Been There ...

I have been feeling really anxious about getting photos done lately. Things just don't seem to be taking a very productive turn. I'm motivated just like everyone else by money ... but I've been offering my services to close friends and family for free just so I can my practice in. I don't think people are taking me seriously. Appointments are missed, randomly rescheduled ... Oddly, my first two people ... have so far been the best! I would have thought it would have progressively gotten better ...

So, out of desperation I asked my sister to come over last night. I worked with her for about an hour and I was happy with using my new lens on some of them ... but I'm not having a whole lot of fun in post. Am I getting good enough at shooting that I don't need to do a whole lot any more ... or am I running out of things to do the images and missing things that should be done?! Help ...

I should have worked more on getting my manual settings with my prime lens. Because when they are very close (like I'm physically close to the subject) I don't like the DOF it manages when I'm in shutter priority. They look good - I think - when I'm a bit farther back. Like this image ...
I'm seein' the colors are little weird on this one too ... The internet creates another variable! Argh!