When it comes to my photography, I don’t put myself out there too much.

I know, I know…you’re saying…wtf? She has a photoblog, posts on flickr, writes for VFXY Photos, and she doesn’t put herself out there much? Hah!

Seriously, though, I don’t put myself out there in a way that will call for *too* much rejection. I guess I’m afraid of that rejection, of not being deemed good enough to participate with the rest of the photoblogging / amateur photographer community. I’m a chicken.

But in the interest of trying new things, I have submitted a portfolio to the Fine Art Photoblog call for submissions. If I were accepted into one of the two open positions (which is a long shot, considering there are 30+ very fine photographers who have submitted their works), I would then be one of 8 photographers who post regularly on that site. It would be a great honor and a huge responsibility (just look at the requirements).

I wasn’t going to submit. Afterall, I’m moving in a month (ack, a month!), and I’m starting a whole new life. I was worried about not having enough time. The thing is, though, that I do photography for the love of it, and I make the time. Also, so many people have told me that I have to have an outlet during my doctoral progress. I need to have something that can allow me to get away from the research, reading, and thinking, thinking, thinking. Photography is something I absolutely love to do, and it is the perfect outlet for me.

Plus, I’m excited to share photographs from my new home…to see a new part of the country in a whole new way. And if I get to share that with others, in a broader forum, all the better.