From Clouds to People

by PQ on August 25, 2010

Somewhere in my boxes back at my parents’, there are piles of pictures of clouds. No, that isn’t a metaphor for anything. When I was in high school, I would buy disposable cameras to take pictures of clouds. I always wanted to take a photography class in high school but the fee put my parents off and I had work, on top of my extracurricular activities that would get me a scholarship to college. Later on in life, I continued to take pictures but never with intent.

Only in the last year or so have I really started to put my passions in the front lines of my everyday life and photography is slowly making its way up to the surface. I have been making more of an effort to capture the world through my eyes. I am nowhere close to a professional (I don’t even have a tripod yet!) but I’m pretty proud of some of the images I capture.

It wasn’t until recently that I even though of selling my pictures, let alone actually get photography gigs. It definitely won’t be often but I am planning on building up a portfolio, starting with my friend’s wedding in January. Yes, someone wants ME to take pictures of their big day…Crazy.

So the next few months will be spent learning as much as I can about taking wedding pictures, how to use my camera the best and even getting a tripod. Until then, I am trying to figure out the best way to sell my pictures before putting a “PQ Photography” tab at the top of this site.

If you’re a photographer, I’d love your input.

How did you get started? Any tips you have for a beginner? Where/how do you sell your prints?

My camera is a Sony Cybershot DSC-H55. You can find my pictures on my Flickr.

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Well Hello

by PQ on June 30, 2010

Hi there.

If you’re here so early, that means you are one of my awesome friends supporting me in this venture.  If you have known me for a few years, you know that PQ Productions has been in the works for about 4 years.  It was just a matter of figuring out exactly what I wanted out of a company and how to make it happen.

Also, timing was important. Losing my job last week gave me the push I needed to buckle down and start pursuing my dream.

Will I stumble? Absolutely. That is the beauty of it.

What is PQ Productions? It is the beginning of the rest of my life.  I have been doing freelance work for the last year but it is time to put it in writing so to speak. As it says in the ‘About’ page, PQ Productions will also be a place where I will be writing about today’s hottest issues.  In the future, PQ Productions will not only be a freelance company but also lead to a non-profit aiming to help as many people and causes as we can.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

For the time being, I will focus on the freelance side of it.

Need a virtual assistant? A blogger? A right hand?

You got it.

I’m a one-woman army for the time being but PQ Productions will continue to grow. (Just like this website. Excuse the clutter for the time being.)

For the time being, go ahead and ‘Like’ us on Facebook & LinkedIn.  I am working on acquiring a Twitter account but unfortunately, the PQProductions name is taken by a very inactive account.

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