guy, a NYC-based graphics designer on his way to
work, didn't believe me when I told him "I am not a photographer."
He told me to sell the prints. That made me feel good.

At the trade show, I got more responses to and interest in the
picture than I did for my intended purpose there. One guy, an
intellectual property attorney based in Hollywood, California,
really liked the picture. He owns a company that deals in
licensing and acquisition of art and photography for the media
(movies, television, etc.). He basically finds artwork for his
clients, who are major movie and television entities, for use as
stock photos (like cityscape shots behind the weatherman, for
example). He asked for my business card and told me he wanted to
see "proofs" of my work. (I gotta go figure out what that means.)
That made me feel REALLY good.

So, what does this all mean? I can't give up. I have to keep a
positive attitude. I have to have more faith in my work. I have
to keep shooting. Perhaps it's time for me to start considering
the possibility that yes, I am a photographer.

Thanks for listening.

Florindo
http://www.pbase.com/florindo

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Florindo Gallicchio said:

Friends:

If I may indulge you a bit to share a very good day I had today...

Over the past few days, I've learned a valuable lesson in
perseverence, or "persistent determination." It was exactly that
determination that took me one step farther in my quest to become a
good photographer.

As you may have read in my previous posts, my WTC picture was
chosen as a prize for a raffle at a trade show in New York City.
The picture was chosen from my Web gallery. When I attempted to
print it to 11X14, it looked horrible. For three days I worked on
it until I finally gave up. I posted one last time to the list for
help, and Shay answered. I took his advice and added it to all of
the things I've learned on my own as well as from this most
excellent forum. I calmed down, planned my workflow, and went to
work. The result was incredible. I made three prints, and matted
and framed them last night.

Well, today I was standing at the train station waiting for the
train into NYC. I had a small crowd of people looking at my
picture (I was showing it to my co-worker), and they were paying me
compliments. One guy, a NYC-based graphics designer on his way to
work, didn't believe me when I told him "I am not a photographer."
He told me to sell the prints. That made me feel good.

At the trade show, I got more responses to and interest in the
picture than I did for my intended purpose there. One guy, an
intellectual property attorney based in Hollywood, California,
really liked the picture. He owns a company that deals in
licensing and acquisition of art and photography for the media
(movies, television, etc.). He basically finds artwork for his
clients, who are major movie and television entities, for use as
stock photos (like cityscape shots behind the weatherman, for
example). He asked for my business card and told me he wanted to
see "proofs" of my work. (I gotta go figure out what that means.)
That made me feel REALLY good.

So, what does this all mean? I can't give up. I have to keep a
positive attitude. I have to have more faith in my work. I have
to keep shooting. Perhaps it's time for me to start considering
the possibility that yes, I am a photographer.

Thanks for listening.

Florindo
http://www.pbase.com/florindo

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Florindo Gallicchio said:

Friends:

If I may indulge you a bit to share a very good day I had today...

Over the past few days, I've learned a valuable lesson in
perseverence, or "persistent determination." It was exactly that
determination that took me one step farther in my quest to become a
good photographer.

As you may have read in my previous posts, my WTC picture was
chosen as a prize for a raffle at a trade show in New York City.
The picture was chosen from my Web gallery. When I attempted to
print it to 11X14, it looked horrible. For three days I worked on
it until I finally gave up. I posted one last time to the list for
help, and Shay answered. I took his advice and added it to all of
the things I've learned on my own as well as from this most
excellent forum. I calmed down, planned my workflow, and went to
work. The result was incredible. I made three prints, and matted
and framed them last night.

Well, today I was standing at the train station waiting for the
train into NYC. I had a small crowd of people looking at my
picture (I was showing it to my co-worker), and they were paying me
compliments. One guy, a NYC-based graphics designer on his way to
work, didn't believe me when I told him "I am not a photographer."
He told me to sell the prints. That made me feel good.

At the trade show, I got more responses to and interest in the
picture than I did for my intended purpose there. One guy, an
intellectual property attorney based in Hollywood, California,
really liked the picture. He owns a company that deals in
licensing and acquisition of art and photography for the media
(movies, television, etc.). He basically finds artwork for his
clients, who are major movie and television entities, for use as
stock photos (like cityscape shots behind the weatherman, for
example). He asked for my business card and told me he wanted to
see "proofs" of my work. (I gotta go figure out what that means.)
That made me feel REALLY good.

So, what does this all mean? I can't give up. I have to keep a
positive attitude. I have to have more faith in my work. I have
to keep shooting. Perhaps it's time for me to start considering
the possibility that yes, I am a photographer.

Thanks for listening.

Florindo
http://www.pbase.com/florindo

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Florindo Gallicchio said:

He asked for my business card and told me he wanted to
see "proofs" of my work. (I gotta go figure out what that means.)

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Florindo Gallicchio said:

Friends:

If I may indulge you a bit to share a very good day I had today...

Over the past few days, I've learned a valuable lesson in
perseverence, or "persistent determination." It was exactly that
determination that took me one step farther in my quest to become a
good photographer.

As you may have read in my previous posts, my WTC picture was
chosen as a prize for a raffle at a trade show in New York City.
The picture was chosen from my Web gallery. When I attempted to
print it to 11X14, it looked horrible. For three days I worked on
it until I finally gave up. I posted one last time to the list for
help, and Shay answered. I took his advice and added it to all of
the things I've learned on my own as well as from this most
excellent forum. I calmed down, planned my workflow, and went to
work. The result was incredible. I made three prints, and matted
and framed them last night.

Well, today I was standing at the train station waiting for the
train into NYC. I had a small crowd of people looking at my
picture (I was showing it to my co-worker), and they were paying me
compliments. One guy, a NYC-based graphics designer on his way to
work, didn't believe me when I told him "I am not a photographer."
He told me to sell the prints. That made me feel good.

At the trade show, I got more responses to and interest in the
picture than I did for my intended purpose there. One guy, an
intellectual property attorney based in Hollywood, California,
really liked the picture. He owns a company that deals in
licensing and acquisition of art and photography for the media
(movies, television, etc.). He basically finds artwork for his
clients, who are major movie and television entities, for use as
stock photos (like cityscape shots behind the weatherman, for
example). He asked for my business card and told me he wanted to
see "proofs" of my work. (I gotta go figure out what that means.)
That made me feel REALLY good.

So, what does this all mean? I can't give up. I have to keep a
positive attitude. I have to have more faith in my work. I have
to keep shooting. Perhaps it's time for me to start considering
the possibility that yes, I am a photographer.

Thanks for listening.

Florindo
http://www.pbase.com/florindo

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Florindo Gallicchio said:

Thanks for the kind words.

Yes, photography can be very rewarding in a number of ways, and
just like you said, achieving results never thought possible is a
great reward, for me.

By the way - I checked out your Web site
( http://www.dcc.unicamp.br/~ra002560/ ). Are you a native
Portuguese or English speaker? That's pretty good that I can't
tell which one. It means to me that you're very good with both.

Florindo

sigriston said:

Congratulations, Florindo!

I think your pictures are very cool, and thus, you are indeed a
photographer!

I somehow relate to your "little" story; I think photography is one
of the most rewarding means of Art... I've been taking pictures for
a very little time, and yet I've been able to achieve results I
never thought possible! Of course they are very far from pro
quality, but still, they amaze me because I'd never imagined myself
taking such pictures!

Thanks a lot for sharing your story, I enjoyed it very much!

-- thiago

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