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\nAs a fine artist, I advance my career with personal projects. Personal projects also create a clearer direction for and develop greater meaning in my life. My life would be unfulfilled without them
\nYou don\u2019t need to have a fine art career to benefit from personal projects. Many commercial photographers find personal projects reenergize them, add purpose to their lives and quite often lead to new assignments or whole new streams of income. Many amateurs, making images purely for the love of doing it, find greater satisfaction and personal growth through personal projects.
\nAs an artist who mentors other artists in workshops and seminars, I\u2019ve often been called to speak about the importance of personal projects; how to find them, start them, develop them, complete them, present them, and promote them.
\nHere\u2019s an overview of what I share.
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\nPersonal Projects<\/strong>
\nDefining a project is one of the single best ways to develop your body of work. When you define a project you focus, set goals, set quotas, set timelines, create a useful structure for your images, collect accompanying materials, and polish the presentation of your efforts so that they will be well received.
\nFocusing your efforts into a project will help you produce a useful product. A project gives your work a definite, presentable structure. A finished project makes work more useful and accessible. Once your project is done, your work will have a significantly greater likelihood of seeing the light of day. Who knows, public acclaim may follow. Come what may, your satisfaction is guaranteed …
\nRead the rest on scottkelby.com.<\/a>
\nLearn more in these related digital photography ebooks.<\/a>
\nDevelop your personal project in my digital photography workshops.<\/a>
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