As technology advances so will your equipment and you will experience a whole new way of using it. There is always room for improvement and gaps to be filled. Someday you may want to share new insights, knowledge, and stories through your own book. Self publishing is becoming more popular, more affordable and easy. Blurb.com is an online self publishing company that is being used by many professional photographers. If you are wondering about the quality, well it ranks right up there with the the big guys such as Simon and Schuster and Bantam.

Well I have either piqued your curiosity or you are just not ready to embark upon this new adventure. No matter what the case may be, let’s explore this a bit further and talk about the concept. It will not happen overnight. Here are some first steps. Throughout my professional years, I have carried a hardcover 9X7 notebook to meetings, presentations, events, interviews. I write short notes, thoughts and ideas while listening to people. Most likely they will say something that will spark some new idea, identify an area of need or find some gap to fill. You can also use this process while reading through various photography books. Write down something that stands out, some new area not yet covered or just a new angle. Several months later, you can go back and look over your notes, and you will see some common themes. One of those themes become a conceptual idea which becomes a reality.

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