So what do you do for a living?

When I meet people for the first time one of the first questions I am asked is what I do for a living. When I tell people I am a photographer they always ask what I photograph.

When I tell them I am primarily a people photographer and that I shoot for commercial and editorial clients (along with a mix of some headshot work) I generally get a blank stare. Unless they happen to work in a field that deals with photography in some vein or another they walk away having no idea exactly what it is that I do as a photographer.

Much like I have no idea when somebody tells me they are a lawyer and I ask them if they specialize in a certain area and they say "corporate law" and I smile politely and change the subject. Not because I have anything against lawyers who specialize in corporate law I just don't have any knowledge of what they do exactly.

On the surface I should have a job that is interesting to talk about but I have found for whatever reason (beyond my own lack of communication skills) that for me the "so what do you do for a living" conversation is generally short and not so sweet.

If you are one of those people that I have had these conversation with please accept my apologies and know that I am working on my "so what do you do for a living" speech.

Fight #9 Results...

Michael "not so small" Smalley was too much for Todd Pickup defeating him quickly in round number one. Beyond his great nickname, Michael is one of the dominant fighters of the EFL. Congrats to "dansgal" you wrapped up your own victory with your correct pick. Six of nine picks is impressive. Drop me an e-mail and we can work out the details of the "11 x 14" print. Thanks to everyone else for playing along. I will keep this blog active with new images, links, and news so keep checking back in.

Fight #9 "Before

Make you pick in the comments....

Fight #8 Results...

Well Paul is still due for a win, Fred ran his record to a perfect 3-0 with the victory. He was one of those guys who you would never guess was a fighter by looking at him but he handled himself very well in the octagon. According to my math "dansgal" has vaulted into the lead with five correct picks. "Shelia" and "fiscalgorilla" are still in striking distance. Stay tuned...

Fight #8 "Before"

For those of you really paying attention you will notice this was actually fight number ten of the evening, had to skip over a couple because I didn't have pictures of both fighters....anyhow, pick 'em in the comments.

Fight #7 Results...

For the first time we had zero correct picks. Chance was the winner and I have to say he also had one of the best "After" images. Stay tuned for more soon...

Fight #7 "Before"

Sorry for the delay in posting I was on the road the past five days shooting.

Here is the next fight....make your pick in the comments!