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best of 2010

This year was a year of transitions for me.

Transitioning.

  • From staff  to freelance.
  • From shooting what they want to what I want.
  • From not owning my photos to realize the value of holding copyright.
  • From big fish in little pond to small fish in big pond.
  • From saying yes to saying no.
  • From ? to inc.
  • From understanding that I have a lot to learn and going out and learning it.
  • From buying to investing.
  • From shooting on-the-side to realizing the side is where I want to shoot.
  • From “I shoot weddings from time-to-time (shhhh)” to “Hey, I shoot weddings!”
  • From expecting the phone to ring to picking up the phone.
  • From spindles to Drobo.
  • From zoom to prime.
  • From thinking I knew who I was to knowing who I am.  Kind of.
  • From a cubicle to my couch and getting more done.
  • From being hired to hiring.
  • From going down with the ship to leaping off and wondering if it was a good idea.
  • From thinking what I feel and not saying it to probably saying too much.
  • From fearing change to embracing it.

Here’s to 2011.  Bring it.

This entry was posted on Monday, December 20th, 2010 at 11:31 am and is filed under news, photojournalism industry, photos, promo, random gratuitousness, travel. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

9 Responses to “best of 2010”

  1. Chris Detrick Says:
    December 20th, 2010 at 1:35 pm

    Great year of pictures, Chip! But some of the photos are not loading fully here. I am not sure if it is my connection or if some were not fully uploaded.

  2. Bryan Mitchell Says:
    December 20th, 2010 at 3:03 pm

    Thanks for sharing. I agree, bring on 2011!!!

    BTW, photos loaded fine for me.

  3. Pankaj Says:
    December 20th, 2010 at 7:36 pm

    Great pictures. Thanks.

  4. Aaron Joel Santos Says:
    December 20th, 2010 at 8:35 pm

    Great shots and great thoughts on the new year. Cheers.

  5. Chip Litherland’s best of 2010 | Redlights and Redeyes | The Click Says:
    December 21st, 2010 at 11:38 pm

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  6. Scott Strazzante Says:
    December 22nd, 2010 at 10:31 am

    Beautiful work as always Chip!

  7. Bettina Says:
    December 23rd, 2010 at 11:16 pm

    chip – your photography style is refreshing and the personal experiences you share are inspiring – thanks for always pushing the community around you to do better as you move yourself forward. merry christmas and happy 2011.

  8. Clayton Says:
    December 24th, 2010 at 4:04 am

    Your work is inspiring! Enjoyed the insight into your transition, as well. Best of luck in the new year.

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