Art Silva Nudes

It was easier when I shot film, the quantity was less to choose from when building portfolios. I feel I spent the whole weekend re inventing and selecting my artistic nude and glamour portfolios with no results yet. I still am  partial to my old film work but want to keep my selection fresh and up to date. Ugggh what to do, what to do?!

Since I went digital 4 or so years ago the number of images shot through the roof because of ease and instant results… with film, the quantity and quality ratio is alot different, at least for me. The attention to detail and composition “in the camera” was more critical and time consuming and lets not forget the processing fun, ohhh the wonderful smell of developer…  I envy anyone who still have their darkrooms and film tanks, I miss mine!

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It’s that time of year where I feel I need a change, and it usually means my work; both day job as well as my photo or artwork.
As much as I would love to make my passion a source of income, it is the type of work I am NOT inspired by that tends to be the practical career choice. Art nudes at my level are not what I would call a primary or even a second source of income.
Although it would be a perfect world if I can support my passion with its own results, it is the sheer reality that dictates how much from my “day job” I can put towards my photography and lately it has been close to zero.

That makes it hard to hire quality models and travel to great locations. Kind of a double whammy!

But that is why we call it “passion”, the desire to do what we love no matter what even if it does not support us in practical ways but instead it defines our souls and supports our mind. I guess in the long run that is what really matters.

Maybe it’s just time to revamp my portfolios and galleries… but then again procrastination tends to get in the way, uggh! 

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